! Chasing the Babe: When Hammerin' Hank Made History
When people talk about the greatest milestones in baseball history, few moments carry the weight, the tension, and the sheer historical significance of the race to break Babe Ruth’s legendary career home run record of 714. For decades, the Great Bambino's mark stood as an untouchable mountain in American sports.
That all changed on April 8, 1974, when Hank Aaron stepped up to the plate at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium and launched career home run number 715 off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing.
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! Third Home Yields Bouncin' Braves Their Legacy
THE BIRTHS OF THE BRAVES
Born in Boston. Raised in Milwaukee. Legacy claimed in Atlanta.
The Atlanta Braves didn't start in Atlanta. They didn't start in Milwaukee either. They started in Boston in 1876 — one of the eight founding franchises of the National League — and they've been winning, moving, and reinventing themselves ever since.
That's 150 years of baseball. And almost all of it matters.
—ADAM I. ECOM, Founder & Commissioner, THE BASEMALL
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