On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron, of the Atlanta Braves, broke Babe Ruth's home run record with his 715th career homer. Aaron the 'Hammer' would go on to finish his career with a total of 755 runs.

Built with support from the Atlanta Braves Foundation, the exhibit follows Aaron’s life from his birth in Mobile, Alabama, in ...

Sabathia suggested an All-Star week tribute to Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron due to dates reflecting Ruth's long-standing home run ...

The MLB All-Star game at Truist Park will pay tribute to Hank Aaron, with a special presentation celebrating Aaron’s 715th ...

Aaron broke Babe Ruth's career home run record in 1974 despite enduring racism and went on to hit 755 homers in a 23-year career. Hank Aaron dies at 86. He broke Babe Ruth's home run record - Los ...

Baseball legend Hank Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record, has died, the Atlanta Braves announced Friday. He was 86. In a statement, the Braves said Aaron died peacefully in his sleep.

In 1973, at the age of 39, Aaron was still a force, clubbing 40 home runs to finish the year with a career total of 713, just one behind Babe Ruth. In 1974, after tying Ruth on Opening Day in ...

On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth on all-time home run list. Dusty Baker and Ralph Garr share memories of teammate who "was never scared." ...

Right now, that number is 715, because Monday night, with a flair for the dramatic that would have made the Babe smile, Hank Aaron smashed a home run to place George Herman Ruth No. 2.

Major League Baseball will honor two of the game's greatest sluggers during the 2025 Home Run Derby in Atlanta.

The lasting image of Hank Aaron’s home run chase came early in the 1974 season, when he passed Babe Ruth’s record of 714 and took one of the most memorable jogs around the bases in baseball ...

Hank Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth's all-time home run record during his Hall of Fame career, mostly with the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta, died of natural causes on Jan. 22, 2021.