9 left. The item may be missing the original packaging (such as the original box or bag or tags) or in the original packaging but not sealed. THE PLAYER. At the conclusion of the 1973 season, Aaron sat on 713 career home runs and, sadly, endured an off-season wrought with racism, hate mail and even death threats at the notion that he, a black man, might top Ruth’s mark. The 1974 Topps Baseball Card Set was the first to be released as a factory set. Hank Aaron (All Time Home Run King) - 1974 Topps. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (February 5, 1934-) established himself early in his career as one of the greatest power hitters in baseball. $100.00 +$4.05 shipping. (He would appear in a record 25 All-Star Games over the course of his 23-year career.) 9 left. In 1956, he won his first of two National League batting titles with a .328 average earning him third place in NL MVP voting – a position he would hold six times in his career. 1974 Topps Hank Aaron #1 Baseball Card. 1974 Topps Hank Aaron. His performance as a member of the semi-pro Mobile Black Bears earned him a spot on the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League. When cards are grouped in this way, the total number of cards per position will be shown in parentheses after the PSA grade. Aaron, renamed as Hank by a local sport reporter to make him seem more approachable, was added to a lineup that already included future Hall of Fame slugger Eddie Mathews and All-Stars Del Crandell, Joe Adcock, Johnny Logan and Andy Pafko, among may others. In 1953, Henry was promoted to the Jacksonville Braves of the South Atlantic League and he once again proceeded to tear up pitching as he led the league in batting average (.362), runs (115), hits (208), doubles (36), RBI (125) and total Bases (338). Aaron had humble beginnings near Mobile, Alabama, but found that sport offered a way out of the cotton fields – which, by the way, helped to build up the strength in his hands for his powerful and effortless swing. Then, on April 8, 1974, in front of a record-crowd of 53,000-plus in Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium for the Braves home opener, Aaron topped the mighty Babe Ruth’s home run record of 714, which stood for 39 years, when he took Los Angeles Dodgers Al Downing’s 1-0 pitch over the left field wall for his 715th career home run. That season, Hank missed capturing the coveted and elusive Triple Crown as he finished third in batting average (.322) – 29 point less than St. Louis Cardinals Stan Musial – while leading the NL in home runs (44) and RBI (132) as well as runs (118) and total bases (340). 1974 TOPPS BASEBALL Lot of 24 RED TEAM CHECKLISTS Some Marked(1) $20.00.

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