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 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.
Bottom of the 4thHank Aaron hit home run number 715 on April 8, 1974, in the bottom of the 4th inning off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing to break Babe Ruth's All time home run record.