Baseball great Henry 'Hank' Aaron, born in 1934 in Mobile, Alabama, hit his 500th career home run on this day in history, July 14, 1968. He would go on to break Babe Ruth's home run record.
On this day in history, July 14, 1968, Atlanta Braves legend Henry 'Hank' Aaron hit the 500th home run of his record-breaking career in a 4-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. With 499 career home runs under his belt, Aaron hit a three-run shot in the third inning of the game off Giants’ pitcher Mike McCormick, noted History.com.
ON THIS DAY HISTORY, APRIL 8, 1974, HANK AARON BREAKS BABE RUTH'S HOME RUN RECORD He remains baseball's all-time leader in RBIs and total bases . Aaron's home run record stood until the 2007 season, which ended when Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run. It was shortly after Hank Aaron’s record-breaking home run that Rep. Andrew Young, Democrat of Georgia, declared, 'Through his long career, Hank Aaron has been a model of humility, dignity and quiet competence.
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