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Rice and Henderson

Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice are the 20th and 21st left fielders in the Hall of Fame. (Milo Stewart Jr.)

51 Hall of Famers at 2009 Induction Ceremony

Fifty-one Hall of Famers graced the stage in Cooperstown on Sunday, July 26, during the annual Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice and the late Joe Gordon were inducted as the Class of 2009 in front of a cheering crowd and a nation of fans on MLB Network.

Henderson and Rice thanked friends and family during the two-hour ceremony, which also featured the honoring of Tony Kubek and Nick Peters as the Ford C. Frick and J.G. Taylor Spink Award-winners, respectively.
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