ATLANTA The 50th anniversary of Hank Aaron s 715th home run was marked Monday with announcements of a new statue at Baseball s Hall of Fame and a new commemorative stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.
Baseball's Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23, and the U.S. Postal Service will release a commemorative stamp picturing Aaron in his Atlanta Braves uniform. Both announcements came on the 50th anniversary of Aaron's 715th home run, which topped the record 714 hit by Babe Ruth.
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