This day in history – April 8th

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Henry “The Hammer” Aaron breaking Babe Ruth’s homerun record achieving his 715th blast. He belted the homerun off of “Gentleman” Al Downing and in addition to his feat it was the call by Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully which makes the record monumental. Eventually he would wind up with 755 homeruns.

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