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Hank Aaron on Breaking Babe Ruth's HR Record

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For decades following Babe Ruth’s career nobody believed that his record of 714 home runs would ever be surpassed. Until April 8, 1974 when the world’s eyes were focused on Henry “Hank” Aaron.

In this episode, former Home Run King Hank Aaron talks about his vivid and not so vivid memories of the game that he hit Home Run #715, breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record. Aaron remembers that at bat and what his life was like leading up to and after that night.

Hank Aaron
Aaron in 2013
Right fielder
Born: February 5, 1934 (age 83) Mobile, Alabama
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 13, 1954, for the Milwaukee Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1976, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.305
Hits	3,771
Home runs	755
Runs batted in	2,297
Teams
Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1954–1974) Milwaukee Brewers (1975–1976)
Career highlights and awards
25× All-Star (1955–1975) World Series champion (1957) NL MVP (1957) 3× Gold Glove Award (1958–1960) 2× NL batting champion (1956, 1959) 4× NL home run leader (1957, 1963, 1966, 1967) 4× NL RBI leader (1957, 1960, 1963, 1966) Atlanta Braves No. 44 retired Milwaukee Brewers No. 44 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team MLB records: 2,297 runs batted in 6,856 total bases 1,477 extra-base hits
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	1982
Vote	97.83% (first ballot)

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