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Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run 50 years ago. Athens author's new book relives the night. Gannett. Chris Starrs. January 18, 2024 at 2:28 PM. On April 8, 1974, Randy Louis Cox was a 24-year-old ...
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.
Aaron’s 715th home run topped the record 714 hit by Babe Ruth in a career from 1914-35. Aaron hit 755 home runs from 1954-76, a mark that stood until Barry Bonds hit 762 from 1986-2007, a feat ...
Aaron hit .314 with 27 home runs and 106 RBI in 153 games in 1955. He was named to the NL All-Star roster for the first time; it was the first of a record 21 All-Star selections and first of a record 25 All-Star Game appearances. [1] In 1956, Aaron hit .328 and captured the first of two NL batting titles.
Davidson. David Leroy "Satch" Davidson (January 18, 1935 – August 21, 2010) [1] was a Major League Baseball umpire in the National League from 1969 to 1984. During his career, Davidson was behind the plate for Hank Aaron's 715th home run which broke Babe Ruth's career record and he called the game in which Carlton Fisk hit a game-winning home run in game 6 of the 1975 World Series.
Playing left field, he climbed the fence in an attempt to catch Hank Aaron's record 715th home run. He also played in his first World Series that year, which the Dodgers lost to the Oakland Athletics in five games; Buckner hit .250 in the Series, including a home run off Catfish Hunter in Game 3, a 3–2 road loss. [13]
Atlanta Braves’ Hank Aaron eyes the flight of the ball after hitting his 715th career homer in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta, Ga., Monday night, April 8, 1974.
The fence over which Hank Aaron hit the home run still exists outside of Turner Field. As the 1974 season began, the Braves opened the season on the road with a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. Braves management wanted him to break the record in Atlanta, so the plan was to have Aaron sit for said games against the Reds.