On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hammered the baseball over the left-center field fence, surpassing Babe Ruth as the home run king with 715 homers. Randy Cox is one of more than 50,000 people who ...

ATLANTA — Hank Aaron refused to be intimidated by racist hate mail or threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record. Aaron's teammates, including Dusty Baker, worried on his behalf ...

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.

He could end up leaving for another team that has a smaller park as well. Will Ronald Acuña break Hank Aaron’s Home Run ...

Alphabetically and arithmetically, what could be finer than having "Aaron, Hank" as the first name listed ... If you hit a home run, it's your home run." His crowning moment was, of course ...

Hank Aaron takes a question at a press conference in Milwaukee on Nov. 14, 1974, after signing a two-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. Aaron, who broke baseball's home run record in 1974 ...