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 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 755 career home runs.
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.
The man who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record was Hank Aaron. He hit his 715th on April 8, 1974 and finished his career with a total of 755 home runs.
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.
He broke the record on April 8th, 1974 in Atlanta while playing the Los Angeles Dodgers. He hit the famous 715th home run ball off of a pitch from Los Angeles Dodgers Al Downing.
On April 8, 1974 Hank Aaron hit home run number 715 to break Babe Ruth's All time home run record.
Hank Aaron hit his 755th and final home run on July 20, 1976 against the California Angels. The home run came in the 7th inning off of Dick Drago and Brewers' batter on deck was catcher Darrell Porter.
Aaron hit No. 714 off pitcher Jack Billingham at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium on April 5, 1974. Four days later, he broke Babe Ruth's home record, belting No. 715 off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Hank Aaron.