Vin Scully calls Hank Aaron's historic 715th home run

4/8/74: Vin Scully calls Hank Aaron's milestone home run as he passes Babe Ruth for the most career home runs when he slugs his 715th homer
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[@dylan54945]

"A black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south." What great words from Vin Scully in an all-time historical moment.

[@spartanQB10]

Especially when you think about the time this happened still so much racial tension in the south

[@PresidentGas1]

It was pretty much over with by this point....... at least the worst of it was.

[@randymaddox1352]

Wrong on that point. Aaron had faced death threats. especially during the off season 73-74, that he would be shot and killed before he crossed home plate when he hit 715. If you notice, Aaron's mother runs to him, hugs his neck and won't let go. She later commented, "If they were going to shoot my boy, they were going to have to shoot me too." An Atlanta Policeman was assigned to be Hank's bodyguard, you see him in light brown jacket with binocular case strap over his left shoulder, in the case was his .38 revolver. He would later say that it was just a gut reaction that kept him from going after the two white guys who ran up to Aaron between 2nd base and 3rd base as he didn't feel they were a real threat. The two turned out to be some young guys from middle or south Georgia that were just wanting to be part of the moment. The officer also holds the home run ball after Brave's relief pitcher Tom House ran it in from behind the left field fence. When Hank says, "I thank God it's all over", the record was his and the pressure was lifted off his shoulders. But little did Bill Buckner (Dodger Left Fielder who climbed the fence in vain effort to catch 715)know he would also later face his own death threats after his error in Game 6, Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets 12 years later in 1986. At the 4:08 spot on the video, you see the On Deck batter walking towards Home Plate as all watch 715 fly out of the park. That On Deck hitter "Dusty Baker".

[@runcaz7802]

You are a true student of baseball.

[@davidgreene2505]

randy maddox Good comments Randy also Steve Garvey was at first base that historic night. Year's later Steve Garvey was at first base as a San Diego Padre when Pete Rose broke Ty Cobbs all time hit record.

[@deesnuts1]

Rest In Peace Henry Aaron, the true homerun king and a true hero

[@jdmartinez2006]

Yup no asterisk needed.

[@liamclancy7879]

Saw he passed away and came right to watch this video again

[@alansjf33]

So sad.

[@pamalford8319]

I was on my honeymoon when he broke Babe's record. Great memories.

[@willowbark5649]

So lucky to have grown up in a time to watch this legend on tv with my Dad...Godspeed, Hank Aaron. As you said, the true homerun king, and civil rights hero. 🙏🇺🇸❤ May he Rest in Peace.

[@michaelheiter5294]

If anyone wonders why Vin Scully is so admired, you need look no further than this clip. A hugely dramatic moment in the history of sports. He makes the call, and then has the good sense to shut his mouth. I once read he went to the back of the booth, got himself a glass of water, and drank it. Slowly. When he resumes, he puts the event in the context in general history, territorial history, and baseball history without reciting the Magna Carta. Today's broadcasters would have never shut up. The three guys in the booth would have blathered senselessly with no regard to the context of the event. Plugs for sponsors would have taken precedence over appropriate conduct.

[@Mark-wd5zb]

This is what makes Joe Buck, who everyone hates for no legitimate reason, fantastic. Joe Buck is the present day KING of shutting up in big moments. Nobody does it better than Buck (present day). And anyone who doesn't like him knows nothing about broadcasting.

[@deandremallory3842]

Vin is the 🐐

[@rc7625]

@@Mark-wd5zb Good point!

[@mysterygamermgclues8864]

@@Mark-wd5zb yeah honestly i don't see the reason people hate him.

[@dwightschoener5931]

Having three people in the booth drives me nuts.

[@neneshubby]

You will be missed "Hammering Hank Aaron" The legitimate homerun king.

[@colesanchez3018]

legitimate is right 🔥💪🏼

[@lucassmith2469]

The true home run king 🙌🏻

[@angelpaige1500]

greatest baseball player of all time

[@ashleymeggan]

LEGITIMATE.

[@MrDry23]

@@angelpaige1500 Yeah, no.

[@noahv8671]

Vin Scully speaks in such a poetic and descriptive way. Today’s announcers don’t quite have this kind of linguistic skill.

[@Highfalutinloyd]

Can you imagine this moment if Joe Buck were commentating?

[@kw3674]

@@Highfalutinloyd 😂 . You win!!

[@jeffreybatten6277]

one reason I love 'For love of the Game"; Vin Scully

[@dme1016]

@@Highfalutinloyd Joe Buck would do just fine telling you to go fuc* yourself.

[@Mark-sj3xb]

Vin is the greatest baseball broadcaster of all time. He always knew that sometimes the best broadcasting is to say nothing and let the moment play out. And when it required words, no one said it better. He never felt he was better than the game. Miss him

[@christianzafiroglu6705]

Scully’s call here is perfect. He sums up the moment beautifully. He gives exacting detail, emotion, historical context, the pride. It’s a masterclass.

[@Nate-dn1gx]

Were there events in Atlanta then that suggested widespread bigotry? I wasn't alive then but that feels like a stretch

[@andrewgeary9749]

​@@Nate-dn1gx Hank Aaron received death threats and n word riddled hate mail constantly leading up to this. also atlanta was legally segregated less than 10 years before this.

[@dme1016]

To bad he would,years later with Kapernick, say that Black athletes should shut up & perform for the audiences. He ruined his legacy by publicly siding with Trump's divisive rhetoric.

[@gavin2126]

@@dme1016 What exactly did he say? When I Googled Hank & Colin's names all the stories that came up had Aaron saying Kaep was "getting a raw deal", and “I’d love to see some other players stand up. I think it would help him.”

[@pastorkeithhoover7492]

My mom was there to watch this. In a recent interview Aaron said he went home, got on his knees with his wife, and thanked the good Lord after this homer. What a gentleman.

[@bobdunn8207]

Thank You Jesus for His Love, Mercy, and Grace!

[@truejustice5160]

Thank you hammer hank for all my summer nights listening to the braves games on my cheap five an ten dollar store radio besides god an my dad you are my hero. The 715 homerun is the greatest event in sports besides secretaries race. Those are the greatest events in sports history bar none. You did it on god given talent.

[@Wixom2200]

Yes!

[@sneakerfacevids441]

Being religious doesn’t make someone a gentleman.

[@johnnykrash9806]

@@sneakerfacevids441 And being an atheist doesn't make someone a gentleman either so what's your point sir?

[@todds.6028]

180 lbs. Not an ounce of juice or jet fuel. Just 715 (755) natural, hard-earned homers.

[@lindenly22]

I am thinking of how Hank does his dinger swing. He was a right handed hitter - I am right handed. So I am guessing for this great swing, he does a leg point straight with his L leg, though a bit flexed, pre-swing. As he does the actual swing, his knees flex more, and in the actual follow through as the ball hits the bat for his home run swing, his hips twist quickly to the L on both legs, and even adds an extra bit of wrist action - an extra push of the R wrist after the follow through (likely happening soon after the swing - 1/16 of a second after the ball hits the bat) to get some extra hitting power to the ball on his bat - and that is, in my opinion, my analysis of Hank Aaron's classic home-run swing.

[@foxfairchild2458]

Amphetimes look up the study on how it enhances sport performance

[@marcleon1513]

Todd S. Juice or not you can’t hit one home run if you were on the juice let alone 700+. It takes hard work and precision either way. You just have more stamina & power and are less prone to injury but you still have to hit the ball.

[@T9RX3]

@@lindenly22 what??

[@oldeenglish64]

Crazy bc bonds was probly 240-250lbs jacked..and juiced.

[@peachgod641]

Rest In Peace to both Hank and Vin, this is, in my opinion, the greatest moment in baseball history short of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. Truly at a loss of words for how to describe how great this moment truly is

[@bryall70]

Truly ironic how this ball sailed past Bill Buckner.

[@larryaldama1673]

⚾️🇺🇸👍🙏🏽

[@peachgod641]

@@bryall70 it gets through Buckner, here comes Knight and the Mets win it

[@Sphere723]

Hammerin' Hank ... no asterisk needed.

[@jamescarter3758]

@mksrookies I suppose there's a distinct possibility Babe Ruth took greenies or whatever the PED of his day was.

[@TheSonofabiscuit]

@mksrookies Bonds literally became a testosterone steroidal beast and hit 762 in 22 years. Aaron hit 755 in 21 years without becoming captain america. Speed or no speed (greenies), no asterisk needed, period. I love puns

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Technically, he does. He broke Babe Ruth's home run record on account of the baseball having more games added to the season when he was playing compared to Ruth's career, which gave Hank MORE chances at bat to get homeruns...

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

@mksrookies Everyone overlooks that factor...

[@Sphere723]

​@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 Career HR's are career HR's. What hurt Ruth's number more than anything is how little he hit when he was still pitching. And if we are talking HR/AB, Ruth isn't even the top guy.

[@edwardyoung522]

No steroids. No arrogance. Simply, the king. The TRUE king.

[@edwardyoung522]

@@Killatrav87 the king of what? How to cheat?

[@Killatrav87]

@@edwardyoung522 762>755

[@plusultra7745]

@@Killatrav87 thanks to PEDs he surpassed Hammerin Hank Aaron.

[@tuckerfrd1]

The nightmare Aaron and his family lived at this time just because of his skin color. Most people don't know he almost gave up baseball due to the death threats. Sure, America isn't a racist country.

[@edwardyoung522]

@@Killatrav87 it's not the total. It's how he got there. Henry had integrity. Barry had major insecurity issues. That's why he cheated.

[@annfelder3576]

I was born and raised in Los Angeles. Vin Scully's voice was a fixture in our house on game day. What a treat to have Vinny call this iconic moment in history.

[@OnlyEdandTheAlmost]

"Vin Scully's voice was a fixture in our house." Creepy!

[@TheREALPeytonAndrews]

Rest In Peace to the greatest home run hitter to never take steroids.

[@josephgarcia3760]

*greatest home run hitter. Dude batted over .300 career and had 3700 hits.

[@6.0king]

I'm still taking Bonds before and after steroids

[@josephgarcia3760]

@@6.0king yea dude bonds before steroids was a 30/30, maybe even 40/40 guy. I wonder what wouldve happened if hank took steroids

[@benpaxson4541]

I saw Williams, Mays, Mantle, Clemente and others growing up as a kid. Aaron was by far the best and most complete player I saw. A power hitter who hit for average, never struck out more than 100 times and only a few times over 80. The RBI leader, stole bases and an outstanding defensive right fielder. He was never on the DL and pitching was much but than today.

[@TheREALPeytonAndrews]

@@benpaxson4541 Respect, have a good day sir.

[@VictorLopez-ff1mf]

A black man is getting a standing ovation in the DEEP SOUTH. Hammering Hank Aaron is the HOMERUN KING!!! Who happens to be BLACK with no steroids or other PED'S to enhance his career. And had to deal with the stress of being a Superstar in MLB,and on top of that having to deal with all the racism. Which he handled it like a gentleman.

[@josecarranza7555]

@@chuckpattillo4672 Calm down. It was just to show that Hank Aaron was loved and supported in the South, showing that not all white southerners were racist.

[@AlexZander688]

Athletes in the past had alcohol and speed.

[@Headsplinter88]

Racism doesn't exist.

[@SquillGaming]

@@Headsplinter88 bruh what

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

You think that's something, how about when the first (half) black man became President he got three former Confederate states?

[@vinsoriano1536]

I can’t think of anyone better to make that call than Vin Scully

[@laughinclown88]

Bonds did it with steroids. Aaron did it with bat speed, skill, and fundamentals. True HR King Henry Aaron!

[@mooiemooface1550]

Bonds never failed a drug test. He has the hone run record, so get over it.

[@nuklearelite2223]

0ff topic guy lol

[@roccoanthony8930]

mooiemooface yes, because he never took a test lmao. It’s fucking obvious that he did it. Just watch the Picture you lunatic.

[@inoh558]

0ff topic guy bonds is at 73% vote with a week to go. Your comment might not age well

[@maxmin4831]

@@inoh558 So far it's aging just fine. But in the age of dopers, I'd trade HOF induction for Bonds for an asterisk in the Home Run record books. Aaron is the King by legitimate performance, by acclamation, and obviously by character. No dopers on the throne.

[@kerryahearn337]

So good. My favorite player since 1956. Mantle was right: Aaron was the best of his era and never got the credit he deserved. What a class act.

[@otrnam1]

Aaron was great, the best of that era was Willie Mays. Period stop.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

I feel Willie was the best 5-tool player ... not just of his era, but of all-time (to date). No diss of Hank at all. He just couldn’t match Willie’s speed, throwing arm, base-stealing or outfield range.

[@stevezimmerman2334]

Much kudos to Hank..it was quite the accomplishment, but I think overall Willie Mays was a better player ( 5 tools)

[@palermotrapani9067]

@@otrnam1 I agree, Mays was the best all round player in the 50's and 60's, Aaron and Mantle were both great (Mantle drank too much and wore himself down, and did not get as much out his ability as he could).

[@pH7screwtube]

@@otrnam1 Vin Scully himself said that Mays was the best he had ever seen...... Barroid Bonds was an asterisk.

[@koal16]

Rest In Peace to two all time greats in their professions. Hank Aaron and Vin Scully. ❤️⚾️

[@snakey789]

I’m crying right now man

[@larryaldama1673]

⚾️🇺🇸👍❤️🙏🏽

[@evanolson1004]

We love you Vin and Henry

[@lavoisierhobbes1607]

Aaron's record: every year, 30 - 40 hr. Consistent, no steroids, runs the bases the same after this one as he did for every other one. What a class act.

[@joeraguso5376]

Nobody used roids when Aaron was around, and pitchers weren't nearly as talented. Also, you don't know what Aaron would've done if he was around in the 90s. If anything, Bonds watched the home run chase in 98, started using, and beat both McGuire and Sosa. Anti steroids people are fucking morons.

[@porchofgeese_crockpot]

@@joeraguso5376 If they don't present their evidence logical, then sure. There still were lots of guys in the '90s that were stars and didn't dope.

[@eclectica1]

@@joeraguso5376 About as moronic as your lame argument.

[@xocolatlsuenos]

Joe Raguso Yeah and no black players were allowed when Ruth was around so his record ain’t legit either. By the way you forgot the part about earning the Home Run title under constants death threats from racists.

[@TaterChip91]

And also a black man

[@buckeyewill2166]

100% natural, no additives

[@TimCarter]

except bubble gum

[@tacotom3492]

Im a huge Barry Bonds fan but I cannot in good conscience deny that Hank Aaron is the TRUE HR KING. Truly remarkable and classy man.. ✌❤👍

[@Adamgoms]

Apart from the amphetamines he admitted he took

[@lc2557]

@@Adamgoms yeah, apparently that doesn't matter for some reason

[@djmac8356]

@@lc2557 Probably because amphetamines are the equivalent of coffee, while steroids are turning mid outfield fly balls into HRs. Nobody complains about the hundred pitchers that used alcohol to get over YIPS. Not even close to the same thing as steroids.

[@Professor_Mitchell]

...they're shaking hands and enjoying the game together now. Rest in peace.

[@masoncannon8742]

Rest In Peace Henry Louis Aaron, he’s hugging his mother again in heaven 🖤

[@styner3]

You got me with that one. 😭😭😭

[@ROBERTWILLIAMS-jc4bj]

No PEDs here! Hammerin' Hank is the true HR King

[@VicR914]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@Ramiro3594]

Rest In Peace Vinny!! There will never be anyone equal to you

[@The_Gamer_91]

Who's watching this after the True HR King passed away this morning?

[@estevanazua4710]

Why does that matter just watch the video

[@kbkcogic]

@@estevanazua4710 Me and it brings tears to my eyes. I saw him do it as a kid

[@raymondhoagland4976]

@@kbkcogic Me too, another great ball player lost from our time !

[@brendankirk8004]

@@estevanazua4710 It matters because we lost a legend today and when that happens it brings people to reminisce on great moments like this. Did that answer your question Estevan?

[@Trund27]

Me.😞😞😞

[@davidcole4604]

Vin Scully is the dude! Poetry in broadcasting. So happy he is actually still around, calling Dodgers games since the early 50s!

[@williamdunphy352]

David Cole And retired two years. He is still So Cal Mercedes-Benz ads on Dodgers games on radio, along with Farmer John meats.

[@joesantana5704]

Chick Hearn and VIN SCULLY!!!!! The "GREATEST" ever!!!!!

[@T9RX3]

No need for Vin to bring race and Southern states into that historic moment. It was PC and unnecessary.

[@curbozer5006]

@@T9RX3 He was making a very salient point!

[@ultrarock2]

@@T9RX3 no need? Deep South was/is racist asf. Of course, this HR broke that status quo.

[@rbf32]

Rest in peace to two legends of baseball.

[@MichaelMolash]

How beautiful the Dodgers were in town so Vin Scully got to call this historic moment?

[@SamSanders072764]

Michael Molash 3 Ford Frick recipients called that play. Vin's outshines all

[@jeanjackson266]

same here

[@princeofdarknessxyz1]

also barry bonds record homerun

[@spacerazer]

Better than the tv announcer Curt Gowdy. I had a home made audio cassette tape. It took him a few seconds to realize what has happened.

[@billny33]

Hey is there any chance you could upload that? I have been looking for the actual TV broadcast clip of this moment. Whether it is a good or bad call, I am always curious to see what the moment looked like as the country originally saw it on their tv sets.

[@scizorbullet8185]

A true legend was lost today. A man who brought America of all colors together and congratulate a colored man. One of the best careers ever and an unforgettable moment you will be missed hank rest in peace KING!!!!!

[@protoman1365]

And yesterday, the legendary man who called this unforgettable moment has also passed on. Rest In Peace, Vin Scully.

[@shan77reeves]

While on his way to reaching and breaking Babe Ruth’s legendary HR record, Hank Aaron received, on average, 3000 letters of death threats, a day. He handled it all with courage & grace. I love how he rounded the bases with such coolness after he hit 715. #RIPLegend

[@jesusortiz8666]

wow that’s crazy i didn’t know that , he was very strong mentally and physically

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

let's go out and protest

[@weirdo4653]

I wouldn't invade this guy's house to do anything, he has 715 HR, so he should have an absurd strength. Having him with a baseball bat behind the door would be any bad guy's nightmare. LMAO

[@eclectica1]

Not to mention the fact that he had to deal with it the entire offseason prior.

[@lagranarob-3881]

3000 death threats a day is bullshit...

[@davidellis5141]

Best Part of Living in Los Angeles , Vin Scully.

[@2345allthebest]

growing up in the 60s and 70s, we lived up the Coast in Santa Barbara and later Ventura... I would listen to Vin on a little transistor radio with a dial (on KFI 640) at night when I was supposed to be asleep as the games would get into the later innings...I remember at the end of each season, when Vin would sign off, it was like losing a great friend for a few months

[@rogeliofernandezjimenez3053]

I totally agree.

[@markc5771]

I didn't even live there and I love the guy

[@nizloc4118]

Remember when it wasnt just him, but also Chickie and Enberg....

[@davidellis5141]

@@nizloc4118 And Bob Miller 🏒

[@BachBeethovenBerg]

Vin Scully wasn’t a broadcaster, he was a poet.

[@dgraham4homes]

Most of you have probably already read one or more of the biographies written about Henry Aaron but if you have not, it will perhaps open your eyes as it did mine as to the abuse and discrimination that he and his family faced throughout his career. What a class act he has always been.

[@jermainecoleman8214]

bluetms100 people named Henry are called hank too,sorta like James and jimmy,William and bill

[@jsphotos]

@@kaleschulte6755 He was often called 'Henry'. Listen to some broadcasts. I was there.

[@markhinnerichs7337]

Not a sweeter,smoother voice In all of baseball.Thank you Vin for all the great calls.there is and always will be only one VIN SCULLY!!!

[@4orrcountry]

@@jsphotos Amen!

[@eclectica1]

@@kaleschulte6755 Yes, Henry was his given name.

[@aaronklaus2934]

The true home run king!

[@PicoRiveraCalifornia]

Aaron Klaus Agreed. Some of these big names like McGwire and Bonds easily used PEDs and steroids. Aaron had strong wrists and a quick bat.

[@Skatinsince1997]

PicoRiveraCalifornia If you think Hank Aaron never used any PED's you're high, it was the 1970's.

[@PicoRiveraCalifornia]

Paul Merte Thing was, it was more widespread during the 70's.

[@badgoodweather]

Thin little guy wasnt on roids

[@galoc64]

Yep

[@quinnfischel1886]

My favorite Vin Scully call. Rest In Peace to both of these legends

[@mooiemooface1550]

"A black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south" What a classic

[@Jleed989]

And death threats

[@phew9418]

@suny123boy1 who gives a shit

[@terrytyler3139]

it's the one's you don't know

[@kevtheman7226]

Sully Sullivan this was the ‘70s. They were more racist back then, not saying they are now but there’s no denying that the Deep South was very racist

[@llamacebu216]

@@kevtheman7226 do your research Slavery was extended by Abraham Lincoln because the union was failing. Today's democrats Lesson 101 for today

[@clarky23]

I remember watching this with my grandmother, who raised me. She taught me my absolute love for baseball. She was to many an unemotional person, but with everything she had gone through in life, she had to learn to keep her feelings deep and buried. I only seen my Grandma cry twice in my life. the first was when Aaron hit 715. She has been a Braves fan since they were in Boston. The other was her 75th birthday, when I got her a Braves jersey. The name on the back was GRANDMA and the number was 1. It was literally the first time she told me that she loved me. She may never said it in words, but her actions over the years more than showed it. that is why baseball will always be a part of my life.

[@shyba2011]

My nana made me a RED SOX'S FAN FOR LIFE. LIFE BEEN GOOD SINCE 2004!

[@id_98]

Congrats Braves on winning the World Series. This one’s for Hank Aaron.

[@sigmasrise-w3s]

44 wins in the first half 44 wins in the 2nd half….. Baseball

[@TeamFish15]

Especially after Manfred took the ASG from Atlanta and cheated them the opportunity to honor Hank properly. Not to mention costing many black owned businesses a lot of money and turned around and gave it to predominantly white Denver all because Georgia voted for fair elections. Stacy Abrams should be ashamed, yet the huckster will keep getting elected.

[@jacobcornette9087]

If you close your eyes and listen to this it will send you back in time! Amazing

[@Mattieb_23]

You're 10

[@mimefix9449]

Yea back to the time when black people were belittled and segregated. This man and his family faced death threats because he was black and because he was about to break the record. So hey let's go back to a time sooo great that racism was normal and that black people were murdered just because they were black.

[@acog_quarks8753]

Archie Bunker Lol what?

[@caseyjonesed942]

I will never forget watching this. As a Braves fan I worshipped Aaron and deservedly so. The great Vin Scully just passed away. This call and oh so many others makes Scully the Aaron of announcers. Rest In Peace to two legends.

[@marcschneider4845]

I still think Aaron was underrated in a lot of ways as a ballplayer, in part because the Braves weren't very good for much of his career. He never gets credit for his defense and baserunning, which I think were outstanding. He was just a great player even if he had not passed Ruth.

[@JesusGonzalez-io4tx]

Who’s here after Vin’s passing Rest In Peace legend 🥺🤍💙

[@hiitsmemindyourownbusiness2602]

Real home run KING ! Wish he had played 1 extra year so no one broke it.

[@bigmac654]

The only reason Bonds stopped, or was blackballed from the league, was because he had passed Aaron's HR total. He would have just kept playing.

[@MegaGator39]

no, the real home run king is the great barry bonds...steroids or not. because every pitcher he faced was cheating, every outfielder he hit a ball to was cheating and every other batter was cheating. barry bonds is a wayyyy better all around player. steals, home runs, defense.

[@AaronCaldwell.]

Kevin Bryant dude he was on steroids stop it

[@MegaGator39]

no, the real home run king is the great barry bonds...steroids or not. because every pitcher he faced was cheating, every outfielder he hit a ball to was cheating and every other batter was cheating. barry bonds is a wayyyy better all around player. steals, home runs, defense.

[@elmexiyankee]

Babe Ruth.....the only non-cheater. Keep hating. Astros fans here.

[@MrBigtank78]

Rest In Peace Home Run King. You’ll be truly missed one of my heroes growing up. ✊🏾⚾️🙏🏾

[@alexandermunoz8280]

Ever notice how Vin always gave the player there moment, even his silence was purposeful, absolute brilliance. GOAT!!!

[@artistamisto]

and he never ever said I mean to start a sentence. had his own original style.

[@pblehan]

Celebrated with class. So many guys today celebrate more than that for Hitting ANY homer.

[@gavinhowell9120]

pblehan so?

[@nonawilson1933]

I know the comment is 2 years old, but that is too fucking hilarious

[@ChrisDutch]

Amazing he had over 500 homers against righthanders. What's spooky about this is that the home plate umpire was Lee Weyer, the First Baseman was Steve Garvey and the second baseman was Jerry Royster ---- the same three men who would be on the field on September 9, 1985 when Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's all-time hit records.

[@FlatbedFred]

The second baseman was longtime Dodger speedster Davie Lopes.Royster actually got traded to the Braves from the Dodgers not long after that.. Its funny the left fielder climbing the fence is Bill Buckner of Red Sox fame and the pitcher in the bullpen who caught the ball is Tom House throwing specialist who works with NFL QB's including Todd Marinovich when his dad was trying to make him the robo QB.Glad I found this

[@tvgator1]

That second baseman isn’t Jerry Royster, it’s Davey Lopes (#15). But I DID make the connection with Garvey and Weyer.

[@benallmark9671]

Man I miss hearing Vin call a ball game. Nobody will ever connect with fans like Vin , we miss ya Vin !

[@raygordon3728]

The black guy with the tan trench coat sticking close to Aaron was the late Calvin Wardlaw, Aarons personal bodyguard during the Home run chase. You can see how observant he is and in that binocular case he's carrying on his left shoulder was a hand gun.

[@jamesvickers9476]

Not wearing a trench coat...ijs

[@Youre_Right]

Yeah Hank gives him the ball.

[@DodgerFan1988]

Those two fans are lucky he didn't shoot them.

[@Jleed989]

Hank was getting death threats

[@joee597]

DodgerFan1988 those weren’t fans dumbass.

[@hamricmike8]

When you look up class in the dictionary, there should be a pic of Vin Scully.

[@Jiltedin2007]

And along with Vin Scully you should also add other Legendary Voices of Baseball like Mel Allen, Phil Rizzuto, Jack Buck, Harry Kalas, Joe Garagiola, Al Michael and last, but not least, Dick Enberg.

[@donalddel]

+Jiltedin2007 Ralph kiner also

[@Jiltedin2007]

And I also forgot Harry Caray. How dumb of me? Which Baseball Team was Ralph Kiner "The Voice of"?

[@orangepower1975]

and craig sager, who was also there that night

[@jmb048nym]

Ralph Kiner worked for 52 years doing mostly TV work with the Mets (1962-2014), and was loved for his affability and storytelling (and his more-than-occasional gaffes, such as "Today is Mother's Day, so to all you moms out there, happy birthday!"). He hosted the postgame program "Kiner's Korner" that was a hit with Mets players and visiting players alike. That being said, as a game-caller, he's probably considered the third of the three original Met announcers. Lindsey Nelson was far more renowned nationally as a baseball and college football guy, and it is Bob Murphy, not Kiner, who is considered the forever voice of the Mets. Murphy worked for the club from its inception through 2003 and (as the principal radio guy) called most of the seminal moments in the club's history to that point. Kiner also didn't do much play-by-play work, even on TV, after 1980 (at most three innings a night). So he really doesn't belong on a list with those other guys, great though he was. Of course any list is terribly incomplete without Ernie Harwell and Curt Gowdy, and even the exceptional Jon Miller.

[@kevind3619]

Scully and Aaron reunited in heaven

[@curtisboulden4118]

I was 12 years old, back in April, 1974, and was watching this ballgame and heard Vin Scully with the call of Henry Aaron's Record setting 715th home run of his career. Hammerin' Hank they called him, and He in my honest opinion holds the #1 Home Run spot with 755 career HR's followed by "The Babe."

[@maridean56]

Curtis Boulden I was 9, watching the game with my dad!

[@DonJRoss]

Curtis Boulden I was also 12 I didn’t want my Dodgers to be the team let him get 715 but now I am happy it was them.

[@robertkelly943]

I was eleven years old watching this game with my father and brother who later became an Orioles fan.

[@ronm3245]

@@DonJRoss Same, except I was 11. I forgot Downing was a lefty. He once had an "immaculate" inning. Also, it's good to see Buckner in a highlight other than the '86 WS error.

[@kotathechicken154]

One of, if not the greatest to play the game. May the true home run king Rest In Peace.

[@daveinsandy]

I already miss Vin. The world is a less better place without him.

[@nate_kang]

Rest in Peace, Hammerin' Hank. You were always an inspiration. I'm not even a Braves fan, and this moment always gives me chills.

[@MusicLoverPearson]

I'll never forget that night i was eleven years old we all were in front of the TV watching history being made

[@joneshugh]

Did they show the whole game or just switched it when he came to bat? I live up North.

[@styner3]

It was a nationwide broadcast.

[@joneshugh]

@@styner3 TY, I couldn't remember

[@roberttodd2700]

@@joneshugh I was 11 ys old too. My dad and I watched the whole game up north (Delaware)

[@billherk1816]

Yes indeed, I was 11 then too and I think it was when they had Monday night baseball games . Al Downing pitching and that beautiful, sweet swing that Hank had. I knew, as did everyone watching, that was the record beaker as soon as it popped off his bat.

[@imrustyokay]

Rest in Peace, Vin Scully.

[@JZillah_]

Back when fans could get away with running on the field.

[@sharkheadism]

+Gojira Godzilla Godzira Gozira Zilla They didn't. They were arrested and taken to jail. I think they paid a small fine.

[@JZillah_]

+sharkheadism I meant back when fans WOULD run onto the field (not caring about possible consequences)

[@sharkheadism]

Well, they still do. What you don't see much of anymore are streakers

[@joebuck4957]

+sharkheadism what he means is they wouldn't get tazed or put on social media about it.

[@sharkheadism]

That would be expected, given both hadn't been invented yet.

[@jakemarsing2615]

Vin Scully. A master of the art of silence.

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

Jake Marsing and of filling time lol

[@spark20]

For the past 15 years I've revisited this historic moment over and over. And every time, it brings me so much joy (and chills) seeing Mr. Aaron being celebrated by the entire crowd, including the great Vin Scully for accomplishing the impossible. May the Home Run King rest in peace.

[@gwickersham1]

Rest in Peace, Hammerin' Hank.

[@cumulus1234]

I saw Aaron hit the tying home run a few days earlier on Opening day in Cincinnati and that was quite a moment also.

[@JAWrightonline]

A Black man getting a standing ovation in Cincinnati!!!

[@Roostermania2010]

There will never be another Vincent Edward Scully 💙💖💔 He will be forever missed 😢 November 29, 1927 ~ August 2, 2022

[@PeaceToAll-sl1db]

he wasn't even that good of an announcer lol

[@The1994Gforce]

My dad often tells me about the day he saw this historical moment; the rise of the legitimate home-run king, and his favorite baseball player, Hank Aaron.

[@giovannisanseviero5726]

THE KEY WORD HERE IS LEGITIMATE... THANK YOU.

[@mooiemooface1550]

Bonds holds the record, and that is a fact. Just get over it you retarded Braves fans.

[@paleo704]

Gage Robinson Aaron was a bum. Couldn’t carry Bonds’ jockstrap

[@paleo704]

suny123boy1 ok snowflake

[@mikea8250]

God Bless

[@thetruthhurts6652]

Imagine hitting all those home runs even under the pressure of all that hatred and the threats from the fools around him.

[@erickennedy5993]

All 755 were hit with hate , because Mr.Aaron grew up in Jim Crow South

[@ctrlaltcreate3827]

Black athletes from that era are commendable for the environment they had to perform in

[@jeffreyreyes6800]

50 years later great moment for you hank too bad you are not with us anymore

[@treymccain8164]

The King yesterday. The King today. The King forever.

[@Killatrav87]

BARRY BARRY BARRY BARRY

[@Beast_1996]

Rest Easy GOAT!!!! 😔🐐😭 February 5, 1934 - January 22, 2021 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@mdumas43073]

For my money, the absolute pinnacle of Vin Scully's career, and of American sportscasting in general. The setup, the call, the silence (unfortunately edited from this clip; Scully stepped away from the microphone and let his listeners soak up the noise of the crowd and the fireworks for nearly two minutes), the commentary afterward. Everything is absolutely perfect. And he did it as the opposing team's announcer!

[@dela81dela81]

Rest in Peace Hank...Rest in Peace Vin

[@jeremyk6537]

Both heros are now gone from this beautiful day in American history. Rest in peace king of baseball and rest in peace Vin. The world deeply misses both of you.

[@ChieffySZN]

I’m crying at work right now... Fly high 44 you will be missed

[@13THBEATLE]

I saw that as it happened with my Dad on kttv ch 11 Los Angeles. I was 9 and it seems like yesterday.

[@bryankolen4517]

Bryankolen45 Actually 13th Beatle it was on nbc Monday night baseball that night.

[@nooneinparticular5273]

And he did it clean, no performance enhancers, just natural power and skill. Far as I'm concerned Hank Aaron still holds that record.

[@jas9239]

You have absolutely no idea if he did or didn’t..sure, it’s probably safe to assume he didn’t us anything, considering the times..but you have no idea

[@nooneinparticular5273]

​@@jas9239Bro what?? This is the most brainless comment I've ever read. "You don't know he didn't!! He probably didn't. But you don't know that!!" What?? What was your actual point with this, my dude? What, I need to prove a negative to admire Henry Aaron? Gotta prove a dude that did no steroids didn't do steroids to be impressed?? Again, bro what? I'll tell you some stuff we do know of the top three in career homeruns: Henry Aaron has never been accused of use of a single performance enhancer and his stats bear that out. No absurdly high production, just a career of consistent, steady production. Babe arguably did it with a handicap, the opposite of an enhancer, physically. He did it while overweight on a steady diet of hot dogs, beer and loose women. Barry Bonds did do steroids. So again, my books, he still hokds the record, Barry Bonds can kick rocks into the asterisk bin of history.

[@maxsmiley7191]

A few things here about Henry Aaron, to me this is arguably the greatest call in sports, not just Vin's wonderful words and silence, but the significance of this feat, probably the most cherished record in Sports broken by this truly class individual. As a little kid I started watching baseball a couple years after this moment and started collecting baseball cards as well, what a treasure it was to have his cards, he was almost seen as royalty to me and Im a Dodger fan.I wasn't much for those braves uniforms though, they were okay, except for his number 44 on the front and back of that shirt, for some reason his number alone made me love that jersey, which now i believe should be retired by MLB.

[@l.peytonadams8570]

We have lost the great Hank Aaron today a legend.

[@LanceCampeau]

WHAT A MOMENT

[@Jusbklyn79]

Rest easy King. Arguably the best baseball player of all time.

[@anatoldenevers237]

I’d nominate Willie Mays for that title, five tool player

[@Jusbklyn79]

@@anatoldenevers237 I agree

[@carbajal8283]

Gotta love Vin Scully calling one of the greatest moments in history.

[@StJYG76]

The Hall of Fame needs to recognize that this is the homerun king

[@TTony-tu6dm]

The last time I was at the HOF, the records room was covered with large photos of Henry. Bonds was no where to be found, except for his name on the homerun list and, fittingly, under the “asterisk ball”.

[@KnockOffBeingFat]

The only problem with that is that people are getting Dumber & Dumber every day. Especially the ones making the biggest decisions. Hank Aaron will Alwaus be the Greatest!

[@jimmorrison9287]

It's a tricky situation as steroids weren't technically illegal at the time but it seems like bond's has little chance at the hall of fame.

[@MrLawyer711]

Barry Bonds hold the home run record not Hank Aaron.

[@ryatri3516]

@@MrLawyer711 cause steroids, Hank Aaron is still the home run king in most eyes

[@asher2102]

2 legends

[@phoenixwright6118]

Far as I'm concerned he is still the home run king. Bonds cheated, so why his record counts I have no idea.

[@Aqua.man045]

How do you know Aaron didn't cheat on roids that weren't detectable?

[@phoenixwright6118]

I do not, but if I start thinking with that logic, then everybody is suspect.

[@shift_nasty]

Because anabolic steroids although created in the 30s weren't openly available, and for many reasons Hank could not have been on them. First, Hank would have put on a great deal of lean muscle to his upper body if he was on steroids due to how much he practiced his hitting. I know carpenters with more lean muscle. Second steroids in early forms were very crude and have well known side affects such as tumors, digestive system cancers, liver cancer, kidney problems and heart problems.; All things that would have caught up with Hank by now. Another issue, is the anabolic steroid of his time would have been dianabol (which most body builders stay away from). Odds are very against Hank living past 60, let alone still being alive if he had used dianabol. Dianabol is horrible and has contributed to many body builders deaths.

[@Aqua.man045]

Nice andoctal research, but I'm not buying it. Look at some of the Olympic athletes on steroids at the same time. They went on to live a full life. You just can't say Bonds is cheating without looking at the other Home run kings. It's ok to call Bonds and A-rod cheats, but not Mays and Aaron. That's hypocritical.

[@shift_nasty]

You have a point, though when it comes to hank none of this can be confirmed or denied. It was just too long ago and evidence one way or the other would be near impossible to find.

[@WestGASportsWade]

50 years today I will be at the Braves game tonight and really look forward to not only the cool bobblehead but the pregame ceremony. This was not just a huge moment for the Braves, Atlanta, and Georgia, but for the country and history. MY home run king 🫡

[@morristrumpet]

A great moment made me cry, for me hank Aaron still been the HR leader in all the times, the best.

[@kingv911]

Living in Eau Claire, WI Hank Aaron is a local legend as he played here for a summer in 1952 as part of the minor league team the Eau Claire Bears. There's a statue of him out in front of the historic Carson Park baseball stadium, which is now home to the Northwoods League team Eau Claire Express. For anyone interested, there is a fine book about Aaron's time in Eau Claire called A Summer Up North. It's an interesting read documenting his move from the segregated south up to the Midwest at the age of 18 and all that went with that. For anyone who happens to travel through the area I suggest trying to catch a game at the ballpark during the summer. It's satisfying to sit there watching the ball game, imagining the summer when young Aaron used to leave his room downtown at the YMCA, walk down Lake Street and up the hill into Carson Park for what would be the humble beginnings of an amazing career.

[@Esoterre]

In my view, Hank Aaron IS the greatest home run king in the World. He's the Natural man.

[@runcaz7802]

Hank said he was more proud of his total bases record than the home runs

[@hardcoreramsey2438]

As a young kid in south Georgia hank was my hero i cry everytime i see his mother hug him.

[@kevinkarg4464]

He's the RBI King also...with 2,297.

[@encyclopediaamericana7234]

@Amaru Shadique they weren't keeping track, but they guessed that one year Gibson hit about 75 homers and probably 800+ career. Imagine having him as catcher, the Babe as a pitcher on a team!

[@hankmurphy3882]

Hank, Roger Maris and the Babe are all the kings of the HR

[@davidcole4604]

Btw, met Scully 6 and 7 years after this, at the golf tournament at Hilton Head SC. He is a very very personable gentleman. Everything good that people say about him is true.

[@Iamcierra]

Rest in peace Aaron & Scully!

[@johndundas5875]

Achieved without steroids.

[@JesseDavis7373]

I don't think he ever lost the muscle tone in his arms, even in the last picture I saw of him.

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

Blood. Sweat. Tears. Not one PED. Not ONE.

[@Shadowgrace760]

Vin and Hank are watching over us now! Thankfully for them both, they both made this world a better place!

[@kelvinwang2485]

You will be missed Vin

[@matthewforbes2969]

Today, we mourn the loss of a true legend 🙏.

[@VIKING33NY]

A true legend!!

[@WSchamps]

+Gern Blanston Still the home run king in my opinion.

[@famguy218]

+1979WSchamps Of course he is he hit all of his home runs naturally

[@aidanwalkling8281]

+famguy218 Hahaha 😂 true, look at the size of him, no offense, but congrats though.

[@ethanmichiels5870]

Scully or Aaron? Both legends.

[@bizzy24100]

no doubt so sad Scully has now hung it up after 67 years but it was his time can't announce forever but no doubt all of his calls will leave lifetime memories 2 come till da sun runs out

[@timcarroll490]

Rest In Peace there Hank! You'll never be forgotten my friend

[@kennatiousc]

i still have his topps 1974 baseball card

[@dragondaze]

Same here

[@Top10soon]

I'll give you 20 bucks for it

[@13THBEATLE]

Ditto

[@kevinkarg4464]

I have a reprint of that '74 Topps card in mint condition...for what it's worth.

[@raider16741]

Is it worth anything?

[@teacherdavid--eatplaylearn5013]

We will miss you, Hank Aaron ! 😭 Rest in peace 😇 Blessings from Taiwan 🇹🇼😇💖

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

I held an old tape recorder up to our t.v. set as I watched this happen as a kid. I still have a Hank Aaron scrap book. Big fan.

[@hectorbustamante8310]

Im a Mets fan but i must say Vin is clearly the greatest announcer to ever call a baseball game! Nothing but respect and admiration for him!

[@swisscheese6456]

The home run king or not, one of the legends of the game

[@rulnacco]

I can't understand why he's hardly ever talked about as one of the greatest *hitters* of all time. I mean, obviously, the home runs are a big deal. But the man had a .305 average over a 23-year career, he's third in *total* hits of all time, he's still first in RBIs and total bases. And his number of strikeouts, particularly for such a power hitter, was stunningly low. He's definitely up there with Cobb, Williams, Musial and all the rest as a pure hitter.

[@weirdo4653]

He is the HR GOAT.

[@thomassmith-s4i]

Scully and Aaron- true professiionals and truly great men.

[@veteranpatriot4474]

And...STILL ...MLB's Legitimate HR King Henry Aaron.

[@paddydoublems]

@Casino Guy 075 They are in the Juicehead Hall of Fame.