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Class act - one of the great long ball hitters of all time.
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Fri, January 22, 2021, 10:46 AM
Hank Aaron died at the age of 86. (Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP)
Hall of Famer and longtime home run king Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron died Friday morning, . The legend was 86.
Aaron, a 25-time All-Star, played in MLB from 1954-76 almost entirely with the Braves organization first in Milwaukee and then in Atlanta. In 1957 he led the organization to their first World Series pennant since 1914. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.
He passed Babe Ruth on the all-time home run leaderboard in 1974 with his 715th shot. He finished his career with 755. It stood for decades until a steroid taking shithead passed him and set the mark at invalid.
The slugger is still the game’s all-time leader in RBI (2,297) and total bases (6,856). He ranks third in career hits (3,771). The outfielder won three Gold Gloves as well as the National League batting titles in 1956 and 1959, the 1957 NL MVP award and the 1970 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award for character.
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Fri, January 22, 2021, 10:46 AM
Hank Aaron died at the age of 86. (Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP)
Hall of Famer and longtime home run king Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron died Friday morning, . The legend was 86.
Aaron, a 25-time All-Star, played in MLB from 1954-76 almost entirely with the Braves organization first in Milwaukee and then in Atlanta. In 1957 he led the organization to their first World Series pennant since 1914. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.
He passed Babe Ruth on the all-time home run leaderboard in 1974 with his 715th shot. He finished his career with 755. It stood for decades until a steroid taking shithead passed him and set the mark at invalid.
The slugger is still the game’s all-time leader in RBI (2,297) and total bases (6,856). He ranks third in career hits (3,771). The outfielder won three Gold Gloves as well as the National League batting titles in 1956 and 1959, the 1957 NL MVP award and the 1970 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award for character.
