ATLANTA — Hank Aaron refused to be intimidated by racist hate mail or threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record ... following his record-breaking 715th homer on April 8 ...

Barry Bonds currently holds both the single-season (73 in 2001) and career (762) home run records, breaking the previous marks set by Mark McGwire (70 in 1998) and Hank Aaron (755), respectively.

Alphabetically and arithmetically, what could be finer than having "Aaron, Hank" as the first name ... holds the Cadillac of baseball records: His 755 home runs are the most by a major leaguer.

The statue, creator by sculptor William Behrends, depicts the record-setting slugger ... Milo Hamilton cheers Hank Aaron after the slugger's 715th home run on April 8, ...