Sabathia suggested an All-Star week tribute to Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron due to dates reflecting Ruth's long-standing home run record and Aaron's homer that broke it.

1974 — In the home opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run, connecting off Al Downing of Los Angeles in the fourth inning.

That’s when the legendary Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth ‘s longstanding MLB record with his 715th home run — a milestone event that was re-created in dramatic fashion after the sixth inning ...

In recognition of Hank Aaron breaking Ruth’s record in Atlanta, NL players in the Home Run Derby are going to wear No. 44 on their jersey.

Hall of Fame Walk honors the city’s unique footnote in Major League Baseball. The city leads all other cities in the U.S. for ...

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Individually, MLB's recent actions are, frankly, depressing. Taken together, the deceptive editing of Scully's call is the ...

ATLANTA — Hank Aaron refused to be intimidated by racist hate mail or threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record. Aaron's teammates, including Dusty Baker, worried on his behalf ...

Major League Baseball paid a high-tech tribute to Hank Aaron during the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Atlanta, where the Mobile native became the Braves’ greatest player.

Especially behind Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Atlanta. The history of our game, you know, we have so many opportunities to tell stories and just with the date and the number I thought it would be so ...

In 1935, Babe Ruth hit his 714th home run with the then-Boston Braves. Nearly 40 years later, Hank Aaron broke Ruth’s record with his 715th home run in Atlanta.