HANK AARON'S 715th HOMERUN

HANK AARON'S 715^th HOMERUN

On April 8^th, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves became the major leagues' all-time home run king, hitting his 715^th in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Stadium and surpassing Babe Ruth's total of 714.

SUPPORTING CAST:

Al Downing. Dodgers pitcher off whom Aaron homered in the fourth inning and the losing pitcher in the Braves' 7-4 victory.

Darrell Evans. Braves third baseman who was on base when Aaron connected, having reached first on shortstop Bill Russell's error.

Joe Ferguson. Downing's catcher.

Tom House. Atlanta relief pitcher who caught Aaron's homer in the Braves bullpen.

Ron Reed. The Braves' starting and winning pitcher.

- Taken from The Sporting News Baseball Trivia Book, The Sporting News Publishing Co., St. Louis, 1983, page 9.

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