Rickey Henderson appeared in 89 Major League games during the 1979 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Henderson appeared in, specifically relating to his 1979 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Henderson started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.
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Rickey Henderson 1979 Game by Game Batting LogsIn Chronological Order / Rickey Henderson Stats |
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Date / Box | Opponent | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | K | HBP | SH | SF | AVG | OBP | SLG | Pos |
06-24-1979 * | vs Rangers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | lf |
06-24-1979 * | vs Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 | lf |
06-26-1979 * | at Royals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .357 | .273 | lf |
06-27-1979 * | at Royals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .368 | .267 | cf |
06-28-1979 * | at Royals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .375 | .263 | cf |
06-29-1979 * | at Rangers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .379 | .292 | cf |
06-30-1979 * | at Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .344 | .259 | cf |
June 1979 Totals | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | K | HBP | SH | SF | AVG | OBP | SLG | Pos | |
27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .344 | .259 | - | ||
07-01-1979 * | at Rangers | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .314 | cf |
07-02-1979 * | at Angels | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .364 | .308 | cf |
07-03-1979 * | at Angels | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .354 | .302 | cf |
07-04-1979 * | at Angels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .327 | .277 | cf |
07-05-1979 * | at Angels | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .321 | .275 | cf |
07-06-1979 * | vs Yankees | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .328 | .286 | cf |
07-06-1979 * | vs Yankees | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .338 | .300 | cf |
07-07-1979 * | vs Yankees | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .329 | .292 | cf |
07-08-1979 * | vs Yankees | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .324 | .290 | cf |
07-09-1979 * | vs Orioles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .325 | .292 | cf |
07-10-1979 * | vs Orioles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .305 | .276 | cf |
07-11-1979 * | vs Orioles | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .322 | .288 | cf |
07-13-1979 * | vs Red Sox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .319 | .286 | cf |
07-14-1979 * | vs Red Sox | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .313 | .281 | cf |
07-15-1979 * | vs Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .303 | .272 | cf |
07-19-1979 * | at Yankees | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .320 | .277 | lf |
07-20-1979 * | at Yankees | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .333 | .289 | lf |
07-21-1979 * | at Yankees | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .330 | .287 | lf |
07-22-1979 * | at Orioles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .328 | .286 | lf |
07-23-1979 * | at Orioles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .325 | .294 | lf |
07-24-1979 * | at Red Sox | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .320 | .289 | lf |
07-25-1979 * | at Red Sox | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .326 | .291 | lf |
07-26-1979 * | at Red Sox | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .328 | .289 | cf,lf |
07-27-1979 * | vs Mariners | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .317 | .278 | cf |
07-28-1979 * | vs Mariners | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .319 | .298 | lf |
07-29-1979 * | vs Mariners | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .318 | .296 | lf |
07-30-1979 * | vs Twins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .316 | .302 | lf |
07-31-1979 * | vs Twins | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .327 | .315 | cf |
July 1979 Totals | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | K | HBP | SH | SF | AVG | OBP | SLG | Pos | |
116 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .293 | .323 | .328 | - | ||
08-01-1979 * | vs Twins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .325 | .320 | lf |
08-03-1979 * | at Mariners | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .323 | .331 | cf |
08-04-1979 * | at Mariners | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .320 | .323 | lf |
08-05-1979 * | at Mariners | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .264 | .312 | .314 | lf |
08-06-1979 * | vs Angels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .311 | .309 | lf |
08-07-1979 * | vs Angels | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .308 | .305 | lf,cf |
08-08-1979 * | vs Angels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .301 | .298 | lf |
08-10-1979 * | at Twins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .293 | .290 | lf |
08-11-1979 * | at Twins | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .301 | .291 | cf |
08-12-1979 * | at Twins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .305 | .295 | cf |
08-13-1979 * | vs Blue Jays | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .307 | .294 | lf |
08-14-1979 * | vs Blue Jays | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .306 | .289 | lf |
08-15-1979 * | vs Blue Jays | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .310 | .290 | lf |
08-17-1979 * | vs Indians | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .313 | .291 | lf |
08-18-1979 * | vs Indians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .317 | .291 | lf |
08-19-1979 * | vs Indians | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .316 | .296 | lf |
08-20-1979 * | vs Tigers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .310 | .290 | lf |
08-21-1979 * | vs Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .316 | .294 | lf |
08-22-1979 * | vs Tigers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .319 | .298 | lf,cf |
08-23-1979 * | at Indians | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .321 | .300 | lf |
08-24-1979 * | at Indians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .320 | .296 | lf |
08-25-1979 * | at Indians | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .323 | .296 | lf |
08-26-1979 * | at Indians | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .324 | .303 | lf,cf |
08-27-1979 * | at Blue Jays | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .319 | .298 | cf |
08-28-1979 * | at Blue Jays | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .321 | .297 | rf,lf |
08-29-1979 * | at Blue Jays | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .327 | .307 | cf |
08-30-1979 * | at Tigers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .325 | .305 | lf,cf |
08-31-1979 * | at Tigers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .323 | .303 | lf |
August 1979 Totals | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | K | HBP | SH | SF | AVG | OBP | SLG | Pos | |
108 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .231 | .317 | .287 | - | ||
09-01-1979 * | at Tigers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .325 | .306 | lf |
09-02-1979 * | at Tigers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .330 | .306 | cf |
09-03-1979 * | vs Brewers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .325 | .302 | lf |
09-05-1979 * | vs Brewers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .324 | .301 | lf |
09-07-1979 * | vs White Sox | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .329 | .321 | lf |
09-08-1979 * | vs White Sox | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .333 | .324 | lf |
09-09-1979 * | vs White Sox | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .335 | .324 | lf |
09-09-1979 * | vs White Sox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .338 | .324 | lf |
09-11-1979 * | at Brewers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .333 | .319 | lf |
09-12-1979 * | at Brewers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .329 | .315 | lf |
09-13-1979 * | at Brewers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .333 | .323 | lf |
09-14-1979 * | at White Sox | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .337 | .329 | lf |
09-15-1979 * | at White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .336 | .328 | lf |
09-16-1979 * | at White Sox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .335 | .327 | lf |
09-17-1979 * | vs Rangers | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .342 | .342 | lf |
09-18-1979 * | vs Rangers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .343 | .349 | lf |
09-19-1979 * | vs Rangers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .344 | .348 | lf |
09-21-1979 * | vs Royals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .342 | .344 | lf |
09-22-1979 * | vs Royals | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .346 | .349 | lf |
09-23-1979 * | vs Royals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .345 | .346 | lf |
09-25-1979 * | at Rangers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .344 | .344 | lf |
09-26-1979 * | at Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .340 | .340 | lf |
09-27-1979 * | at Rangers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .340 | .339 | lf |
09-28-1979 * | at Royals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .339 | .336 | lf |
09-29-1979 * | at Royals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .338 | .335 | lf |
09-30-1979 * | at Royals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .338 | .336 | lf |
September 1979 Totals | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | K | HBP | SH | SF | AVG | OBP | SLG | Pos | |
100 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .310 | .378 | .420 | - | ||
Date | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | K | HBP | SH | SF | AVG | OBP | SLG | Pos | |
1979 Yearly Totals | 351 | 49 | 96 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 34 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .274 | .338 | .336 | - | |
Rickey Henderson 1979 Game by Game Batting Logs |
Did you know that Rickey Henderson appeared in 42 games at home, had 166 at-bats, drove in 15 runs, scored 22 times, had 48 hits (8 doubles / 2 triples / 1 home runs), walked 14 times (0 intentional), struck out 14 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 3 times (2 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .289 batting average, .346 on base percentage and .379 slugging average?
On the road, Rickey Henderson appeared in 47 games, had 185 at-bats, drove in 11 runs, scored 27 times, had 48 hits (5 doubles / 1 triples / 0 home runs), walked 20 times (0 intentional), struck out 25 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 8 times (6 hits & 2 flies), and finished at home with a .259 batting average, .331 on base percentage and .297 slugging average?
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