Hank Aaron's childhood best friend looks back on his chase for the home run record.
) -Out of the park and into the record books. With that swing, Mobile’s own Hank Aaron sent home run 715 into the seats at the old Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. But for Hank’s childhood friends this moment wasn’t a surprise.
“There’s nobody like him. He never changed,” said Withers. “I had the opportunity to go to the game with him at the stadium and after the game I’d be in his dressing room.” Then on April 8th, 1974, it was the swing and that iconic call to crown baseball’s new home run king.
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