But the opponent for that April 4 opener 50 years ago, the Atlanta Braves, had a 40-year-old slugger named Hank ... A home run. Henry Aaron has just tied Babe Ruth’s home-run record of 714 ...
But that was not the case with Hank Aaron. When he came within range of Babe Ruth's 714 home run record, he was getting threatening letters practically every day. That was because Aaron was Black.
2004 — San Francisco’s Barry Bonds hits his 700th home run, joining Babe Ruth (714) and Hank Aaron (755) as the only players to reach the milestone. 2016 — Cam Pedersen kicks a 37-yard field ...
Today in Sports, September 17 - Barry Bonds hits his 700th home run, joining Babe Ruth (714) and Hank Aaron (755) Sept. 17 1897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one ...
Bonds is joined by Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Albert Pujols on the home run Mount Rushmore, as they are the only four players in MLB history to eclipse 700 homers. Here is where Bonds stacks up against ...