Hank Aaron

            Hank Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama to Herbert and Estella (Pritchett) Aaron. Aaron had seven siblings. Tommie Aaron, one of his brothers, also went on to play Major League Baseball. Aaron grew up in a poor family, and he worked on a farm picking cotton. Aaron’s family couldn’t afford baseball equipment, so he had to make the equipment out of things he found off the street, like sticks and bottle caps.

After relocating to Indianapolis, Indiana, eighteen-year-old Aaron helped the Indianapolis Clowns win the 1952 Negro League World Series. After playing for the Clowns, Aaron received two offers from MLB teams via telegram; one offer was from the New York Giants, the other from the then Boston Braves. Aaron chose the Braves because they paid fifty dollars more a month.

The 1970 season saw Aaron reach two more career milestones. On May 17th, Aaron collected his 3,000th hit, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds, the team against which he played his first game. He was the first player to get 3,000 career hits and 500 career home runs. Also during that year, Aaron established the record for most seasons with thirty or more home runs in the National League.

Batting average---- .305

Home runs---- 755

Hits---- 3,771

Runs batted in---- 2,297