Hank Aaron

From SoSH

Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5, 1934, in Mobile, AL), is mentioned here because he was signed by the Boston Braves, and became a hero of baseball with the Braves organization. Unfortunately, he wasn't called up to the big club until after the Braves moved to Milwaukee.

Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Awards 3 Achievements 4 Trivia 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

Hank Aaron exhibited an understated style that became his trademark. He became the all-time home run champion via one of the most consistent offensive careers in baseball history. In addition to his 755 home runs, he also holds the major league record for total bases, extra-base hits and RBI. Aaron was named the 1957 National League MVP, won three Gold Gloves for his play in right field and was named to a record 21 All-Star squads. He quietly racked up MVP awards, All-Star appearances and 30-home-run seasons until somebody noticed he had surpassed his then-better-known teammate Eddie Mathews on the career home run list. From there, it was pure history.

Awards

• Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1982 (97.83%)

• 1957 National League MVP
• 1970 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
• 3-time National League Gold Glove - RF (1958 - 1960)
• 21-time National League All-Star(1955 - 1975)

Achievements

• Member of the 500 Home Run Club (755 HR)
• Member of the 3,000 Hit Club (3,771 Hits)

• 2-time NL Batting Average Leader (1956 & 1959)
• 4-time NL Slugging Percentage Leader (1959, 1963, 1967 & 1971)
• 3-time NL OPS Leader (1959, 1963 & 1971)
• 3-time NL Runs Scored Leader (1957, 1963 & 1967)
• 2-time NL Hits Leader (1956 & 1959)
• 8-time NL Total Bases Leader (1956, 1957, 1959-1961, 1963, 1967 & 1969)
• 4-time NL Doubles Leader (1955, 1956, 1961 & 1965)
• 4-time NL Home Runs Leader (1957, 1963, 1966 & 1967)
• 4-time NL RBI Leader (1957, 1960, 1963 & 1966)
• 20-Home Run Seasons: 20 (1955-1974)
• 30-Home Run Seasons: 15 (1957-1963, 1965-1967 & 1969-1973)
• 40-Home Run Seasons: 8 (1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1971 & 1973)
• 100 RBI Seasons: 11 (1955, 1957, 1959-1963, 1966, 1967, 1970 & 1971)
• 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 15 (1955-1967, 1969 & 1970)
• 200 Hits Seasons: 3 (1956, 1959 & 1963)

Trivia

• Won a World Series Ring with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957
• Hank Aaron, a former member of the Negro American League's Indianapolis Clowns, was the last Negro league player to also play in the major leagues.
• His # 44 was retired by Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers.
• Aaron's high school baseball team won the Negro High School Championship two years in a row.

Transactions

• June 14, 1952: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves.
• November 2, 1974: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for Roger Alexander (PTBNL) and Dave May.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• Hank Aaron: Hall of Fame Page
• 1982 Hall of Fame Class