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jjjjjHenry (Hank) Aaron was born on February 5, 1934. In 1954, Hank joined the Milwaukee Braves at age 20 after playing for the Indianapolis Clowns in the Negro American League (I wonder what their jerseys looked like). Throughout his 22-year career, "Hammerin' Hank" was a 20-time National League All-Star, a two-time National League batting champ, a four-time National League home run leader, an RBI and slugging champ, a National League Most Valuable Player and a World Series Champion. As Hank Aaron approached Babe Ruth's record of homeruns in a season, he received many death threats. Since most baseball fans were white, there were some who thought it was wrong for a black man to break a white man's record, especially a man as famous as Babe Ruth. Surprisingly, Hank just ignored them.jjjjHank Aaron, the man who once said, "I don't want them to forget Ruth, I just want them to remember me," was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. Aaron deserves a spot on the All Century Team for ignoring numerous death threats and playing to his potential. In 1976, he retired with these career numbers:
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* - Historic Record
