Henderson breaks Cobb's record with 2,246th run

Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Rickey Henderson promised he'd slide into home plate to officially mark his reign as baseball's career runs leader.

Rickey Henderson broke Ty Cobb's record for runs scored, which had stood for 73 years. Associated Press

Henderson, San Diego's leadoff batter, passed Ty Cobb with No. 2,246 as the Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-3.

"Sliding into home plate was really a treat for my teammates," the 42-year-old Henderson said. "I think they were expecting me to go headfirst into home plate but I told them I hate sliding into home plate headfirst, so I eventually went feet first."

Henderson, in his 23rd big league season, homered off the top of the left-field fence with one out in the third inning off right-hander Luke Prokopec (8-7) for his 2,998th career hit.