国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「Today, we're reflecting on the life of Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron. Aaron's on-field exploits still fill baseball’s record books. They also earned him nicknames like "The Hammer" and "Home Run King.” Hank Aaron began playing professional baseball as a teenage shortstop for the Negro League’s Indianapolis Clowns. In 1950s, he joined the National League’s Milwaukee Braves. Aaron played right-field for the Braves for almost the entirety of major league tenure, following the club in its move to Atlanta in 1966. In 1975 he returned to Milwaukee as a member of the city’s new team, the Brewers. On April 8, 1974, Aaron hit his record setting 715th home run, besting the mark set by Babe Ruth, who last set the record in 1935. Finishing his career with 755, “The Hammer” was baseball’s home run king until 2007. Aaron dealt with racism throughout his career. As he neared Ruth’s mark, he received thousands of letters daily, much of it hate mail, including threats to his life. Hank Aaron was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP in 1976, inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002. #History #AmericanHistory #SportsHistory #BaseballHistory」1月23日 4時02分