1980 Topps #482 Rickey Henderson Rookie Card
$400.00
Rookie card in hard to find in top condition. Card was purchased as part of a 1980 complete set then removed and encased in Lucite. Not graded but appears to be in NM or MINT condition.
1 in stock
This is the key rookie card of baseball's greatest leadoff man. Rickey Henderson, who played an amazing 25 years, combined power and speed at the top of the lineup for nearly three full decades. Henderson finished his career with 1,406 stolen bases (#1 all-time), 3,055 hits, 2,295 runs scored (#1 all-time), 2,190 walks, a .401 on-base percentage and 297 home runs. In fact, he led off a game with a home run 81 times, the MLB record. This 10-time All-Star led the league in stolen bases 12 times and he still holds the record for stolen bases in a season with 130, a number that seems unreachable in today's game. In 1990, Henderson won the AL MVP as a member of the Oakland A's by hitting .325 with 28 home runs, 119 runs scored, 65 stolen bases and a .439 OBP. This card is fairly tough to find centered by modern standards and the 1980 Topps card was often cut in a manner that left the corners with a blunt appearance. In addition, print defects are found on this card from time to time but, since the image of Henderson was taken from a distance, the presence of such defects may not affect the eye-appeal quite as much as they would on a portrait-style image.
