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Accomplishments: He broke ground for the participation of African Americans in professional sports. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's career home run record, although he hit a respectable .280 with 13 home runs before breaking an ankle in September. In 1955, Aaron became the Braves' starting right fielder and he won the NL batting title in 1956 with a .328 average and 26 home runs. His all-time career mark of 755 home runs was built on a remarkable 20-season stretch from 1955 through 1974. He hit 40 or more home runs in 8 of those seasons, 30 or more in 15, and 20 or more in all 20. He also batted over .300 fourteen times. His top batting average was .355 in 1959; his best home run season was 1971, when he had 47. Fascinatingly, he hit 44 home runs--his uniform number--in three different seasons, 1957, 1963, and 1965. The Braves, who had moved to Atlanta in 1966, announced that he would be held out of the opening series in Cincinnati so he would have a chance to break the record before his home fans. However, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn ordered the team to use Aaron in Cincinnati, and he tied the record in his first trip to the plate. When he retired, he held all-time major-league records for extra base hits, 1,477; total bases, 6,856; and runs batted in, 2,297. Aaron then returned to Atlanta to work in the Braves' front office, where he became one of the first blacks in upper-level

3. Ended his career with exactly 3000 career hits, being only the tenth player ever to do that at the time

Attention Getter: On August 7th, 2007, Barry Bonds hit home run number 756, passing Hank Aaron for the most home runs in Major League history. However, this record is controversial, due to steroid use.

Career record. Since Pete Rose was born his peers had known he was going to be something big. He broke many world records, especially the most all time hits record with 4,256 total hits. Pete Rose earned the title National League Most Valuable Player (Lloyd 2015). With more broken records that are still set that any other famous mlb player, Rose is basically a walking legend. (Lagrave 2015) Pete Rose won the world series back to back and 44 games in a row. Pete Rose ended his last season with a overall batting average .340! Rose set a record for 240 hits in a single season (Solomon

when he officially started his career. His first year he went 18-8 for his first year of a ERA 2.44,

On May 5, 1978, Rose became the 13th and youngest player in Major League history to collect his 3,000th career hit, with a single off Montreal Expos pitcher Steve Rogers. On June 14 in Cincinnati, Rose singled in the first inning off Cubs pitcher Dave Roberts; Rose would proceed to get a hit in every game he played until August 1, making a run at Joe DiMaggio’s record 56-game hitting streak, which had stood

In 1949, he became the leader in stolen bases and earned the National League 's Most Valuable Player Award(MVP).

Many people consider Babe as the greatest to play the game. The records Babe Ruth set is a testament to how amazing of a player he really was. While playing for the Red Sox in 1919, Babe set the single season record for home runs at 29(biography). In the next season, now with the New York Yankees, Ruth close to doubled his single season home run record to 54(biography). Following the 54 home run season Ruth set the outstanding record of 59 home runs(biography). It only took Ruth 10 seasons to become one of the greatest home run hitters anyone has ever seen. Ruth’s success on the baseball diamond made him a household name; so much so, that the new Yankee Stadium (built in 1923) was dubbed "the house that Ruth built"(biography). When everyone thought that Babe was incredible at setting the total home runs to 59, Ruth outdid himself again to set godly mark of 60 homeruns in one season during the 1927 season(biography). Unsurprisingly, this record stood for an amazing 34 years. No one had ever seen a player as great as what Babe Ruth was during the 1920s. During the 1920s, Ruth broke practically all of the slugging records. These include most years leading a league in home runs (12); most total bases in a season (457); and highest slugging percentage for a season (.847) (biography). Based on his prestigious baseball career, Babe Ruth was one of the most influential athletes during the

Yadier Molina who was born on July 13th in the year of 1982 is a Puerto Rican baseball player that has found his way to the MLB and has really made a mark on the game. ("Yadier Molina." Famous Birthdays. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.) Molina was born in Bayamon Puerto Rico and grew up with his father Benjamin Molina, his mother Gladys Matta Molina, and then his two brothers Bengie and Jose. Yadi’s father was a ameture catcher in Puerto Rico but also worked as a toolsman too. Baseball was in the family for a long time and that is all that him and his brothers knew growing up which would explain why they all three made a professional career out of it. Both his brothers Bengie and Jose ended up being major league catchers as well, but nothing like their brother Yadier. They all knew he had something special growing up and playing as a kid. Molina never really focused on the catching

of all time. Babe had a 92 and 44 record, 67.6%, and a 2.24 career earned- run

Lou Gehrig lead the league in runs batted in with 175. Although their offense had proven their abilities, the Yankees pitching had to show that they could stay in the limelight of their teammates. The Yankees pitching staff had four pitchers with 18 or more wins. Waite Hoyt compiled 22 wins, Herb Pennock and Wilcy Moore each had 19 wins, and Urban Shocker had 18 victories. Moore, a

He then left for a job as an athletic director for the National Youth Foundation. He then played minor league baseball for the Montreal Royals in 1946. While he was playing minor league he was called up to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the major leagues in 1947. It was that year that he won rookie of the year with his 175 hits, 12 home runs, and 48 RBI’s. He also appeared on the cover of time magazine in September of 1947.

During his nineteen-year career, he appeared in eleven all-star games, received two National League Most Valuable Player awards, and swatted 512 home runs, the second most in Cubs history. Banks became a Major League Hall of Famer in 1977, the first year he was eligible to be inducted (Cohen). Near the end of his improbable journey, he achieved one of his greatest accomplishments, receiving the highest honor given to civilians, the Presidential Medal Freedom (Muskat). Banks’ success on the field will never be forgotten, but what people may remember the most is his attitude off the field, which endeared him to countless numbers of

When Babe Ruth arrived for Spring Training in 1925, he was sick. During a road trip, Babe Ruth collapsed. He underwent an operation for intestinal abscess. Babe Ruth played in only 98 games. In 1926, Babe Ruth was healthy. He hit an average of .346 and hit 47 homeruns. In the 1926 World Series, Babe Ruth was thrown out of Game 7 for trying to steal second base. In 1927, Babe Ruth set a major league record of 60 homeruns. In the World Series of 1928, Babe Ruth hit an average of .625 with three homeruns. In 1929, Babe Ruth hit 46 homeruns. In 1932, Babe Ruth made his final postseason appearance with the Yankees. In the World Series, Babe Ruth hit two homeruns.

He successfully accomplished that in two thousand three hundred and ninety three at bats in eight seasons with the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox, and the California Angels. Bo was a right handed batter, but one day during batting practice he was joking around and took a few swings left handed and hit one four hundred and fifty feet. He was number sixteen with the Kansas City Royals, number eight with the Chicago White Sox, and number twenty two with the California Angels.