Hank Aaron hit 755 lifetime home runs for the braves.
Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth at 714 in Cincinnati to open the 1974 season on the road. On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit career home run number 715 off L.A. Dodgers pitcher Al Downing in his home park in Atlanta.
Hank Aaron was a member of the Atlanta Braves when he broke Babe Ruth's home run record on April 8, 1974.
Hank Aaron's 715 home run ball was caught by his teammate Tom House just over the outfield fence. He returned the ball to Aaron and it is now on display in the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame in Turner Field along with the bat used to hit the ball.
Hank Aaron hit 755 career home runs.
Atlanta Braves
Hank Aaron hit 755 lifetime home runs for the braves.
In 1954 Hank Aaron hit his first career home run as a Milwaukee Brave off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Vic Raschi. Oakland did not have a team in 1954.
The Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta for the 1966 season. Aaron's final home run in the 1965 season came off of Philadelphia Phillies' right hander Ray Culp on September 20. It was Aaron's 398th career home run.
The starter was Ron Reed.
1974 is when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record with his 715th home run.
Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth at 714 in Cincinnati to open the 1974 season on the road. On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit career home run number 715 off L.A. Dodgers pitcher Al Downing in his home park in Atlanta.
Hank Aaron was a member of the Atlanta Braves when he broke Babe Ruth's home run record on April 8, 1974.
Hank Aaron hit 755 career home runs.
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's 715 home run ball was caught by his teammate Tom House just over the outfield fence. He returned the ball to Aaron and it is now on display in the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame in Turner Field along with the bat used to hit the ball.
Hank Aaron hit 3 home runs in a game in 1959.