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Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers broke Ty Cobb's single season stolen base record in 1962.
He was the first black to break Babe Ruth`s Home Run record!
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11,295. Aaron hit his 715th home run in his 11,295th at bat. Ruth hit 714 home runs in 8,399 at bats.
Hank Aaron 715th Home RunHank Aaron hit home run number 715 in 1974, to break Babe Ruth's all time career home run record of 714. Hank Aaron would end his career with 755 home runs.
I saw a SportsCentury piece on ESPN where Aaron said he received death threats and racist mail when he was about to break Babe Ruth's career home run record. He obviously dealt with the bigotry very well to have become as great a baseball player as he did. Click on the 'Hank Aaron and Racism' link underneath this answer to read an article from ESPN about Hank and some of the racism he had to deal with.
He was the first black to break Babe Ruth`s Home Run record!
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Yes, for career home runs.but not home runs in a season
He broke Hank Aaron's all-time home run record on August 7, 2007
11,295. Aaron hit his 715th home run in his 11,295th at bat. Ruth hit 714 home runs in 8,399 at bats.
Hank Aaron 715th Home RunHank Aaron hit home run number 715 in 1974, to break Babe Ruth's all time career home run record of 714. Hank Aaron would end his career with 755 home runs.
I saw a SportsCentury piece on ESPN where Aaron said he received death threats and racist mail when he was about to break Babe Ruth's career home run record. He obviously dealt with the bigotry very well to have become as great a baseball player as he did. Click on the 'Hank Aaron and Racism' link underneath this answer to read an article from ESPN about Hank and some of the racism he had to deal with.
On April 8, 1974 Hank Aaron hit home run number 715 to break Babe Ruth's All time home run record.
Hank Aaron hit home run number 715 in 1974 to break Babe Ruth's career home run record of 714. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60.
Hank Aaron - Roger MarisBabe Ruth had two Major home records broken. The single season home run record and the all time career home run record. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60, that he set in 1927. In 1974 Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run to break Babe Ruth's all time record of 714.
a break in the geological record is a disconformity
a break in the geological record is a disconformity