Rickey Henderson Hits Triple During American League Playoffs at Toronto, 10-8-1989
Description
A color slide of a full-length photograph of Rickey Henderson at the moment of contact while hitting a triple to right field in the 3rd inning of the fifth game of the American League playoffs on October 8, 1989. Henderson is batting right-handed with his arms extended, the end of his bat having just made contact with the baseball. He is wearing the road grey uniform of the Oakland Athletics, with "Oakland" in script across the front of the jersey and the number "24". The Toronto Blue Jays catcher, Ernie Whitt, faces the camera and reaches out to his right with his gloved hand to catch the pitch. Whitt is crouching behind home plate, leaning to the right with his left leg bent to his left. The umpire, Rick Reed, is mostly hidden behind Henderson. There is a blue padded wall behind the scene. The caption on the left side of the photograph reads, "(NY414-Oct. 3[sic]) SPECIAL TO BALTIMORE EVENING SUN ATTN: HANK WILSON-Oakland A's Rickey Henderson drives a triple off his batg [sic] in third inning with one on against the Blue Jays in fifth game of the American League playoffrs [sic] in toronto. Toronto catcher is E earni e [sic] Whit. [sic] (AP LaserPhoto)(hub42000flg) 1990 job100326"