Because of his unassuming nature and the fact that relatively few of his 755 home runs were as impressive as the titanic moonshots often launched by less consistent sluggers, Aaron never achieved the transcendent fame enjoyed by Ruth whose career home run total he eclipsed on April 8, 1974. Even so, his remarkable achievement was no accident; Aaron was truly one of the best hitters in baseball history...
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Even so, his remarkable achievement was no accident; Aaron was truly one of the best hitters in baseball history. Unlike most sluggers, Aaron's power didn't come from a wide-open swing but rather from quick wrists and a good eye. A two-time batting champion, Aaron hit with authority to all fields and never struck out more than 100 times in a season...
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Babe Ruth Bibliography: Creamer, Robert, Babe (1974); Ruth, Claire M., with Bill Slocum, The Babe and I (1959); Ruth, George H., with Bob Considine, The Babe Ruth Story (1948); Smelser, Marshall, The Life That Ruth Built: A Biography (1975); Wagenheim, Kal, Babe Ruth (1974)...	1 / 105
Babe Ruth They married on October 17, 1914 in Ellicott City, Maryland. In December of 1919 Babe was sold to the New York Yankees. Prior to Ruth's arrival in New York, the team had never won a pennant...	3 / 799
Babe Ruth In 1921, Ruth had a record setting 60 homers, which no one broke until Hank Aaron in 1974. In 1935, George Herman Ruth hung up his uniform for the last time with leaving professional baseball...	2 / 354
Babe Ruth He retired in 1935 with 714 career home runs, a record not surpassed until Hank Aaron's performance in 1974. Ruth was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 as one of the first five charter members...	2 / 418