He broke the all time home run record before I was born, but I did get to see Hank Aaron play once, at an old timers game in Washington DC sometime in the early-to-mid ‘80s.
Great story. I grew up in CT, and was fortunate enough to see Aaron hit a homer at Shea Stadium in 1975. He was with the Brewers and facing the Yankees, who played two seasons at Shea while the Stadium was being renovated. Aaron was much more than a slugger. Tremendous defensive OF and a great base runner. And ridiculously consistent. Without checking, I think he had 20 consecutive seasons of 20+ HR
Great story. I grew up in CT, and was fortunate enough to see Aaron hit a homer at Shea Stadium in 1975. He was with the Brewers and facing the Yankees, who played two seasons at Shea while the Stadium was being renovated. Aaron was much more than a slugger. Tremendous defensive OF and a great base runner. And ridiculously consistent. Without checking, I think he had 20 consecutive seasons of 20+ HR
Yup. 1955 to 1974. He hit 720 homers in that time, an average of 36 a year, and a .951 OPS. Just beautiful.
I was just chatting with my dad about Aaron. Said what an under-rated fielder he was. Amazing arm.