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Aaron established the record for most seasons with thirty or more home runs in the National League. On April 27, 1971, Aaron hit his 600th career home run, the third major league player ever to do so. [49] On July 13, Aaron hit a home run in the All-Star Game (played at Detroit's Tiger Stadium) for the first time. [50]
The following is a chronology of the top ten leaders in lifetime home runs in Major League Baseball.This includes any home runs hit by a player during official regular season games (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games) in the National Association (1871–1875), National League (since 1876), the American Association (1882–1891), the Union Association (1884), the Players' League (1890 ...
Stationed in the photography well on the first base side of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Cox was witness to baseball history as the legendary Henry Aaron slammed his 715 th career home run ...
Jan 22, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Scenes from the 715 Wall site of Hank Aaron’s historic home run on the former grounds of Fulton County Stadium a previous home of the Atlanta Braves.
This can be accomplished either by hitting the ball out of play while it is still in fair territory (a conventional home run) or by an inside-the-park home run. Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. [a] He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007.
On Opening Day 1974, Hank Aaron hit a three-run shot off the Reds’ Jack Billingham at Riverfront Stadium to tie Babe Ruth’s record of 714 home runs.
The location of where Hank Aaron's record 755th home run landed has been monumented in Milwaukee. [36] The spot sits outside American Family Field, where the Milwaukee Brewers currently play. Similarly, the point where Aaron's 715th home run landed, upon breaking Ruth's career record in 1974, is marked in the Turner Field parking lot.
The 50th anniversary of Hank Aaron's 715th home run was marked Monday with announcements of a new statue at Baseball’s Hall of Fame and a new commemorative stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.