Hank Aaron dead at 86

[famicommander]

Truly as great as they come. A legendary player and an even better man.

 

[evil wasabi]

I don’t know baseball and never have or will watch a game. It’s a homosexual sport. Full stop. Anyone who watches that shit belongs in my bar, The Men’s Room. But RIP to Aaron. Real trailblazer, I guess.

 

[famicommander]

Hank Aaron's accomplishments:
25X All Star (1955-1975; for a few years MLB held two All-Star games per season)
1957 World Series Champion
1957 National League Most Valuable Player
3X Gold Glove winner (1958-1960)
2X National League Batting Champion (1956, 1969)
4X National League Home Run Leader (1957, 1963, 1966, 1967)
4X National League RBI Leader (1957, 1960, 1963, 1966)
3rd all time in hits with 3,771
2nd all time in home runs with 755 (was first until steroid monster Barry Bonds broke it with 762)
1st all time in RBI with 2,297
4th all time in runs scored with 2174 (the exact total Babe Ruth retired with as well)
1st all time in total bases with 6856
1st all time in extra base hits with 1477
First Ballot Hall of Fame Class of 1982
MLB All-Century Team for the 1900s
No. 44 retired by the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers

Received daily death threats from racist assbags while he was chasing down Babe Ruth's home run record