Paul Payne: Hank Aaron’s Passing Stokes Childhood Memories Of “The Chase” Saturday, January 23, 2021 - by Paul Payne
Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron watches his historic 715th home run on April 8, 1974. Aaron died Friday at the age of 86.
The chart the author maintained to chronicle Hank Aaron’s pursuit of Babe Ruth’s career home run record.
The scorebook signifying Aaron’s passing of Babe Ruth with his 715th career home run.
Hearing the news that baseball legend Hank Aaron died surely sparked a flood of memories for those of us who grew up in the South long before TBS turned the Atlanta Braves into “America’s Team”.