Sunday, June 2, 2024

1960S ALL-DECADE TEAM: N.L. OUTFIELDER HANK AARON

Good day all!

On the blog today, my final pick for National League outfielder of the decade to go along with Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente, none other than Hank Aaron, which makes for a RIDICULOUS outfield trip leading the Senior League through the 1960s:


I mean, it's not even fair to have these three together patrolling the outfield under any circumstance.
As for Aaron?
There's really no need to get into it with one of the All-Time best, but let's do it anyway.
For the decade, all Aaron did was score over 100 runs a season every year but 1968 (the "year of the pitcher"), hit over 40 homers five times, drive in over 100 runs six times, and lead the National league in primary offensive categories 17 times.
He was an All-Star every single season, and finish in the top-10 in M.V.P. voting seven times.
The man was a machine, and it was that consistency that lead to his massive lifetime totals in almost every offensive category: homers, runs batted in, runs scored, hits, total bases, you name it.
On top of all of that, the 1960's brought out the "speed" in Aaron, as he totaled double digits in stolen bases nine times during the decade, the ONLY times he stole as much in his entire 23 year career.
Imagine: Mays, Clemente and Aaron on the same team. Just wild...

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