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Hank Aaron
Outfield

1954-74 Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves
1975-76 Milwaukee Brewers

  • 755 career home runs, a major league record

  • 2,297 career RBIs, a major league record

  • 6,856 career total bases, a major league record

  • Appeared in 24 All Star games, a major league record

  • Won four RBI crowns

  • Hit at least .300 in fourteen seasons

  • Was the National League Most Valuable Player in 1957 when he batted .322 with 44 homers and 132 RBI and a .600 slugging percentage as he led the Milwaukee Braves to a World Series championship.

  • Hit .393 with 3 home runs in the 1957 World Series against the New York Yankees.

  • In 1973, at the age of 39, he hit 40 homers in only 392 at-bats.

  • Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.


April 8, 1974: Aaron hits career homer #715,
breaking Babe Ruth's longtime record

  • Won two batting titles

  • Won three gold gloves

  • Won three home run crowns and tied for a fourth one

  • Had 12,364 at-bats, a major league record

  • Appeared in 14 World Series games in 1957 and 1958 with a .364 average

  • Nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank" for his prowess at
    hitting home runs

  • Was the first black player to ever play in the Sally
    League in 1953.

  • Homered in all three 1969 playoff games against the New York Mets

  • Began playing with the Negro League Indianapolis Clowns at the age of 18.
YR TM L POS G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG
1954 Mil N O 122 468 58 131 13 69 .280 .325 .447
1955 Mil N 2-O 153 602 105 189 27 106 .314 .369 .540
1956 Mil N O 153 609 106 200 26 92 .328 .369 .558
1957 Mil N O 151 615 118 198 44 132 .322 .379 .600
1958 Mil N O 153 601 109 196 30 95 .326 .387 .546
1959 Mil N 3-O 154 629 116 223 39 123 .355 .406 .636
1960 Mil N 2-O 153 590 102 172 40 126 .292 .359 .566
1961 Mil N 3-O 155 603 115 197 34 120 .327 .386 .594
1962 Mil N 1-O 156 592 127 191 45 128 .323 .393 .618
1963 Mil N O 161 631 121 201 44 130 .319 .394 .586
1964 Mil N 2-O 145 570 103 187 24 95 .328 .394 .514
1965 Mil N O 150 570 109 181 32 89 .318 .384 .560
1966 Atl N O-2 158 603 117 168 44 127 .279 .360 .539
1967 Atl N O-2 155 600 113 184 39 109 .307 .373 .573
1968 Atl N O-1 160 606 84 174 29 86 .287 .356 .498
1969 Atl N O-1 147 547 100 164 44 97 .300 .398 .607
1970 Atl N O-1 150 516 103 154 38 118 .298 .389 .574
1971 Atl N 1-O 139 495 95 162 47 118 .327 .414 .669
1972 Atl N 1-O 129 449 75 119 34 77 .265 .391 .514
1973 Atl N O 120 392 84 118 40 96 .301 .406 .643
1974 Atl N O 112 340 47 91 20 69 .268 .343 .491
1975 Mil A DH-O 137 465 45 109 12 60 .234 .336 .355
1976 Mil A DH-O 85 271 22 62 10 35 .229 .317 .369
  23     3298 12364 2174 3771 755 2297 .305 .377 .555






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