Henry 'Hank' Aaron
A True Home Run King
The Home Run King: Henry 'Hank' Aaron nicknames include, 'The Hammer,' 'Hammerin Hank,' and 'Bad Henry,' retired in 1976.
All about Milwaukee: Although Hank Aaron played the majority of his career with the Braves Organization, he started his career on April 13, 1954 with the Milwaukee Braves, who then moved to Atlanta to become the Atlanta Braves, and played the last 2 years of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers, retiring on October 3rd, 1976.
MLB Records: Hank Aaron MLB Records include: 6,856 total bases, 2,297 RBIs, 1,477 extra-base hits, & 17 consecutive seasons with 150 or MORE hits.
Career Highlights & Awards: Hank Played on the Milwaukee Braves 1957 World Series Champion Team; is a 3x Glod Glove Award winner in 1958, 1959 & 1960; was the 1957 NL MVP; received the 1970 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award & MOST IMPORTANTLY retired with 755 Home-Runs.
""As far as I'm concerned, (Hank) Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due." - Mickey Mantle
Hammering Hank & the Braves
Wherever the Braves moved, so did the hank.
A boy from Mobile, Alabama: Hank Aaron was born February 5th, 1934 in a small town in Mobile, Alabama. Aaron started off his professional baseball career playing with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League and later signed with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954. He played 21 seasons with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves and his last two MLB seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, retiring in 1976.
A Home run Hitter: Aaron hit 24+ more home runs from 1955 - 1973 & 30 homeruns in at least 15 seasons.
Hall of Fame: On August 1, 1982, Hammerin Hank was inducted in the Hall of Fame with 97.8% of the ballots, second only to Ty Cobb who received 98.2%. Aaron has served as the Senior Vice President of the Atlanta Braves since 1989, contributing not only his warm personality, but his impressive scouting skills and knowledge of the game. There is not one person in the Braves organization or the MLB that has ever said anything bad about Aaron. He is indeed a TRUE Hall of Famer.
Bond Breaks the Record: In 2007, Barry Bonds surpassed Aaron's HR 755 record. Bonds Aaron appeared on the JumboTron in AT&T Park after Bonds broke the record saying,
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Gregg Maddux: His MLB debut was on September 3rd, 1986 for the Chicago Cubs. Maddux was traded to the Braves in 1993, and played on the team until 2003. Maddux was a key pitcher in the Braves cwinning the 1995 World Series. A 4x NL Cy Young Award Winner, 18x Gold Glove, 8x All-Star selection and 4x NL 'The Sporting News' Pitcher of the Year and retired playing for the LA Dodgers in 1998 with a Win-Loss Record of 355-227, ERA 3.16 & 3,371 Strikeouts.
Fred MGriff: His MLB debut was on May 17th, 1986 for the Toronto Blue Jays. 'Crime Dog' McGriff joined the Bravos in 1993 and played for the team until 1997. He was one of the key sluggers that helped the Bravos win the 1995 World Series. A 5x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger Award, the 1994 MLB All-Star MVP and retired in 2004 (wth the Tampa Ray Devil Rays) with a Lifetime .284 Batting Avg , 1,550 RBIs, 493 HRs (Career High 37 HR in 1993).
Terry Pendelton: His MLB debut was on July 18th, 1984 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Pendelton, the current hitting coach for the Braves, joined the Bravos in 1991 and played for the team from 1991 - 1994, traded to the Marlins in 1995, and returned to the Braves from 1995 - 1996. He was not only was of the leadiing sluggers for the Braves, his quick fielding abilities and great arm allowed him to make incredible double and even triple plays. Career highlights include being selected to the 1992 All-Star game, 3x Gold Glove Award Winner, 1991 NL MVP and 1991 Comeback Player of the Year. He retired in 1998 with the Kansas City Royals.
The '95 Braves
It came down to 'justice time.'
THe HR: Breaking a 0-0 tihe was all about being a Bravo. Breaking a 0-0 tie in Game 6, Justice stepped up to the plate in the 6th inning blasted the game winning HR.
"Dave Justice, all is forgiven in Atlanta." -Bob Costas after Justice's Game 6 deciding HR.
braves win, braves Win.... It started with Sid Bream's 'The Slide" and led to the Braves winning their 3rd World Series Championship (1914 - Boston Braves, 1957 - Milwaukee Braves & 1995 - Atlanta Braves).
