On April 8, 1974 Hank Aaron hit home run number 715 to break Babe Ruth's All time home run record.
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Hank Aaron
On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run thereby eclipsing Babe Ruth's long standing home run record of 714.
Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth at 714 in Cincinnati to open the 1974 season on the road. On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit career home run number 715 off L.A. Dodgers pitcher Al Downing in his home park in Atlanta.
1974 is when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record with his 715th home run.
April 8, 1974
On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit career home run #715, breaking Babe Ruth's record.
Hank Aaron hit home run 715 on April 8, 1974 off pitcher Al Downing of the L.A. Dodgers.
Aaron hit No. 714 off pitcher Jack Billingham at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium on April 5, 1974. Four days later, he broke Babe Ruth's home record, belting No. 715 off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Hank Aaron 715th Home RunHank Aaron hit home run number 715 in 1974, to break Babe Ruth's all time career home run record of 714. Hank Aaron would end his career with 755 home runs.
Hank Aaron hit 755 career home runs.
Hank Aaron hit 3 home runs in a game in 1959.