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1976 Topps #550 - Hank Aaron
- This was Mr. Aaron's final card. It would have been cool if Topps would have made special "farewell cards" for great players the year after their careers ended that would have had their final stats.
- The game in which Hank broke the all-time home run record (April 8, 1974) was the first game I remember watching on TV (I was 7 years old). My dad and I went down the street and watched it at my friend Jimmy's house. Aaron was my first "favorite player" because of this.
- I started collecting baseball cards in 1974. The first card I have any memories of was one of the Hank Aaron Special cards (I think it was card #5).
- How could anyone leave Hank off of a Hall of Fame ballot? Nine writers left Aaron off of their ballots in 1982 -- he was named on 406 of 415 ballots.
- Who was the most consistent player in major league history? My vote would go to Aaron, but a strong case could also be made for Stan Musial.
- HOFers who Aaron had success against: Don Drysdale (17 HR); Sandy Koufax (.362 in 116 AB); Steve Carlton (.342 in 73 AB); Hoyt Wilhelm (.348 in 23 AB)
- HOFers that Hank had a harder time with: Tom Seaver (.205 in 78 AB); Bob Gibson (.215 in 163 AB)
- Baseball Digest articles:
I saw 714 (Indianapolis had a Reds TV affiliate) and 715. I was 8 1/2. I remember those dudes running with Aaron and Tom House catching the ball.
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