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Hank AARON (HOF)

Biography

A short bio from the Helmar “This Great Game” card back: When the Braves signed young Henry out of the negro leagues, they toyed with the notion of making him a switch-hitter. One day while batting lefty, Aaron let the bat slip from his hands and nearly clocked Joe Adcock in the skull. That ended the experiment. Aaron needn’t hit from the other side, he’s a dangerous man from the right side of the plate. According to one NL hurler, throwing a fastball past Aaron is like “trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.”

Stats

Birth Date: February 5, 1934
Birth Location: Mobile, AL
Death Date: January 22, 2021
Death Location: Atlanta GA, USA
Weight: 180 lb
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Bats: R
Throws: R
Debut Date: April 13, 1954
Final Game Date: October 3, 1976
Years Played: 23
Games Played: 3,298
At Bats: 12,364
Runs: 2,174
Hits: 3,771
Doubles: 624
Triples: 98
Home Runs: 755
RBIs: 2,297
Stolen Bases: 240
Base on Balls: 1
Batting Average: 0.305
Position: Right Fielder



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