WHEN HANK AARON BROKE BABE RUTH'S HOME RUN RECORD // HANK AARON HITS 715TH HOME RUN DOCUMENTARY

In this All Sports History video we'll look back at Hank Aaron's historic career home run chase of Babe Ruth's legendary record of 714 home runs. While also cove how difficult the chase was, and how Aaron's record was eventually broken just 33 years later. We'll cover all of that and more!
Here's what this "Hank Aaron Documentary" video covers:
On April 8th 1974, Hank Aaron broke one of baseball’s most hallowed records. Aaron hit his 715th career home run, surpassing the legendary Babe Ruth. In today’s video we’ll take a look back at how the record was broken, and the unprecedented pressure Hank Aaron overcame in becoming baseball’s career home run king.
We'll also look back at some of Hank Aaron highlights throughout his career, like the how he got started playing professional baseball with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Baseball League. After signing with the Milwaukee Braves and playing his first MLB game, Aaron began crushing home runs regularly. Then we'll go through the epic home run chase, after Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth. After that, early in the 1974 season Hank Aaron 715th home run finally broke Babe Ruth's career home run record. Eventually Hank Aaron last home run, number 755 would come while playing with the Brewers in 1976. We'll also cover Barry Bonds 756 home run that broke Hank Aaron's record, and you'll see how Hank Aaron congratulates Barry Bonds. Lastly, we'll cover how the Hank Aaron funeral beautifully had him ride past the last remaining piece of Fulton County Stadium one last time. Going past the very wall he hit 715 over.
What did you guys think about Hank Aaron hitting and breaking Babe Ruth’s career home run record? And what did you think about Barry Bonds eventually breaking Hank Aaron’s record? Let me know in the comments below!
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WHEN HANK AARON BROKE BABE RUTH'S HOME RUN RECORD // HANK AARON HITS 715TH HOME RUN DOCUMENTARY // Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's Record // Hank Aaron Home Run Record

[@AllSportsHistory]

Hey Sports Historians! What did you think of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's career home run record? And what did you think of Barry Bonds breaking Hank Aaron's record? Let me know!!

[@LeighMet]

Barry homers at least the steriods ones should be discounted

[@AllSportsHistory]

@@LeighMet agreed, he cheated the game and in my opinion has an asterisk for his records.

[@bluebear1985]

@@AllSportsHistory You could almost say the same about the single season home run chase in 1998(?), when both Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were both pushing to break Roger Maris' record. That one is debatable though.

[@UNUSUALUSERNAME220]

@@bluebear1985 Yep. Maris had to have an asterisk next to his name, why shouldn't those two roid heads. Those records are not revered by people that see things for the way that they are. I would feel ashamed to have my name associated to an event where it is well known that cheating was involved. Sosa does not discuss it. Bonds still insists that he was legit. McGuire has disappeared, and should remain persona non grata when discussing great players that did not cheat.

[@rnklv8281]

Nice presentation on Hank Aaron. He may never have hit 50 homeruns in a season , but was very consistent (like your presented in your video). As far as career MLB "Homerun Kings" go, Aaron, Ruth and Bonds in their respective playing era. I would add Mays (military service probably prevented him from the "700 Club"), Josh Gibson (sadly we'll never really know). I think Pujos is approaching "700" (but not sure, don't follow baseball closely these days).

[@SchroederN8]

Hank was my dad's favorite player, and I was named Nathaniel Aaron in honor of him. I met him when I was 8 years old, 37 years ago, at a banquet. He sent me a Christmas card that year! He was a great man, and I'll never forget him.

[@manuelramos3588]

In my opinion, He is still & will always be Baseballs Home Run King. RIP Mr. Aaron

[@Cory-zn5mq]

Hank not only a legend in the game but somebody people could look up to 💯

[@lonewolfjedi493osswfan]

I wasn't alive for that momentus occasion yet as I was born in 1973 but I remember hearing the call made by the most iconic baseball announcer and a man I grew up listening to as a Dodger fan, Vin Scully. His call of Aaron's homerun is easily my second favorite of his behind his call of Kirk Gibson's homerun in the 88 World Series

[@mikeaustin1323]

Wondering if you were alive. You're alive and 73 you were born in 73 the record was broken and 74

[@landlockedpirate54]

Cool night. I was there.

[@marvinwhittaker88]

I still consider Hank Aaron the home run king. Because he did it naturally.

[@johnhisey3433]

Henry Aaron is still the home run leader with 755 hr's, no steroids needed or used!! Congratulations, Hammering Hank!! Thank you so much for the wonderful memories of my youth!!

[@Grizzlied555]

He admitted to using drugs.

[@Stooge46]

If you read Henry Aaron's biography, the name Hank was thought up by the Braves publicist to make Henry seem more colorful. He hated the name, and would not respond to it. He would say that his parents named him Henry.

[@jacknakash2677]

I was 8 years old on that Apriil evening in 1974 & just got home from little league baseball practice l& just in time to see Hank Aaron hit #715 all l remember at that time was l saw a big league baseball player break the record not black, white, asian or hispanic player do it but an American Baseball Player nothing more, nothing less RIP Hank Aaron #44

[@williamhild1793]

I remember watching the game on TV. We were visiting my grandparents, and I got to stay up to see the game since the home run chase was something I was interested in, and it was one of those "you'll want to see it live" moments, like when we got to watch the Apollo-11 moon landings, and Richard Nixon's resignation.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

A noted absence at Hank Aaron's record home run was Bowie Kuhn (Kewan) who didn't make the effort.

[@RussellMills1877]

Even though I never seen any of his games because I wasn't born in that era he was one of the best hitters of all time and forever be the home run king in my eyes. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.

[@YouTubeHandleYes]

Wonderful video. Thank you

[@AllSportsHistory]

Glad you liked it!

[@kurtolson1303]

Good job, I enjoyed it.

[@AllSportsHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ttvkbgod12brown96]

Do a history about the Montréal expos

[@AllSportsHistory]

It’s next up on my list!

[@jedistreaming4006]

Aaron broke it cleaned and legit, Barry did it with dirt and lies.

[@lloydkline1518]

Barry bonds super great hitter one of greatest baseball hitters ever ; steroids boys ( popeye spanich)

[@brandonruffing8896]

This channel is simply amazing, thank you for the content, nothing out there like it

[@AllSportsHistory]

Thank you!! Glad you've enjoyed the videos!

[@chadchesney3858]

Hank is STILL the legitimate home run KING. And everybody knows it.

[@54Gotland]

Great video as always! 🙂👍There are so many interesting stories to tell about American sports. Maybe you can make a video about former NY Baseball teams Brooklyn Dodgers and NY Giants?

[@AllSportsHistory]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah I definitely plan to do videos on the Dodgers and Giants in the future. As you said, lots of topics to cover but hopefully I can get to them soon!

[@rossb18isles]

Maybe you should talk about my favorite team and the nhl’s punchline , the mew York islanders

[@AllSportsHistory]

For sure! Got a few other teams to cover first but I’ll definitely do a video on the Islanders!

[@reacespeaces2]

Hank Aaron hit home run number 715 on April 8 1974 and on the 50 year Anniversary of that day the Great American eclipse is going to take place on April 8 2024. This will be the second great American eclipse in 7 years and those eclipse paths will mark an X across America and there paths will meet in Makanda Illinois. This eclipse will also take place on the same night as the NCAA National basketball Championship game which will be taking place in Phoenix Arizona Monday April 8 2024. So that's going to be a big night. Exactly 21 years before that Great American eclipse takes place I almost drowned in Fort Wayne where the 2 rivers meet in Ft. Wayne Indiana. A series of strange incidents happened to me that morning which ended with me Meeting a man named OZ at St. Joseph hospital. That is the day I walked the yellow brick road in real life and this all happened the morning after Carmelo Anthony and The Orangemen upset Kansas to win their only National basketball championship on April 8, 2003. The Darkside of the Rainbow was discovered in the same city Fort Wayne Indiana. I calculated the Mark of the beast as well. The number 333 has followed my entire life and that is what helped me figure out who the Antichrist is. Philadelphia is one of the 7 churches of revelation and was this Nations original capital. Philadelphia to Canton Ohio is exactly 333 miles as the Crow flies. Canton is where Marilyn Manson was born and also the football Hall of fame. Canton Ohio to Chicago is Exactly 333 miles as the crow flies. This route from Philly to Canton to Chicago equals exactly 666 miles the mark of the beast. Chicago is where Anton Lavey published the satanic Bible the same year Marilyn Manson was born 1969. Anton and Manson became friends in 1994 after meeting each other in Anton's black house in San Francisco. 2 years later Manson released his most popular album Antichrist Superstar. Fort Wayne Indiana is exactly 333 miles as the crow flies from Metropolis Illinois, Superman's hometown. The Birdman of Alcatraz was buried in Metropolis as well. The creator of Superman George Siegel actually died on what would have been the Birdman's 106th Birthday. My life came together in numerical order as well. My wife was born on January 26, 1980 I was born on January 27, 1980 and thr Birdman of Alcatraz on January 28 1890. The Birdman died the day before JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. In the Metropolis graveyard in Illinois directly across from where the Birdman lies is a married couple Jack and Ruby and right next to them lies a Jack Kennedy. Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald.

[@daBEAGLE1017]

Nice content

[@AllSportsHistory]

Thanks!!

[@cubingclassroomfan4323]

Speaking of retired legends it took Minnie minnoso This long to get in HOF

[@joeyflowers5071]

Awesome channel !! I’m from Los Angeles it would be awesome if you can do a video on the Brooklyn Dodgers moving to Los Angeles or Minneapolis Lakers moving to Los Angeles

[@AllSportsHistory]

Thank you! Yeah I definitely plan on doing videos on the Dodgers and Lakers, hopefully soon!

[@davidthompson62]

If you look at Barry Bonds rookie baseball card, his body type was that of a base stealer than Mr. Olympia. A few years and many injections later, Bonds looks like the Incredible Hulk when he’s pissed. So let me put it a different way; how many more home runs would have Aaron wrists popped over ML ballparks if he was on the juice? In the baseball handbook, maybe there should be a pre and post steroid home run count.

[@chrisphillips348]

STILL the Record holder despite Bonds. Bonds had BALCO, Aaron did this without….to quote Denis Leary “Hit 755 HRs without the Benefit of Even just Advil!” Ruth, had he not pitched for 5 years would have obviously set a higher target, but I’d like Hanks chances! Ruth is the greatest player ever, a HOF pitcher or Hitter, the career WAR leader. But I wore 44 playing basketball forAaron for years!

[@Straderjayne]

Bonds needs to be stripped from the record!!!

[@mikeaustin1323]

How do you know the two kids were 17 years old I've never heard this before

[@AllSportsHistory]

There's been a number of articles over the years interviewing the two guys, who were 17 year old friends at the time. www.wsbtv.com/news/local/what-ever-happened-2-men-running-with-hank-aaron-iconic-photo/2BX3UWRCNJEDLF6O26TJYIY2KM/

[@streetjustices1706]

At 4:30 the people in the background are all white, wow.

[@albertowen1025]

I'll be honest here, with no bias...back when Ruth was playing, there were no real quality pitchers that were dominant or had the measures of the ones Aaron had to face, like Koufax, Gibson, and others. Ruth's toughest pirchers would likely included Dizzy Dean, but there was no real power pitchers in the American League when Ruth was playing that could have stood up against him. Although Aaron's record stood for 33 years (and it should have stayed longer), Bonds was no power hitter. He didn't make his name known until the allegations of PED abuse started soreading like it did in the 1990s. He refused to testidy in Congress that he, even though he still blatabtly refuses to be a man and admiit it, and that told the world that he really contiributed to breaking Aaron's record based on PED usage. Aaron never took any sort of PED. So I like to say that, in my opinion, Aarom IS the true home run record holder, hands down.

[@AllSportsHistory]

100% agree, Ruth was obviously extremely talented and would have most likely done very well against a desegregated league. But how dominant would he have been, who knows? And the yeah Barry Bonds was also super talented before the roids and it’s a shame he basically took the easy way out. His record doesn’t mean much to me, since he clearly cheated the game to achieve them. In my mind Aaron’s 755 and Maris’ 61 are the real home run records.

[@greylanders6101]

Albert, Babe faced 20 hall of fame pitchers, more than any mlb player ever. Aaron hit the ball 330 feet. Outs in the old ballparks.

[@mukitulislam3533]

@@AllSportsHistory But there is one record of Bonds that is not tainted by roids. A 40/40 season.

[@mukitulislam3533]

@@AllSportsHistory And you can give someone all the roids in the world but talent still accounts for something. Yes, bonds did taint his legacy with roids but he still was a HOF material before that.

[@atillahun6289]

Albert: Lefty Grove, Ed Walsh, Walter Johnson, not Dominant?! What planet are you from?!

[@sweetmapleleafs]

Hockey's version of this story is Gretzky's NHL goals record which Alex Oveckin is chasing. To Canadians, they feel the sport belongs to them, & they dont want a Russian taking the most important record held only by Canadians since the beginning.

[@AllSportsHistory]

At least Ovechkin (probably) didn’t cheat to get there when he does, unlike Bonds breaking Aaron’s record.

[@CalrissianSteele]

98.2% of the vote? Who were the 1.8% remaining?

[@wendellblackett8317]

Clowns that think no one should make it on the first ballot.

[@reggiejohnson8753]

Hank Aaron is the MLB home run king. That's it.

[@oldgordo61]

It's too bad that Hank Aaron had to deal with the racist stuff and the death threats when it should have an exciting and historic moment and had Babe been still alive he would been one of Aaron's biggest cheerleaders to break his record. Both great great players no doubt. As for Barry Bonds his career will always be tainted with being juiced up.

[@f2afinito983]

I swear the home run king went from East to middle then west. Ruth(NY) Aaron(MIL-ATL) Bonds(SF)

[@djtrankilo231]

Bonds*

[@doc-di2kc]

ii was no more then sis yrs old when Aaron broke the babe's record that back then was a difference generation then still it was the peace and love then when Barry broke it it was called gen x/ steroid era even tit this day bonds is not recognize but they forgot one thing only hammering hank and bonds are know for MLB but the real home run king was Josh big man Gibson 989 negro leagues

[@mukitulislam3533]

AARON is the true home run king while barry only has 400 roid free. both are hall of famers.

[@user-ih9yt8vt1u]

Henry Aaron is the home run king!! Barry Bonds is a cheater! Quite frankly MLB needs to clean up the league where steroids is concerned. Bonds' records should NOT stand!!!!

[@chadchesney3858]

Ruth was great, I mean GREAT. BUUUUT he never had to play against black players. So to me that’s a factor. That’s an asterisk if u will. Not that it was the Babes fault.

[@Grizzlied555]

With 800 more games, 4,000 more at bats, and amphetamines.

[@redrum9484]

Aaron broke nothing. He had the equivalent of 7 seasons past Ruth. Ridiculous!

[@christopherortiz9330]

You would have sent death threats back in '74

[@gordonwarren950]

@@christopherortiz9330 I was going to say "lol" but I think you might actually be correct. Some people can't accept reality. Babe never had to endure death threats and racism. What Hammer did is impossible to understate.

[@greylanders6101]

Ruth faced 20 hall of fame pitchers, more than any hitter ever. Aaron had 7 years past Ruth. He did not break anything.

[@LucD4]

But…..But he did.

[@redrum9484]

@@LucD4 No, he did not, genius. He had 4,000 more at bats. Not fair.

[@LucD4]

@@redrum9484 okay red rum 🤡

[@christopherortiz9330]

@@redrum9484 Hank was healthier. He was able to play MLB longer. Endurance is key to consistency and to break records. And pitchers got better every decade as real athleticism naturally increased among players and standards over time. If Babe slowed down on the hot dogs and beer, maybe those 2 months he was on the IL could have helped him get a few more HRs. And he was out of shape one year he could have hit 30 more. But alas, Aaron broke his record fair and square by being durable and strong enough to play longer and from a young age. Just gotta face facts and you can do it with some rum, red rum.

[@theoriginalangrygrizzly8826]

@@christopherortiz9330 It was not fair and square. 800 more games you consider fair?! You know nothing about baseball.