Longtime home run king Hank Aaron dies at 86
Hank Aaron, known for his sweet swing that carried him to 755 career home runs, which long stood as baseball's golden mark, has died. He was 86.
R.I.P Hammerin' Hank
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RIP in my mind he is still the all time HR leader because he did without PEDS
I agree wholeheartedly with this. I'm also a Braves fan, so I am biased.
Another MLB great. There have been so many in the past year. OFC
A great all around player. An underrated right fielder and good base runner. And a quality man who lived through unbelievable racial abuse.
In my opinion the fact that he played in smaller markets a good deal of his career as opposed to one of the NY or California teams prevented him from getting the acclaim he deserved.
In my opinion the fact that he played in smaller markets a good deal of his career as opposed to one of the NY or California teams prevented him from getting the acclaim he deserved.
Awful news but man did he live a great and honorable life. RIP Hammerin Hank!
Yeh Sky, the stars from mine and your younger days are disappearing at a high rate this year. It's so sad. Rest in peace, Hammerin Hank!!!
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My mechanic was crying today. I couldn't imagine what would cause this grumpy old man to cry. He was blubbering about his idol dying
I remember #715 was nationally televised in anticipation of the event. April 8, 1975, I believe. Off Al Downing. I was disappointed that it wasn't a deep shot. It barely went over the fence
Saw amazing stat on him.Take away all of his home runs and he still had over 3000 hits
Hank was on the allstar team for twenty years. I was fortunate enough to attend one of those. He was more than a home run hitter. You never heard a bad thing about Hank.
He'll be greatly missed. Henry made huge strides for civil rights, the way he carried himself. Went through numerous death threats on his way to the HR title... Handled it all like the pro he was!
#BlessingsForHenry
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Very good. Another great one walks into the cornfield. OFC
I was off by exactly one year on the date of HR 715: April 8, 1974. Aaron is still the career leader in RBI with 2,297 and total bases with 6,856.
He is one of the GOATs, in my opinion. The true home run king.
one reason he was never held held in higher regard was just that Hank never hit monster shots but then he didn't play the majority of his career at the Polo Grounds and his cap actually fit and didn't blow off on command. Had he played for a New York or Philadelphia team well
then
I didn't realize until this week that Henry Aaron was voted the third best defensive right fielder of all time
