After Hank Aaron broke baseball's home run record ... with 25. Aaron hit his 755th and final home run July 20, 1976. His penultimate home run, hit July 11 of that year, broke a 4-4 tie in the ...

But that was not the case with Hank Aaron. When he came within range of Babe Ruth's 714 home run record, he was getting threatening letters practically every day. That was because Aaron was Black.

1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles left-hander Al Downing in the fourth inning. The Braves beat the ...

Hank Aaron takes a question at a press conference ... in Milwaukee wearing a Brewers uniform. Aaron hit his 755th and final home run July 20, 1976. His penultimate home run, hit July 11 of that ...