“That ball is gonna be … outta here! It’s gone! It’s 715! There’s a new home run champion of all time, and it’s Henry Aaron!”
With the swing of a bat and that call from Milo Hamilton on WSB Radio, Braves legend Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron put his name in the history books on April 8, 1974.
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Monday will mark the 50th anniversary of Aaron’s record-breaking 715h home run to pass Babe Ruth on the all-time home run leaders list.