Aaron begins 1974 season by tying The Babe
“Hank Aaron came up in a totally different time, in times that were totally tougher I think,” said former teammate Bob Uecker. “But for Henry to persist and go through the things he did racially, when he approached the record… Hank is somebody all by himself.”
Craig Muder is the director of communications at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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