Fifty bucks a month prevented Aaron and Mays from becoming teammates.
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1956-topps/hank-aaron-31/24944
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Fifty bucks a month prevented Aaron and Mays from becoming teammates.
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1956-topps/hank-aaron-31/24944
He might mean 3000 hits even after subtracting the home runs
I still want to punch that idiot that ran onto the field and ruined his HR trot.
Fifty bucks a month prevented Aaron and Mays from becoming teammates.
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1956-topps/hank-aaron-31/24944
It was sadly, a different time back then.
This was my favorite baseball card as a kid. It remains one of my faves...
R.I.P.
I've got a couple of those.
I still have both of these in pristine condition:
Barry Bonds retired with 762 career home runs when he overtook Henry Aaron's 755. Aaron nearly returned the favor earlier a month ago when MLB decided to honor stats from the Negro Leagues. Aaron played three months in 1952 for the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues before being offered contracts by the Milwaukee Braves and New York Giants.
But he only accumulated 5 home runs making his final total 760.
Aaron, by the way, didn't like the nickname "Hammerin Hank" or even Hank. He preferred Henry. And he was ready to sign with the Giants but the Braves' $250 offer was $50 more than the Giants. Otherwise, the Giants would have sported an outfield in the 1950s and 1960s of WIllie Mays and Hank Aaron.
But he only accumulated 5 home runs making his final total 760.
Aaron, by the way, didn't like the nickname "Hammerin Hank" or even Hank. He preferred Henry. And he was ready to sign with the Giants but the Braves' $250 offer was $50 more than the Giants. Otherwise, the Giants would have sported an outfield in the 1950s and 1960s of WIllie Mays and Hank Aaron.
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Zap my condolences. Seeing all these interviews today and I'm very happy as most baseball players are equally talking about him as a great, loving man. In time please share your stories but when you can smile again.
"It's wonderful to see them," Aaron said before the Atlanta Braves opened a series against the Florida Marlins. "I often get asked, 'Whatever happened to those two guys?' It's nice to see them once again and know they're doing fine, doing well."
Hank Aaron, Two Fans Reunite
One of a million stories I've seen about him today. He hated no one. At least publicly. Is he the most loved player of our generation?
My auto Aaron bat I purchased about 10 years ago. Definitely one of my more prized sports memorabilia pieces
My auto Aaron bat I purchased about 10 years ago. Definitely one of my more prized sports memorabilia pieces
Hey is that Sobatka avatar new? Nice.
I meant after you remove the home runs he still had over 3000 hits.... I will verify tomorrow, if i am wrong I will retract my statement
I believe you are correct Aaron had 3771 hits and hit 755 home runs.
Do the math and he still had 3016 hits. Without the homers Aaron would have more base hits then Wade Boggs had in his career (3010).
Amazing!!
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Some other amazing Aaron stats.
Yes its new. Im a big fan of The Wire. Season 2 gets a lot grief but I really liked it. Frank Sobotka was a great character IMO
Yep the Docks season was under rated. I think the newspaper season was the worst. But of course still better than every season of most other TV.
totally valid
wasn't a fan of Aaron, was not a friendly guy and think he disliked whites. Hope he's in heaven however
I think he's very overrated, avg outfielder, never hit over 40hrs in a year, took what 35-38yrs to amass his numbers? He was good, above avg but not the greatest by any stretch
Huh??? Are you completely nuts? Total BS! What a bunch of crap. You need to do some research dumbass.
maybe but half the country can't balance a checkbook so we have that.
a legitimate case can be made he was avg to above avg with longevity on his side.
Here is how stupid you are. He was a beloved player not hated. He hit 40 home runs in 8 seasons not zero. 4 time Home Run Champion. Played 21 full seasons not 38. Was a multiple Gold Glove winner. I may not know everything but I do know that everything you posted about him was 1000% wrong.
Fifty bucks a month prevented Aaron and Mays from becoming teammates.
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1956-topps/hank-aaron-31/24944
Mike shoot me an email when you get a chance [email protected]
Never hit 50 HR is maybe what you were looking for, but he hit 40+ several times.
If he played 35+ seasons and started at 18, you really think he was playing professional baseball into his 50s? Played 23 seasons (aged 20 to 42)
Good/average/above average? You must believe he's not worthy of being a HOFer by characterizing him as such. LOL if so.
Guy is a clown. Everything he posted about him was so stupidly incorrect. Just a racist with hatred.
I didn’t see the point of the post in a thread reminiscing about someone who just passed away
We have plenty of other threads discussing ball players where criticism even if wrong would not seem so inappropriate
We have plenty of other threads discussing ball players where criticism even if wrong would not seem so inappropriate
The Giants would have had a murderers row of Aaron, Mays, Cepeda, and McCovey.
He’s definitely a HOFer by a lot. Just more of a compiler as opposed to a dominant player. 700+ HRs before the steroids is nothing to sneeze at. Hank is to HRs what Rose is to hits.
Once again you prove you’re too emotional to participate in rational conversation.
He’s top 5 player in history.
Best pair of wrists the game has ever seen, and never got hurt.
100 runs scored 100 RBI’s, 300 avg.
Write it down before the season started
Best pair of wrists the game has ever seen, and never got hurt.
100 runs scored 100 RBI’s, 300 avg.
Write it down before the season started
Huh. Too emotional? Guy posts complete lies about Henry Aaron. Every single comment was false, yet you think that is ok. Nothing rational about his post! Crazy. He has a history of issues on this board including many off color comments. Maybe you should be shaming him not me. But you won't because you are ok with people posting complete ********. Gotcha.
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Interesting, you would put him ahead of one of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Joe D. or Willie Mays?