Hank Aaron

APRIL 4, 1974 — After ending 1973 with 713 career home runs, one behind Babe Ruth, Hammerin' Hank tied the Great Bambino on his very first swing of the 1974 season, sending Cincinnati pitcher Jack Billingham's offering over the left-field wall in Riverfront Stadlum. That longball put to rest an entire offseason of speculating where and when Aaron would tie Ruth's record.