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Hank Aaron

Born

in Mobile, Alabama, The United States

February 05, 1934

Died

January 22, 2021

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs,Sports

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American baseball playerHenry Louis Aaron,known asHank,in 1974 surpassed lifetime record ofGeorge Herman Ruthof 714 home runs and retired in 1976 with a total of 755 home runs, a record that lasted until 2007.

Homer run the 756th of American baseball playerBarry Lamar Bondsbroke lifetime record of Hank Aaron in 2007.

His Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned the years 1954 through 1976. Aaron was widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. In 1999, editors at The Sporting News ranked Hank Aaron fifth on their list of "Greatest Baseball Players."

After playing with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League and in the minor leagues, Aaron started his major league career in 1954. (He was the last American baseball playerHenry Louis Aaron,known asHank,in 1974 surpassed lifetime record ofGeorge Herman Ruthof 714 home runs and retired in 1976 with a total of 755 home runs, a record that lasted until 2007.

Homer run the 756th of American baseball playerBarry Lamar Bondsbroke lifetime record of Hank Aaron in 2007.

His Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned the years 1954 through 1976. Aaron was widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. In 1999, editors at The Sporting News ranked Hank Aaron fifth on their list of "Greatest Baseball Players."

After playing with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League and in the minor leagues, Aaron started his major league career in 1954. (He was the last Negro league baseball player to have played in the major leagues.) He played 21 seasons with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves in the National League, and his last two years (1975–76) with the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League. His most notable achievement was setting the MLB record for most career home runs. During his professional career, Aaron performed at a consistently high level for an extended period of time. He hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973, and was the only player to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times. He was one of only four players to have at least seventeen seasons with 150 or more hits. Aaron made the All-Star team every year from 1955 until 1975 and won three Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. In 1957, he won the National League Most Valuable Player Award, while that same year, the Braves won the World Series, his one World Series victory during his career.

Aaron's consistency helped him to establish a number of important hitting records during his 23-year career. Aaron holds the MLB records for the most career runs batted in (2,297), the most career extra base hits (1,477). Hank Aaron is also in the top five for career hits with 3,771 (third) and runs with 2,174, which is tied for fourth with Babe Ruth. He also was in second place in at-bats (12,364), and in third place in games played (3,298). Aaron's nicknames include "Hammer," "Hammerin' Hank,” and "Bad Henry”.
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	I Never Had It Made: The Autobiography of Jackie Robinson by Jackie Robinson, Alfred Duckett, Hank Aaron(Introduction) 4.02 avg rating — 2,304 ratings — published 1972 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story by Hank Aaron, Lonnie Wheeler 4.14 avg rating — 1,104 ratings — published 1991 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Comment le prince Cardan en est venu à détester les histoires \| Bloc Note 4.16 avg rating — 32 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Run: My Life in Pictures by Hank Aaron, Dick Schaap 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chipper Jones: A Brave Legend in the Making 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hitting the Aaron way by Hank Aaron, Joel Cohen really liked it4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Baseball Yearbook 1972 MLB by Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Celebrity Comics #1Hank Aaron 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sports Illustrated Magazine May 25, 1970 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. It took one afternoon on the golf course.”
― Hank Aaron

tags: baseball, golf, humor, sports

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“I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.”
― Hank Aaron

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“I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play.”
― Hank Aaron

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