TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY TAKES US BACK TO MOBILE, ALABAMA IN 1934. That was the day Henry Aaron was born. He would become major league baseball’s all-time home-run king in 1974 when he eclipsed Babe Ruth‘s record of 714.
Aaron finished his career with 755 home runs. Barry Bonds broke Aaron’s record in 2007, tainted, however, by allegations of steroid use.
Henry Aaron, not unlike his unassuming demeanor, quietly set many major league records and is among the leaders of many more. Here are some as compiled by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR):
Most seasons with at least 20 HRs 20 (1st)
Most career RBI 2,297 (1st)
Most career extra base hits 1,477 (1st)
Most career total bases 6,856 (1st)
Most seasons at least 100 runs scored 15 (1st)
Most career home runs 755 (2nd)
Most career hits 3,771 (3rd)
Most career runs 2,174 (4th)
Most career at-bats 12,364 (2nd)
Most seasons at least 100 RBI 11 (4th)
Most career games 3,298 (3rd)
It’s also remarkable, considering he was the all-time HR king for almost 40 years, the lists Aaron is not on:
Most seasons with at least 60 HRs 0
Most seasons with at least 50 HRs 0
Henry Aaron was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Contributing sources:
MLB batting leaderboards, Baseball-Reference
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