Henry Aaron

Henry Aaron became baseball's all-time home run king with 755 career home runs and a Major League leader in total bases, extra base hits, and runs batted in. He began his 23-year career with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954, led the Braves to the World Championship in 1957, and was the National League Most Valuable Player that same year. He hit 40 or more home runs in a season 8 times, won two batting titles, was a 3-time Gold Glove outfielder, and was a 24-time All-Star. He was the ninth player to collect 3,000 career hits, hit his 755th home run at County Stadium as a Milwaukee Brewer, and finished his career with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976. The Hank Aaron Award is presented to the best hitter in baseball, the Braves and Brewers retired his uniform number 44, and he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1982.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · United States