Henry Aaron

Henry Aaron was considered by many to be the greatest baseball player ever. He retired as the all-time home run king with 755 career home runs and continues to hold the Major League record for career runs batted in (2,297), extra base hits (1,477), and total bases (6,856). He ranks third all-time in hits (3,771) and tied for fourth all-time in runs (2,174). He was named an All-Star for 21 consecutive seasons from 1955 to 1975, hit a pennant-clinching home run in each of the Braves' World Series seasons, won N.L. MVP honors in 1957, became the first player to reach both 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · United States