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The greatest sports saga of the modern era has to be Henry Aaron's assault on the immortal Babe Ruth's career home run record of 714. In this book, Henry Aaron tells in his own words the story of that epic journey. In 1952, Henry Lewis Aaron left Mobile, Alabama, with two dollars in his pocket, two pairs of pants, and two sandwiches in a brown paper bag. Seventeen years old and homesick before the train even left the station, he was off to become a shortstop for the Indianapolis Clowns, a black barnstorming team. Aaron was not with the Clowns fo long when major league scouts picked up his trail. In particular, the Giants and Braves were interested in his services. The Braves bought his contract from the Clowns for $2,500 and sent him ot their Eau Claire farm club where he hit .336. The next year, Aaron played for Jacksonville in the Sally League, the first black to do so, and hit .362 to lead the league. On the road in those days, the white players stayed in a hotel in the center of town. More often than not, the black players stayed in a private home on the wrong side of the tracks. Aaron made the Braves varsity in 1954 when Bobby Thomson broke his leg sliding into second base in

Who reads Aaron?

Author

Aaron, Hank, 1934-, Bisher, Furman

Publisher

New York, Crowell

Published

1974

Language

EN

ISBN

9780690005097

Category

biography

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, Memoir

Rating

3.65 / 5 (17 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14