Joey007
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He is one of those names that is synonymous with baseball. Rest In Peace.
Yep, he lost probably 150+ HRs during those years...Class Act, all the way, and yes, He is still the Homerun King. RIP Mr. Aaron
Although I do feel obliged to mention that if Ted Williams had not lost five years of his career to military service (3 for WW2, 2 for Korea), he would have come very close to Aaron.
He understood that, as somebody batting 3rd/4th/5th in the order, Job1 was to find a good pitch to hit...Aaron's stats are eye opening, but what sticks out to me isn't the home run and rbi #s - it's the low # of strike outs and walks comparatively for a guy with way over 600 plate appearances throughout his career. Tells me he actually - God Forbid - went up to the plate to swing the bat and not "work the count" like so many of today's ballplayers. Rest in Peace and God Bless his family.
Greatest home run hitter of all time.Aaron's stats are eye opening, but what sticks out to me isn't the home run and rbi #s - it's the low # of strike outs and walks comparatively for a guy with way over 600 plate appearances throughout his career. Tells me he actually - God Forbid - went up to the plate to swing the bat and not "work the count" like so many of today's ballplayers. Rest in Peace and God Bless his family.
Met Ted Williams at a golf outing about a year before he became a popsicle.Class Act, all the way, and yes, He is still the Homerun King. RIP Mr. Aaron
Although I do feel obliged to mention that if Ted Williams had not lost five years of his career to military service (3 for WW2, 2 for Korea), he would have come very close to Aaron.