1 ball and no strikes.
Atlanta Braves
He was 40 years old.
He walked.
The starter was Ron Reed.
1974 is when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record with his 715th home run.
On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run thereby eclipsing Babe Ruth's long standing home run record of 714.
Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's all time home run record of 714 when he hit his 715th home run in Atlanta on April 18, 1974.
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.
Henry "Hank Aaron was the first player to hit 715 homeruns. With his 715 home run he passed babe Ruth for first all time.
Hank Aaron hit home run number 715 on Monday, April 8, 1974 before a prime-time television audience. Aaron homered in the bottom of the fourth inning off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing to break Babe Ruth's career home run record.
Hank Aaron's historic 715th home run baseball is currently held by the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. After Aaron hit the home run on April 8, 1974, it was caught by a fan named John Kline, who later sold it to the Hall of Fame. This ball is significant as it marked Aaron's breaking of Babe Ruth's long-standing home run record.
Hank Aaron hit his historic 715th home run on April 8, 1974, off pitcher Al Downing of the Los Angeles Dodgers. This moment marked Aaron's surpassing of Babe Ruth's long-standing record of 714 home runs. The achievement was celebrated as a significant milestone in baseball history.