1974 - Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth with 714 career home runs with a three-run shot off of Reds pitcher Jack Billingham. 1911 - Automobile maker Hugh Chalmers announces that he will award a new car ...
But the opponent for that April 4 opener 50 years ago, the Atlanta Braves, had a 40-year-old slugger named Hank Aaron ... idol Babe Ruth. Throughout the season and offseason, Aaron endured ...
ATLANTA — Hank Aaron refused to be intimidated by racist hate mail or threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record. Aaron’s teammates, including Dusty Baker, worried on his ...