Henry Aaron left his mark on the world by breaking Babe Ruth's
record for home runs. But the world has also left its mark on him.
"Hammering Hank" Aaron's story is one that tells us much about
baseball, naturally, but also about our times. His unique, poignant
life has made him a symbol for much of the social history of
twentieth-century America.
Raised during the Depression in the Deep South enclave of
Mobile, Alabama, Aaron broke into professional baseball as a
cross-handed slugger and shortstop for the Indianapolis Clowns of
the Negro American League. A year later, he and a few others had
the unforgettable mission of integrating the South Atlantic League.
A year after that, he was a timid rookie leftfielder for the
Milwaukee Braves, for whom he became a World Series hero in 1957 as
well as the Most Valuable Player of the National League.
Aaron found himself back in the South when the Braves moved to
Atlanta in 1965. Nine years later, in the heat of hatred and
controversy, he hit his 715th home run to break Ruth's and
baseball's most cherished record--a feat that was recently voted
the greatest moment in baseball history. That year, Aaron received
over 900,000 pieces of mail, many of them vicious and racially
charged.
In a career that may be the most consistent baseball has ever
seen. Aaron also set all-time records for total bases and RBIs. He
ended his playing days by spending two nostalgic seasons back in
Milwaukee with the Brewers, then embarked on a new career as an
executive with the Atlanta Braves. He was for a long time the
highest-ranking black in baseball. In this position, Aaron has
become an unofficial spokesman in racial matters pertaining to
thenational pastime.
Because of the depth and pertinence of Aaron's dramatic
experiences, "I Had A Hammer" is more than a baseball
autobiography. Henry Aaron's candor and insights have produced a
revealing book about his extraordinary life and time.
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