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- After a brief time with the Indianapolis Clowns in the Negro Leagues, Hank Aaron would become the greatest player in Atlanta Braves history, which is no small feat considering the Braves are an organization spanning well over a century. Aaron became one of the most prolific hitters in the game of Baseball, collecting over 3,771 Hits with 755 Home Runs, a batting combination that has no equal. A master of consistency, Aaron had 15 30-Home Run Seasons, 14 seasons where he batted over .300, and he was named to every All-Star Game from 1955 to 1975. Aaron was named the National League MVP in 1957, the same year led the Milwaukee Braves to their only title while playing in Wisconsin, and from 1955 to 1973, Aaron always received an MVP vote. When Aaron was chasing Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record of 714, he received numerous death threats, all based on the color of his skin. Aaron did set the home run record, and did so with class and dignity that will always be celebrated.
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1 World Series Championship (1957)
1 MVP (1957)
25 All-Star Games (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959x2, 1960x2, 1961x2, 1962x2,
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 &
1975)
3 Gold Gloves (1958, 1959 & 1960)
2 Batting Titles (1956 & 1959)
4 Home Run Titles (1957, 1963, 1966 & 1967)
4 RBI Titles (1957, 1960, 1963 & 1966)
.305 Batting Average
3,771 Hits
755 Home Runs
2,297 Runs Batted In
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Member of the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Atlanta Braves
Number retired by the Milwaukee Brewers
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
The Associated Press named Jim Thorpe the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th Century, and with the myriad of sports that he excelled in, it should have been an easy vote.
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1 Decathlon Olympic Gold Medal (1912)
1 Pentathlon Olympic Gold Medal (1912)
1 First Team All-Pro (1923)
2-Time All-American (1911 & 1912)
Member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Named to the NFL 1920s All-Decade
Named to the NFL 50th Anniversary Team
After World War II, many within Major League Baseball knew that it was time to re-integrate (there had been black players in the Majors in the 1880s), and it was the Brooklyn Dodgers who took that first step with Jackie Robinson, a second baseman with the Kansas City Monarchs.
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1 World Series Championship (1955)
1 MVP (1949)
6 All-Star Games (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 & 1954)
1 Batting Title (1949)
2 Stolen Base Titles (1947 & 1949)
.311 Batting Average
1,518 Hits
137 Home Runs
734 Runs Batted In
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Number retired by all Major League Baseball Teams
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
- Babe Ruth was not the first star in Baseball, but he was the first man of the game who transcended the sport. "The Sultan of Swat" began his career as a Pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, but as the 1910s closed, he transitioned into the game's first great power hitter, though for the New York Yankees, who purchased his contract from Boston.
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7 World Series Championships (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928 & 1932)
1 MVP (1923)
2 All-Star Games (1933 & 1934)
1 Batting Title (1924)
12 Home Run Titles (1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 & 1931)
6 RBI Titles (1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926 & 1929)
.342 Batting Average
2,873 Hits
714 Home Runs
2,213 Runs Batted In
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Number retired by the New York Yankees
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Time Team
One of the purest hitters in Baseball, Ted Williams, was the template by which thousands of batters followed.
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Two MVPs (1946 & 1949)
Two Triple Crowns (1942 & 1947)
19 All-Star Games (1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959x2 & 1960x2)
6 Batting Titles (1941, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1957 & 1958)
4 Home Run Titles (1941, 1942, 1947 & 1949)
4 RBI Titles (1939, 1942, 1947 & 1949)
.344 Batting Average
2,654 Hits
521 Home Runs
1,839 Runs Batted In
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Member of the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Boston Red Sox
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Time Team
Willie Mays played two years with Birmingham of the Negro Leagues before he signed with the New York Giants, and it would not take long before the “Say Hey Kid” became the face of the franchise.
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1 World Series Championship (1954)
2 MVPs (1954 & 1965)
24 All-Star Games (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959x2, 1960x2, 1961x2, 1962x2, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 & 1973)
12 Gold Gloves (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 & 1968)
1 Batting Title (1954)
4 Home Run Titles (1955, 1962, 1964 & 1965)
4 Stolen Base Titles (1956, 1957, 1958 & 1959)
.302 Batting Average
3,283 Hits
660 Home Runs
1,903 Runs Batted In
338 Stolen Bases
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Member of the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame.
Number retired by the San Francisco Giants
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Time Team
If Babe Ruth was the first baseball player to be a national celebrity, Joe DiMaggio was the first to be one part of an athlete/celebrity power couple when he was married to Marilyn Monroe.
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9 World Series Championships (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950 & 1951)
3 MVPs (1939, 1941 & 1947)
13 All-Star Games (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 & 1951)
2 Batting Titles (1938 & 1940)
2 Home Run Titles (1937 & 1948)
2 RBI Titles (1941 & 1946)
.325 Batting Average
2,214 Hits
361 Home Runs
1,537 RBIs
1 AP Male Athlete of the Year Award (1941)
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Number retired by the New York Yankees
Named the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Babe Ruth was the first superstar on the New York Yankees, but it did not take long before he was joined by another one, Lou Gehrig.
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6 World Series Championships (1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1947 & 1938)
2 MVPs (1927 & 1936)
1 Triple Crown (1934)
7 All-Star Games (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 & 1939)
1 Batting Title (1934)
3 Home Run Titles (1931, 1934 & 1936)
5 RBI Titles (1927, 1928, 1939, 1931 & 1934)
.340 Batting Average
2,721 Hits
493 Home Runs
1,995 Runs Batted In
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Number retired by the New York Yankees.
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Time Team
From Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente was not the first Latin American star in Major League Baseball, but he was the first one who transcended the sport.
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2 World Series Championships (1960 & 1971)
1 MVP (1966)
15 All-Star Games (1960x2, 1961x2, 1962x3, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971 & 1972)
12 Gold Gloves (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 & 1972)
4 Batting Titles (1961, 1964, 1965 & 1967)
.317 Batting Average
3,000 Hits
240 Home Runs
1,305 Runs Batted In
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Pittsburgh Pirates