Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron was born February 5th, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. He has seven siblings and his brother Tommie Aaron also played in the Major Leagues. Aaron and his brother hold the record for most career homeruns by a pair of siblings (768). Hank grew up in a poor family and picked cotton on a farm. He practiced by hitting bottle caps with sticks and made his own balls and bats from materials on the streets. Hank attended Central High School and played outfield and third base to lead his team to the Mobile Negro High School Championship. He established himself as a power hitter and at the age of 15 years old he had his first MLB tryout. He however did not make the team and joined the Mobile Black Bears, which was a Negro League team, in which he earned 10 dollars a game. He got signed to a minor league contract by Ed Scott on behalf of the Indianapolis Clowns.

Hank helped the Clowns win the 1952 Negro League World Series and soon after received two offers from the major leagues. One offer was to the New York Giants and the other was the Boston Braves. He chose Boston and picked up the nickname “Pork Chops”. On March 13, 1954 the Hank Aaron made his first spring training start for the Braves. On April 13th Hank made his Major League debut and was hitless in five at-bats. He went on to become considered one of the greatest baseball players of all-time. He set the record for most career homeruns and hit 24 or more homeruns every year from 1955 through 1973. He is the only player to hit 30 or more homeruns in a season at least fifteen times. He made the All-Star team every year from 1955 until 1975 and won three gold glove awards. He also has one World Series victory as well. Hank Aaron also is in the 3,000 hit club as well. Hank Aaron always will be considered one of the greatest players ever.

The 1957 World Series featured the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Braves. The series went seven games with Braves winning four games to three. This series was the first time since 1946 that the series included scheduled off days after games 2 and 5. Hank Aaron led everyone in the series with a .393 batting average and eleven hits, including a triple, three homeruns and seven RBIs. Game 1 of the series Hank Aaron hit a triple to put the Yankees up 1-0 to help the Yankees win game 1. In game 2, Hank Aaron also tripled in the second innings later being knocked in for a lead in the game but later saw the lead vanish and lost game 2. In game 3 Hank Aaron hit one of his six postseason homeruns in the fifth inning to help the Yankees win game 3. In game 4 Hank Aaron hit another homerun but the Yankees lost game 4. In game 6 Hank Aaron helped the Yankees win by hitting a game tying homerun in the seventh to tie the game, which later the Yankees won. In Game 7 the Yankees could not get any offense going as they lost to the Braves 5-0.