According to an Atlanta news station.
Ugh,
RIP to one of the greatest
Ugh,
RIP to one of the greatest
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OT: Hank Aaron dead
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There are Hall of Famers and there are Hall of Famers. Hank is in that small room reserved for the best of the best. RIP to a legend. Too many RIPs lately
Some crazy stats:
25x all-star (how does that happen?)
1st in HR
1st in RBI
4th in runs
Your basic run producer scores runs and drives in runs - he was unbelievable. Heard he had amazing wrists and hands.
Some crazy stats:
25x all-star (how does that happen?)
1st in HR
1st in RBI
4th in runs
Your basic run producer scores runs and drives in runs - he was unbelievable. Heard he had amazing wrists and hands.
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RIP. What a life lived.Damn so sad! Don't even know what say.
To his credit, he outlasted 2020...kind of like how he endured and performed in the marathon it took to eclipse 714 and ultimately hang it up with 755.
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God bless Henry Aaron. A great player and a better man.
Just saw this on Twitter. 2021 is off to some start.
I hear you but am choosing to look at it as him outlasting 2020 at least. My post in the other Hank thread that I noticed first:
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Today... If you told me I’ll be here in 2037 I would feel much better as long as my wife and family were ok as well. Maybe Rutgers would finally be a solid B1G program not only in academics but sports . Just thankful for what we have now and that is most important to us.
Henry Aaron is one of the greats. Reminds me of these two symbols of my baseball history:
Got to watch him play a lot as a kid in the 60’s. Our Dad always had us select 3 games per season to go to. Always selected Banner Day and then Atl to see Hank, Dodgers or Pirates were always the 3rd game...Dad was a Brooklyn kid so Dodgers made sense but we always found it strange how he became a Pittsburgh fan after the Dodgers left.
I was waiting for a big Aquarian athlete to die as Saturn has just entered that sign.Sad that it was Bad Henry.
He lost a HR for being out of the batters box as he tried to get on top of a Curt Simmons pitch in St.Louis.BTW-Simmons is still with us,the last surviving Whiz Kid.
He lost a HR for being out of the batters box as he tried to get on top of a Curt Simmons pitch in St.Louis.BTW-Simmons is still with us,the last surviving Whiz Kid.
In the 1957 World Series,Yogi attempted to distract Hank by pointing out the way Hank was holding the bat,telling him to hold it so that he can read the label.Hank retorted:"I didn't come up here to read."
Hank Aaron's 715th Home Run Called by Vin Scully - April 8, 1974
Hank Aaron's Career Highlights
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Sad news...3771 total hits so even excluding his 755 HRs he still had over 3000 hits
Henry Aaron is one of the greats. Reminds me of these two symbols of my baseball history:
Oooh... I never had Hanks Roto card (or whatever it was called). #1 was Homeruns, 10 was strikeout, 5 was triples, 7 was singles, 14 was doubles.
Still the all-time HR King.
This was my favorite baseball card as a kid. It remains one of my faves...
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Great picture ! You can see he is having a good time . I was watching the game with my father as a 10 year old. I can remember everything from that hit even where we were both sitting. Now I miss the hell out of my father and Hank. A piece of our childhoods died today . Thanks for the memory Mr. Aaron . RIPThis was my favorite baseball card as a kid. It remains one of my faves...
R.I.P.
This is sad day for America.
His life and career needs to be celebrated.
Very emotional for me at this time..
RIP Henry.
American Icon, hero and gentlemen.
And for today, he’s the greatest athlete of all time
His life and career needs to be celebrated.
Very emotional for me at this time..
RIP Henry.
American Icon, hero and gentlemen.
And for today, he’s the greatest athlete of all time
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Two weeks after getting the Covid vaccine. Not saying there's a connection but he seemed healthy as a horse
No other hitter hitter in the 500 HR club has 3000 or more hits .....
25x all-star (how does that happen?)
Answer - there was a 4 year period starting in 1959 when they played 2 all-star games per season
Aaron said his "greatest thrill" growing-up was being a Boy Scout. A lot of accomplished "high character" people had Boy Scouts in common. Of course that's why it was targeted.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding your post, but there are 6 total members in the 500/3000 club. The others are Willie Mays, ARod, Eddie Murray, Palmeiro, and Albert Pujols.