Hank Aaron

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1954-1976 (1954-1976)
Proper Name
Henry Louis Aaron
Nickname
Hammerin' Hank
Positions
OF (2686) ... 1B (319) ... DH (202) ... 2B (43) ... 3B (7) ... LF (4)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 180
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
January 22,2021   Age:  86.352
High School
Central (Mobile,AL)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 10,000
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
aaroh101
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Brother of Tommie Aaron ... Father of Lary Aaron ... Subject of Chapter 97 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski ... Great-uncle of NFL player Kimani Vidal.   [1957] World Series Champion with Milwaukee Braves   [1970] Winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (Character and Integrity)   [1976] His #44 was retired by the Brewers on October 3,1976   [1977] His #44 was retired by the Braves on April 15,1977   [1982] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers)   [1988] Inducted into the Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame   [1999] Hank Aaron award created to recognized top hitters in both Major Leagues (AL/NL) ... Inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame   [2002] Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom   [2014] Added to the Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor
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1974-11-021974Milwaukee Brewerson MLB rosterMLBHistTraded from Atlanta Braves to Milwaukee Brewers for Dave May and Roger Alexander (12/2/1974) 
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1952-06-141952Boston Braveson MLB rosterMLBHistSigned as free agent by Boston Braves 
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tranx dateyearmlb teamminor lg teamlevelstatustransaction description40-man
1974-11-021974Milwaukee Brewerson MLB rosterMLBHistTraded from Atlanta Braves to Milwaukee Brewers for Dave May and Roger Alexander (12/2/1974) 
1 record(s)