Braves legend Hank Aaron became the Home Run King, breaking Babe Ruth’s record, 50 years ago today.
and Vin Scully perfectly curated it in real time. Aaron did not just break the all-time home run record held by Babe Ruth, the most iconic records in all of sports. With incredible perseverance, he also survived the racist hate that for more than a year made him feel, he said, “like a pig in a slaughterhouse.”“A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol. What a marvelous moment for baseball.
In choosing my 10 most important home runs ever hit, I looked beyond the score. Yes, history matters. The most important baseball moments do change history. But I also want cultural significance, the home runs that get so embedded in the fabric of America that they resonate with even a non-baseball fan. And I want authenticity. It’s not too much to ask that the most important home runs are achieved legitimately, which is why you won’t see any PED-fueled home runs on my list.
When Aaron was asked to address the crowd, the first thing that came out of his mouth was, “Thank God it’s over!” October 15, 1988: Kirk Gibson’s iconic injured walk-off two-out two-run pinch-hit walk-off home run off Dennis Eckersley to give the Dodgers a 5-4 win over the A’s in G1 of the World Series.
Joe Carter with the three-run World Series-winning walk-off home run off Phillies’ Mitch Williams in Bottom of 9th of Game 6.
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