What Hank Aaron Meant To Baseball?

Hank Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama on February 5, 1934. He showed his interest in playing sports such as football and baseball. At an early age, he played football and baseball at High School in Josephine and Mobile Allen Institute. 

At the age of 15, he started playing semi-pro football. At the age of 15, he also started earning $10 per day for the all-black team which was also known as Mobile Black Bears. 

Aaron was signed by the Indianapolis Clowns of Negro Baseball league in 1951 and in 1952, with the help of Aaron his team was succeeded to the Negro League World Series.  

Background

Hank Aaron was a professional baseball player who surpassed the batting records during his 23 sessions in different major baseball leagues. He surpassed the batting records of many greatest hitters of the baseball team such as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Stan Musial. 

Aaron began his professional career in 1952 and he is a right-hand baseball player. In 1954, he played with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League. In 1954, he played as an outfielder for the braves and in 1956 he won the batting championship league with an average of .328. In 1957, he helped his team to win the World Series, and then Hank Aaron was named as the Most Valuable Player of baseball. 

Batting record of the Hank Aaron

The batting record of Aaron includes 1477 extra-base hits and 2297 runs batted in. in 2007, Barry Bonds breaks the home run record of Hank Aaron which was 755. 

The notable career statistics of Aaron include the 2174 runs that are second to Ty Cobb and 12364 times to bat that is second to Pete Rose. In the career of Aaron, his records are only exceeded by Rose and Cobb. The lifetime batting average of Aaron was .305.

What did Hank Aaron mean to baseball?

In 1952, the Braves purchased the contract of Aaron for a worth of $10,000 sum and it was a bargain that paid off for the decades. In every season of Baseball, Aaron played except the first and last season of baseball. In a baseball game, Aaron is always selected as an all-star player. 

In the Expansion Era, Aaron was selected as one of the defining players of the league. Aaron is often being cited with other legends such as Frank Robinson, Willie Mays, and Roberto Clemente. 

It is common it is an inherently racist sport and in it, the black players had to face many difficulties to gain attention and after excelling in their career they face risks in their safety. Just like that Aaron and his family had also dealt with the hateful letters and threats of death. For the safety of Aaron, he used to use 2 bodyguards with him. 

Pillar of consistency

Throughout his career, Aaron proved to be consistent and dedicated. He never hit more than 47 home runs in a season. Aaron hit a minimum of 30homers in his 15 seasons and a minimum of 24 homers in consecutive 19 seasons (1955 to 1973).

Retired as a career leader

Aaron was such an exemplary man and leader who retired his career as a leader in the runs batted in, extra-base hits, total bases, and all-star appearances with being third in hits and second in home runs.

Served as a first black Star player

In 1966, when the Braves relocated from Milwaukee to Atlanta, Aaron served as the first Black star player of the team. In his professional team, Aaron seemed to be a resilient, confident, and productive player. When Aaron approached Ruth’s home run record, he received many death threats, and despite the death threats he used to stay confident and dedicated to his game. At the age of 42, Aaron retired from baseball.

Baseball Cards of Hank Aaron

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