Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers | Hank Aaron
Subject
Sports; Baseball
Description
With 755 career home runs, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s record by more than 40 home runs. The last Negro League player to enter the Majors, Aaron joined the Milwaukee Braves in 1954, and moved with them to Atlanta in 1966. By 1969, his chances of breaking the Babe’s record were in sight. As Aaron hammered closer to Ruth’s 714 home runs, he received volumes of racist hate mail.
Creator
amhistory.si.edu
Source
https://amhistory.si.edu/sports/exhibit/gamemakers/aaron/index.cfm
Publisher
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