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Description:
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron, born Feb. 5, 1934, is truly one of a America's great baseball players. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Aaron is best known for setting the Major League record for the most home runs in a career (755), surpassing the 714 set by Babe Ruth. Aaron also holds the career marks for runs batted 2,297 extra base hits 1,477 and total bases 6,856. He won the World Series ring with the Milwaukee Braves and National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1957. He also earned three Gold Glove Awards and made 22 All-Star appearances.
Aaron's 1973 season ended at 713 homers after hitting a remarkable 40 in just 392 at-bats. He was 39. He endured many death threats and a large amount of racist hate mail from people who did not want to see Babe Ruth's record broken. When the harassment became widely known, Aaron enjoyed a massive flood of public support. This included Babe Ruth's widow who denounced the racists and declared that her husband would have enthusiastically cheered Aaron's attempt at the record.
The largest crowd in Braves history (53,775) watched Hank Aaron break the record on April 8, 1974 with a home run in the 4th inning off Los Angeles pitcher Al Downing. The ball landed in the Braves bullpen where reliever Tom House caught it. While cannons were firing in celebration and Aaron rounded the bases, two college students appeared and ran alongside, congratulating him before security stepped in. Aaron's mother ran onto the field and into the arms of her son, tears brimming in her eyes. Mrs. Aaron wasn't just proud of her son; she rushed the plate because she thought her son had been shot. On October 2, 1974, Aaron hit his 733rd and final home run as a Brave. On July 20, 1976, he hit his 755th and final home run at Milwaukee County Stadium.
Aaron rejoined the Atlanta Braves organization as player development director four days after retiring from baseball. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Aug. 1, 1982, receiving votes on 97.8 percent of the ballots. At the time, only Ty Cobb received a higher percentage (98.2) of votes cast.
Boldly signed in blue felt tip pen 8 ½” x 7 ½”" black and white magazine photograph. Three small punch holes in far right margin, affecting nothing. This would frame beautifully.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: 00230A |
| Condition:
Very good |
Year:
c. 1970
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| Title:
Hank Aaron, One of America's Greatest Baseball Players |
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