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Hank Aaron

The most prolific home run hitter of all-time, Henry Aaron withstood tremendous pressure to break Babe Ruth's career record. Aaron is often overlooked when historians debate the best player of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a great hitter, winning two batting titles. He was a very good base runner and had a good arm in the outfield. His 1957 MVP season led the Milwaukee Braves to the pennant and eventually their only World Series title. Late in his career, and after his retirement, Aaron was a vocal leader in support of minority hiring in baseball.

Nicknames
"Hammerin' Hank," "Bad Henry" and "The Hammer"


Played For
Milwaukee Braves (1954-1965), Atlanta Braves (1966-1974), Milwaukee Brewers (1975-1976)

Post-Season
1957 World Series, 1958 World Series, 1969 NLCS

World Champion?
Yes, 1957 Milwaukee Braves

Honors
All-Star (25): 1955-1975; National League Most Valuable Player 1957; Gold Glove (3): 1958-1960

Position
Outfield, Milwaukee Braves (1954-1965), Atlanta Braves (1966-1974), Milwaukee Brewers (1975-1976). Played some center field early in his career, moved to right field.

W/L Record
In 16 seasons in which he appeared in at least 140 games, Aaron's teams records were 1,377-1,161 (.548)

Major League Debut: April 13, 1954

Home Run Facts
Ranks first all-time (755); ranks first in NL (733); ranks first among NL outfielders (661); he and brother Tommie rank first in homers by siblings (768); combined with Mathews to hit most homers as teammates (863); he and Mathews are the only teammates to hit 400 homers each as teammates (442 for Hank, 421 for Eddie); hit 385 in home parks, 370 on the road; hit 185 homers in Milwaukee County Stadium as a Brave, 10 as a Brewer; hit 190 homers in Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium; he hit exactly 400 solo homers (53%); 242 two-run homers (32%); 97 three-run homers (13%); 16 grand slams; hit two homers in a game 61 times (3rd, behind Ruth and Mays); hit three homers in a game once (6/21/1959); hit 14 extra-inning homers; one inside-the-park home run (1967); three PH-homers (1962, 1966, 1973); hit 534 homers off RHP (71%); 221 homers off LHP (29%); victimized 310 pitchers in 32 ballparks; hit three homers in the World Series and three more in the 1969 NLCS; blasted two All-Star game home runs.

Milestones
Collected his 3,000th hit off Wayne Simpson (Cincinnati) on May 17, 1970, a single.

FACTOID
The photo on Aaron's 1957 Topps baseball card was accidentally reversed, so that it shows Hank hitting left-handed.

Brotherly Bats
Hank Aaron and brother Tommie were the first siblings to appear in a League Championship series together as teammates (1969). In 2002, Jose and Benji Molina played together for the Angels in the ALCS.

Dynamic Duo - Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews

Aaron and Eddie Mathews homered in the same game 75 times. That total is two more than Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, and ranks as the all-time record.
Hank Aaron born
Date of Event:  Sunday, February 5, 2012 Year:  1934 Teaser:  Henry "Hank" Aaron is born in Mobile, Alabama. Aaron, one of the greatest baseball players in history, started in the Negro Leagues before being signed by the Boston Braves. Aaron would go on to break Babe Ruth's all-time career home run record in 1974, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2001. More »


It's a power luncheon with Hank Aaron and Sadaharu Oh
Former sluggers, who hit a combined 1,623 home runs in the majors and in Japan, respectively, hold court at function for the World Children's Baseball Fair at Riviera Country Club. Baseball royalty gathered Saturday at the Riviera Country Club, where 1,623 home runs in the form of Henry Aaron and Sadaharu Oh sat side by side in a cramped news conference room, the long-ball count swelling to 2 ...


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Hank Aaron Museum offers free admission on MLK Day
The museum, which is actually Aaron's childhood home, will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Monday.


Aaron recalls day of King's death in Friday talk
The wife of legendary slugger Hank Aaron recalled Friday the grief people felt the day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. "I felt as if the world had come to an end," said Billye Aaron, the keynote speaker at Athens' annual Martin Luther King Jr.


Baseball Stars Align at the Riviera
2012-01-26 Members of baseball's elite, including Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Lou Brock and Frank Robinson, made their way to Pacific Palisades on Saturday for the World Children's Baseball Fair at the Riviera Country Club.


Baseball Hall of Fame Roster
ELECTED BY BBWAA Position Players Hank Aaron, 1982 Roberto Alomar, 2011 Luis Aparicio, 1984 Luke Appling, 1964 Ernie Banks, 1977 Johnny Bench, 1989 Yogi Berra, 1972 Wade Boggs, 2005 Lou Boudreau, 1970 George Brett, 1999 Lou Brock, 1985 Roy Campanella, 1969 Rod Carew, 1991 Gary Carter, 2003 Roberto Clemente, 1973 Ty Cobb, 1936 Mickey Cochrane, 1947 Eddie Collins, 1939 Joe Cronin, 1956 Andre ...


BayBears to Honor MLK Day with Free Museum Admission
MOBILE, Ala. (January 12, 2012) --- The Mobile BayBears, Baseball America's Minor League Team of the Year, will grant free admission to the Hank Aaron Childhood Home & Museum on Monday, January 16th in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.


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