Aaron spent 21 seasons with the milwaukee and atlanta braves in the national league nl before playing for the milwaukee brewers of the american league al for the final two years. Headtohead comparison of mlb hall of famers mickey mantle and hank aaron that includes stats, world series, and awards. Oct 07, 2009 neither aaron or mathews had a 50 home run season. Known as the home run king, aaron had 755 home runs over a career that spanned from 1954 to 1976 and was inducted. Fifty home runs in a season is quite the accomplishment. Vin scully calls hank aarons milestone home run as he passes babe ruth for the most career home runs when he slugs his 715th homer. From an impoverished childhood in rural alabama, henry hank aaron overcame all of the indignities of segregation to become an immortal hero in world sports, baseballs home run king. In 1957, as federal troops escorted black students to school in little rock, arkansas, hank. Hitting 50 home runs in a single mlb season is not an easy feat to achieve. Arod joins hank aaron as only players with 15 30home run seasons alex rodriguez hit his 30th home run of the season on tuesday, putting him. Vin scully calls hank aaron s milestone home run as he passes babe ruth for the most career home runs when he slugs his 715th homer.
At least ten seasons, nl, hank aaron, milwaukee 8, 15. Arod joins hank aaron as only players with 15 30home run. Mickey mantle vs hank aaron comparison fueled by sports. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a record book for most seasons with 60 home runs, 50 home runs, 40 home runs, 30 home runs, 20 home runs, 10 home runs, and a single home run by baseball almanac. Barry bonds pictured, a seventime mvp, owns the career and singleseason home run marks after he hit 73 in 2001 and 258 in a fiveyear span from 2000 to. Did you know that hank aaron is the only player in major league history to hit twenty 20 or more home runs in twenty 20 different big league seasons. His number 20 has been retired by three franchises.
The matrix below for 1973 mlb home run leaders is sorted on pctdif. Ranking mlbs top home runhitting teammates of all time. Over his first ten days, aaron had his struggles, batting just. Aaron would hit 44 home runs in four different seasons, and he hit his recordbreaking 715th career home run off dodgers pitcher al downing, who coincidentally also wore number 44. Til hank aaron is the only member of the 600 club to. Many detailed statistics are based on playbyplay accounts accumulated by retrosheet. We hope to hold this years 5k as scheduled on saturday, august 8, but we are currently monitoring covid19 recommendations and will alter plans with the safety.
Henry louis hank aaron born february 5, 1934, nicknamed hammer, or hammerin hank, is a retired american baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in major league baseball mlb from 1954 through 1976. Milwaukeein what major league baseball officials are calling a long overdue correction of a gross oversight, commissioner bud selig announced tuesday the discovery that hall of famer hank aaron had in fact accumulated 50 previously unaccountedfor home runs during his illustrious 22year baseball career, bringing his once record total of 755 to an even higher 805 and putting the alltime. On april 27, 1971, aaron hit his 600th career home run, the third major league player ever to do so. There was much less fanfare over the home run chase than there was in previous years.
Beyond his colossal home run total of 755, which places him second behind only barry bonds 762, aaron also played in more mlb allstar games 25 than anyone in history. Mar 16, 2020 hank aaron played a total of 23 seasons of big league ball. Did nolan ryan ever pitch against hank aaron or griffey jr. In major league baseball mlb, the 50 home run club is the group of batters who have hit 50 or more home runs in a single season. The most home runs aaron hit in a season in mlb was 47 in 1971. Did hank aaron hit 50 home runs in a season answers. Can any active mlb player catch hank aaron in career home. That home run was named baseballs most dramatic moment by a panel of experts in. Aaron held baseballs alltime home run record for more than three decades, and still ranks among the leaders in two home run games.
Aarons batting records included totals of 1,477 extrabase hits and 2,297 runs batted in. Meet the man who caught hank aarons 715th home run for. In those 19 seasons, aaron created 100 runs or more. His home run record of 755 was broken by barry bonds in 2007. Hank was also the braves regular 1st baseman for the 2nd half of 1971 and all of 1972, before returning to the outfield in 1973. Baseballs longtime home run king played 23 years in the majors and posted 23 doublefigure home run totals, led by a careerbest 47 bombs in 1971. Apr 08, 2020 hank aaron hit 755 home runs during his 23year career, and his most famous shot, no. Usually the braves right fielder, he played center field for half of the 57, 61, and 62 seasons. In 2001, barry bonds set a new home run record with 73 homers. Vin scully calls hank aarons historic 715th home run youtube. Vin scully calls hank aarons historic 715th home run. Many baseball fans and journalists have questioned the validity of the home run records post.
Despite never hitting over 50 home runs in a single season, aarons blasts cleared the outfield walls consistently throughout his 23 major league. Due to the infrequent addition of members into the 50 home run club, baseball digest called it a restrictive fraternity comprising slugging elite in 1954, when there were only six members. Mar 19, 2020 in 2010 the hank aaron childhood home and museum opened on the grounds of hank aaron stadium, the home of mobile, alabamas minor league baseball team. Fortyone years ago today, hank aaron hit his 715th home run, passing babe ruth to become baseballs alltime leader in fourbaggers. Louis, going 3for7, this included the first home run of his career off vic raschi in the sixth inning of a 75 win that. Feb 07, 2020 hank aaron, bear beer, magic mushrooms. On that day, he surpassed babe ruths record and delivered one of the. The 50 home run club was founded by babe ruth in 1920. Hank aaron, byname of henry louis aaron, born february 5, 1934, mobile, alabama, u. Aaron would hit 44 home runs in four different seasons, 20 and he hit his recordbreaking 715th career home run off dodgers pitcher al downing, who coincidentally also wore number 44. Aaron held baseballs alltime home run record for more than three decades, and still ranks among the leaders in twohome run games. On july, aaron hit a home run in the allstar game played at detroits tiger stadium for the first time. Hank aaron made his major league debut at the age of 20 on april th, going hitless in five atbats as the braves suffered a 98 loss to the cincinnati redlegs. Aaron finished his career with 755 home runs and in 1974 hit his 715th, which broke babe ruths alltime record.
Sep 08, 2015 arod joins hank aaron as only players with 15 30 home run seasons alex rodriguez hit his 30th home run of the season on tuesday, putting him alongside hank aaron for the most 30hr seasons alltime. At the time, he became the first player to hit not only 50 home runs in a season, but 40 and 30 as well, breaking his own single season record of 29 from the 1919 season. Mar 30, 2008 i shot this super 8 footage at shea as a teenager. Stan musial, barry bonds, babe ruth, derek jeter, ken griffey jr, jackie robinson, hank aaron.
Apr 08, 2015 fortyone years ago today, hank aaron hit his 715th home run, passing babe ruth to become baseballs alltime leader in fourbaggers. Aaron finished the 1973 season one home run short of tying babe ruths record of 714 career homers. Photo by pouya dianatatlanta braves it was a school night, but staying up for special events had a precedent in my parents. Mlbs top 10 home run hitters of all time bleacher report. Single season leaders for home runs baseball almanac. As former home run king hank aaron turns 82, cliff corcoran takes a look at which active players have the best chance of matching his 755 career homers. Meet the man who caught hank aarons 715th home run for the win. Known as the home run king, aaron had 755 home runs over a career that spanned from 1954 to. Because of mathews hedonistic life style he was out of baseball as a player at the age of 37 with 512 home runs to his credit. Feb 26, 2012 aaron finished his career with 755 home runs and in 1974 hit his 715th, which broke babe ruths alltime record. Hank aaron, with the second most career home runs 755, is not a member of the 50 home run club, never having hit more than 47 home runs in a single season.
National league majors 50 hank sauer syracuse chiefs international league aaa 49 gordon nell borger gassers west texasnew. The sultan of swat blasted 60 home runs in 1927, one of 10 campaigns with 40plus dingers that the babe put together in the span of a dozen years. The record would stand until 2007 when it was topped by barry bonds. Babe ruth holds the major league record for hitting two 2 or more home runs during a single game with seventytwo 72 different instances. A list of all players with 49 home runs in a season in the history of. However, with bonds link to steroids, many consider hammerin hank the true home run king as the san francisco giants star finished with 763 dingers. Hank aaron hits one of the 12 home runs he tallied during the 197312 season. Did nolan ryan ever pitch against hank aaron or griffey jrsr. Hank aaron hit 715th home run on this day in sports. Feb 05, 2016 as former home run king hank aaron turns 82, cliff corcoran takes a look at which active players have the best chance of matching his 755 career homers. Hank aaron led the nl in hits and batting average 1956, 1959 twice, three times in runs scored, four times in doubles, home runs, rbi and slugging percentage and eight times in total bases. For 20 years, the annual hank aaron state trail 5k has brought our community together for a familyfriendly and funfilled morning to celebrate our beloved urban trail and wilderness. Apr 23, 2019 hank aaron would retire after the 1976 season, with 755 career home runs. He made the leap to the major leagues in 1954, as the supreme court was striking down the legal basis of segregation.
Go to our player comparison page to check out other comparisons. In 1961, roger maris and mickey mantle of the new york yankees had a legendary battle to uncrown the babe as home run champ. All baseball players with 49 home runs or more in one season. Hank aaron hit 755 home runs during his 23year career, and his most famous shot, no. Hank aaron 1999 upper deck a piece of history 500 home run. No, the most home runs hank aaron hit in a season was 47 in 1971. In major league baseball, the 50 home run club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 50 or more home runs in a single season. The most seasons with 60 home runs, 50 home runs, 40 home runs, 30 home runs, 20 home runs. Because of mathews hedonistic life style he was out of baseball as a player at the age of 37 with 512. On april 8, 1974, hank aaron hit his 715th career home run, passing babe ruth for the alltime home run record. It took 34 years for anyone to match, let alone surpass babe ruth as the home run king. Tom house was a young reliever for the braves, and he caught. Hank aaron played a total of 23 seasons of big league ball.
Most seasons with 60, 50, 40, 30, 20 or 10 home runs. For 4 straight seasons during the apexes of the career of willie mays, hank aaron, harmon killebrew, orlando cepeda, willie mccovey and mickey mantle, he led the majors in intentional walks. Aaron established the record for most seasons with thirty or more home runs in the national league. Hank aaron hit 715th home run on this day in sports history.