On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hammered the baseball over the left-center field fence, surpassing Babe Ruth as the home run king with 715 homers ... “When he hit it, people were just kind of ...

ATLANTA -- Baseball's Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank ... of Aaron's 715th home run, which topped the record held by Babe Ruth in a career from 1914-35. Aaron hit 755 home runs ...

ATLANTA — Hank ... s home run record. Aaron’s teammates, including Dusty Baker, worried on his behalf even as the future Hall of Famer circled the bases following his record-breaking 715th ...

"The thing I like about baseball is that it's one-on-one," Aaron said. "You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, it's your mistake. If you hit a home run, it's your home run." ...