OK, now while I realize the 1974 Hank Aaron card is iconic, and a classic, hands-down, I have always wanted to create a 1974 card for the Home Run King in the "regular" format, so here's a landscape edition (with portrait version coming soon!):
I
am a sucker for the landscape cards in the 1974 set, and to be honest
this would be a wonderful addition to that collection if I do say so
myself!
Of
course all baseball talk was about Aaron at this time, with his
overtaking Babe Ruth as the all-time Home Run champion as the 1974
season opened up, and rightly so!
The man was simply out of this world...
Let his numbers do all the talking: 2174 runs scored, 3771 hits, 624
doubles, 98 triples, 755 home runs, 2297 runs batted in, a .305 batting
average no less than 21 all-star selections!
Just tremendous!
He also had eight top-5 finishes for MVP, including taking home the award in 1957, as well as three Gold Gloves won consecutively between 1958-1960.
It's incredible to look at his 15 years of topping 100 or more runs scored, 11 seasons of 100 or more runs batted in, five more seasons of 90+ RBI's, and TWENTY STRAIGHT years of 20 or more home runs.
Just tremendous!
He also had eight top-5 finishes for MVP, including taking home the award in 1957, as well as three Gold Gloves won consecutively between 1958-1960.
It's incredible to look at his 15 years of topping 100 or more runs scored, 11 seasons of 100 or more runs batted in, five more seasons of 90+ RBI's, and TWENTY STRAIGHT years of 20 or more home runs.
Rest in Peace to one of the absolute greats of the game, Mr. Henry Aaron...aka "Hammerin' Hank"!