Forty years ago today

[fan_since79]

Hank Aaron hits #715.

 

http://mlb.si.com/2014/04/08/video-hank-aaron-715th-homer-40th-anniversary-babe-ruth/

 

 

[TroutAdell]

Aaron was my favorite player growing up. That was a great moment in Baseball history . A true record breaker, not like Bonds' cheating total.

[nando714]

Bonds is the home run king

[mtangelsfan]

Nope

[fan_since79]

Bonds is the home run steroid-assisted-home-run king

 

Fixed.

Edited April 8, 2014 by fan_since79

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

You guys and your asterisks are funny.

[jshep]

Bonds is the home run king

Yep

[The God of Runs]

I look forward to when Mike Trout breaks the record sometime in the 2031 season in Long Beach where the new Angel stadium will be.

[happybat4]

I think Aaron juiced too. One of his teammates (Tom House) talked about how steroids were prevalent in the 60's and 70's and house even said several members of the Braves juiced.

 

Not to mention he was declining each year from ages 32-35 then all of a sudden starts playing the best baseball of his career from age 36-40.

[arch stanton]

When he went to Milwaukee for his farewell tour I got his autograph at the Big A. He spent a good 30-45 minutes signing for the kids in the stands. I was amazed standing there and seeing what a perfectly average sized man he was. 

[gotbeer]

You guys and your asterisks are funny.

 

Sadaharu Oh is the HR king.  Or is that an asterisks?

[Blarg]

At age 32 and 33 he led the majors in home runs switching from Millwaulkie to Atlanta. At age 35 he led the league in total bases and had an OPS of 1.003.

From age 36 to 40 he played in considerably less games. He quit stealing bases and had more days off to rest. If you check out Willy Mays stats he had a resurgence late in his career along with Ted Williams who had an OPS of 1.257 at age 38. They also played in fewer games.

[Homebrewer]

In a couple of mins it will be the exact time..

If you can, turn to MLB network.

[disarcina]

I remember watching the game and Hammerin' Hank becoming the HR King........I still consider him the HR King.

 

I also place him right up there with Stan Musial as one of the better individuals (regardless of stats) to play the game.

 

Class Act, Hank Aaron.

[ukyah]

he's the legitimate king.

[Tank]

Was watching on tv. They had Vin Scully on the national broadcast, iirc. We ate Kraft Mac 'n cheese on TV trays in the living room so we wouldn't miss a thing, a rare treat in our house.

After Aaron hit 715, I remember fans leaving in droves well before the game ended. The place was a graveyard by the 8th inning. Always thought that was a pretty crappy display by Braves fans (or whoever they were).

[disarcina]

yeah, I'm pretty sure we had the TV trays going as well -- in the 'den' which was our TV room.

 

Gentleman Al Downing on the mound.........