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)

Eddie Mathews: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1978

Born: October 13, 1931

1949: Signed by Boston Braves

1949-51: Minor Leagues

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Braves)

1952: Three Home Run Game

1953: Braves move to Milwaukee

1953: .302, 47 HR, 135 RBI, .406 OBP, .627 Slugging, 1.033 OPS

1954: First athlete on cover of Sports Illustrated

1957: Hit GW home run in 10^{th inning of World Series Game 4}

1957: Braves win World Series

1958: Braves win Pennant

1966: Braves move to Atlanta

1966: Traded to Houston Astros

1967: Joined 500 Homer club

1967: Traded to Detroit Tigers

1968: Tigers win World Series

1968: Retired

1972-74: Managed Braves (149-161)

1978: Elected to Hall of Fame (78% of vote)

1999: Finalist for All Century Team

Died: February 18, 2001


Accomplishments:
2x World Champion

12x All Star

863 combined Home Runs w/Hank Aaron (most ever by teammates)

Braves retired his #41

2x HR Champ

.271

512 HR

1453 RBI

1509 Runs

2315 Hits

.376 OBP

.509 Slugging

.885 OPS

TB: 4349

100+ Runs: 8x

31 Doubles (1953)

20+ HR: 14x

30+ HR: 10x

40+ HR: 4x

100+ RBI: 5x

100+ Walks: 5x

.300 Average: 3x

.400 OBP: 4x

.500 Slugging: 8x

.600 Slugging: 3x

1.000OPS: 3x

300 TB: 6x

Led League in walks: 4x

Led League in OBP (.399): 1963

Postseason: .200, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .745 OPS (3 World Series)

As a Manager: 149-161 (.481)

Warren Spahn: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1973

Born: April 23, 1921

1940: Signed by Boston Bees (Braves)

Debut: April 19, 1942 (Braves)

1942: Casey Stengel sent Spahn back to the minors after the pitcher refused to throw at Pee Wee Reese.

1943-45: World War II service (awarded Purple Heart)

1944: Battle of the Bulge

1947: Pitching Title

1948: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain poem appears

1948: Braves win Pennant

1952: 18 strikeout game

1953: 23-7, 2.10, 1.058 WHIP

1953: Pitching Title

1953: TSN Pitcher of the Year

1957: Braves win World Series

1957: Won Cy Young Award

1957-8: TSN Pitcher of the Year

1958: Braves win Pennant

1960: No hit Phillies

1961: No hit Giants

1961: Lou Gehrig Award

1961: NL Pitching Title

1961: TSN Pitcher of the Year

1963: Dueled Juan Marichal for 16 innings (lost 1-0 on a Willie Mays home run)

1963: Appeared on TV Show: Combat

1964: Purchased by New York Mets

1965: Signed by San Francisco Giants

1965: Retired

1967-71: Managed Tulsa Oilers

1970s: Coached for Cleveland, the minors, and in Japan

1973: Elected to Hall of Fame (83.2%)

1999: All-Century Team

2003: Died

Accomplishments:

1957 World Champion

1957 Cy Young Award

1961: Lou Gehrig Award               

17x All Star

Two no-hitters

363-245 record

3.09 ERA

750 games-665 starts

382 CG

63 SHO

5243.2 IP

2583 Strikeouts

1.195 WHIP

Won 15+ Games: 16x

Won 20+ Games: 13x

Sub 3 ERA: 8x

Sub 2.50 ERA: 2x

10+ CG: 17x

20+ CG: 12x

25+ CG: 3x

200+ IP: 17x

300+ IP: 2x

Led league in wins: 8x

Led league in win % (.667): 1958

Led league in ERA: 3x

Led league in GS: 2x

Led league in CG: 9x

Led league in SHO: 4x

Led league in IP: 4x

Led league in Strikeouts: 4x

Led league in WHIP: 4x

Postseason: 4-3 record, 3.05 ERA, 56 IP, 32 strikeouts, 1.071 WHIP (8 games-3 World Series)

Andy Pafko: Chicago Cubs timeline

Born: February 25, 1921

1941: Purchased by Chicago Cubs

Debut: September 24, 1943 (Cubs)

1945: Cubs win pennant

1949: The “inside the glove” home run

1951: Traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers

1951: Dodgers lose playoff to Giants

1952: Andy Pafko was Topps Card #1 in the 1952 set. His card is worth thousands of dollars.

1952: Dodgers win pennant

1953: Traded to the Milwaukee Braves

1957: Braves win World Series

1958: Braves win pennant

1959: Retired

1960s: Minor League Manager

1967: Dropped off Hall of Fame ballot (0.3% of vote)

1999: Named to Cubs All-Century Team

2013: Died

Accomplishments:

1957 World Champion

5x All Star

.285

213 HR

976 RBI

844 Runs

1796 Hits

561 walks-477 strikeouts

.799 OPS

Led league HBP: 3x

30 doubles (1948)

12 triples (1945)

Hit .300: 3x

.500 slugging: 3x

304 TB (1950)

Postseason: .222, 0 HR, 5 RBI, .542 OPS (4 World Series)