Henry Aaron
Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021) was a professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1954 through 1976. Aaron spent 21 seasons with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (NL) and two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers (AL). He is regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
In 1973, Aaron was thrust into the national spotlight as he neared the finish of a successful assault on one of sport’s most cherished records: Babe Ruth’s mark of 714 home runs. It was on April 8, 1974, that Hammerin’ Hank sent a 1-0 pitch from Dodgers hurler Al Downing into the left field bullpen at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, giving Aaron 715 career home runs. In 1982, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
In 1973, Aaron was thrust into the national spotlight as he neared the finish of a successful assault on one of sport’s most cherished records: Babe Ruth’s mark of 714 home runs. It was on April 8, 1974, that Hammerin’ Hank sent a 1-0 pitch from Dodgers hurler Al Downing into the left field bullpen at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, giving Aaron 715 career home runs. In 1982, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.