Hank Aaron: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1982

Born: February 5, 1934

1949: Tryout with Dodgers

1951-2: Negro Leagues

1952: Signed by Boston Braves

1952-3: Minor Leagues

Debut: April 13, 1954 (Milwaukee Braves)

1956: NL Batting Champ (.328)

1957: Hit pennant winning home run

1957: NL MVP (.322, 44, 132, 118 runs, 198 hits, .978, 369 TB)

1957: Braves win World Series

1958: Braves win Pennant

1959: Three Home Run game vs Giants

1959: NL Batting Champ (.355)

1959: .355, 39 HR, 123 RBI, 116 runs, 223 hits, 46 doubles, 1.037 OPS, 400 TB, .636 slugging

1963: 44 HR/31 Steals

1966: Braves move to Atlanta

1968: 500th Home Run

1969: Braves win NL West

1970: 3000th hit

1970: Lou Gehrig Award

1971: 600th Home Run

1972: 2,000th RBI

1972: Broke TB record

1973: 700th Home Run

1974: Broke home run record (715)

1974: Traded to Milwaukee Brewers

1976: Hit 755th and final Home Run of career

1976: Became Braves Exec

1980-present: Braves Senior VP

1982: Elected to Hall of Fame (97.8%)

1990: Published autobiography

1999: All Century Team

1999: Hank Aaron Award debuted

2002: Presidential Medal of Freedom

2007: Bonds passed Aaron on HR List (Aaron recorded his congratulations)


Accomplishments:
1957 World Champion

1957 NL MVP

2x Batting Champion

25x All Star

3x Gold Glove

3,000 Hit Club

700 Home Run Club

All Time leader in TB (6,856)

All Time leader in RBI (2,297)

All Time leader in XBH (1,477)

1970 Lou Gehrig Award

2x Player of the Month

Player of the Week (April 14, 1974)

.305

2,174 Runs

3,771 Hits

624 Doubles

755 HR

240 SB

1402 walks-1383 Strikeouts

.374 OBP

.555 Slugging

.928 OPS

100+ Runs: 15x

200+ hits: 3x

30+ Doubles: 10x

40+ Doubles: 2x

10+ Triples: 3x

20+ HR: 20x

30+ HR: 15x

40+ HR: 8x

100+ RBI: 11x

20+ SB: 6x

31 SB (1963)

.300+ Average: 14x

.355 (1959)

.400 OBP: 3x

.500 Slugging: 18x

.600 Slugging: 6x

1.000+ OPS: 5x

300+ TB: 15x

400 TB (1959)

Led league in games (155): 1961

Led league in runs: 3x

Led league in hits: 2x

Led league in doubles: 4x

Led league in HR: 4x

Led league in RBI: 4x

Led league in slugging: 4x

Led league in OPS: 3x

Led league in TB: 8x

Led league in SF (12): 1960

Postseason: .362, 6 HR, 16 RBI, 1.116 OPS (3 Series)