The article says "Aaron also owns Mini, Jaguar, Land Rover, Toyota, Hyundai and Honda dealerships throughout Georgia, as part of the Hank Aaron Automotive Group. Aaron sold all but the Toyota dealership in 2007.[29]" They can't both be true...should that first sentence be in the past tense?
Remember folks this is an ENCYCLOPEDIA... not a freaking baseball statistics book. you need to EXPLAIN this stuff as you would to a 6yr old who doesnt know the material. Also this needs some SERIOUS reformatting and wikifying. Alkivar 22:44, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
1957 NL GAMES T6TH 151 AT BATS 5TH 615 RUNS 1ST 118 HITS 2ND 198 SINGLES 8TH 121 HOMERUNS 1ST 44 HR/100 OUTS 1ST 10.14 HR/100 PA 2ND 6.52 HR/100 AB 3RD 7.15 RBI 1ST 132 AVERAGE 4TH .322 SLG 3RD .600 OBA 9TH .378 OPS 3RD .978 RUNS CREATED 2ND 135 RCAA T1ST 66 RCAP 2ND 64 OWP 2ND .772 RUNS CREATED/GAME 3RD 8.40 TOTAL BASES 1ST 369 EXTRA BASE HITS 3RD 77 ISOLATED POWER 4TH .278 SECONDARY AVERAGE 6TH .371 TOTAL AVERAGE 3RD .988 BPA 3RD .612 INTENTIONAL WALKS T2ND 15 PLATE APPEARANCES T7TH 675 OUTS T9TH 434
there are entirely too many charts like this that belong as HTML tables. plus there are many terms which a non baseball fan would not know. RBI,SLG,OBA,OPS,RCAA,RCAP,OWP,BPA (while obvious to you and me may not be obvious to someone only peripherally informed about baseball) and some of these statistics have their own entry pages on WIKI ... link to a few. And if you cant find em DEFINE em :) Alkivar 02:06, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I think we ought to delete the tables of statistics on this page and let the external links point to pages with statistics. Gorrister 18:50, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Aaron was in fact the last negro league player to make it to the major leagues. Aaron was drafted before Banks - 1952 vs. 1953, but Banks made it to the majors in 1953 vs. Aaron who made it in 1954. The [ Negro league players association] website states that Aaron was the last. Gorrister 12:10, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Why does the beginning of the article mention that he appeared in 25 All-star games, but twice later in the article say only 24 all-star appearences? Furthermore, how could he have made 24 all-star games if he played 23 seasons ('54-'76)?
Perhaps someone would care to explain why the fact that Mr. Aaron gave out the award named in his honor during the 2004 postseason is in any way important to his life, career, or legacy? This does not seem like something that belongs in an encyclopedia article. Indrian 00:39, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
I have read that Aaron converted to Catholicism after reading Thomas à Kempis's 'The Imitation of Christ'. Can anybody corroborate this? JackofOz 02:35, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
I know this has come up before, but in my opinion the league leader charts make this page less readable and contain a lot on unnecessary information (do we really need to know that Aaron was second in the NL in GIDP in 1955?). Someone in the peer review mentioned that if these charts were moved to there own page they would be deleted, as wikipedia is not a baseball statistics guide. I agree. What is, however, a baseball statistics guide is Baseball-Reference.com. This page contains a link to Aaron's Baseball-Reference page, as do most player bios on Wikipedia. All of this info and more is contained on that page. As long as the link text makes clear that it is a page of statistics, people will know where to find them. Thoughts? -- djrobgordon 17:37, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
The article on Hank Aaron suggests that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the distinction of having the last name which would come first alphabetically. Alaa Abdelnaby, however, would come first. Abdelnaby played in the early 90s. The misstatement about Abdul-Jabbar does not appear to be on the Abdul-Jabbar page, however.
Not that this isn't common on Wikipedia but a portion of this article read word-for-word with this article from ESPN. Perhaps if someone has time they can copyedit it. Anger22 13:47, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
Great...
Ladydayelle 14:09, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
"24 All-Star appearances over 21 seasons"
How is this possible? I count that he played 23 seasons, so most likely that should be 21 appearances in 23? Can someone confirm this? Mglovesfun 15:18, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
The article currently notes that "Hank Aaron is second behind Japanese baseball player Sadaharu Oh (868) as the all time home run hitter in recorded baseball history." Since the Sadaharu Oh entry itself points out that Oh's record is not comparable to a MLB record due to smaller ballparks, different bats, etc. I'd like to change this article to read "Hank Aaron is second behind Japanese baseball player Sadaharu Oh (868) as the all time home run hitter in recorded baseball history; however, their records are not directly comparable due to differences between American and Japanese ballparks and equipment." Any objections/suggestions? Mrquizzical 04:17, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
This article is in some major work. I am trying my best to balance the idea of verifiable information with what I do not know. As such, I will try and add the verification needed code where applicable. It would probably help if someone could double check the sources. I don't want to expunge work that has been cited, but I am not sure the best research was done. Oh yeah, I moved the page as well... his name was Henry Aaron not Hank Aaron :-). Thoughts/ideas/comments ??? -- Tecmobowl 12:12, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people) suggests to use the name that is most generally recognisable. I am certainly not an expert on baseball, but it is my impression that "Hank Aaron" is infinitely more recognisable than "Henry Aaron". (Google says: 10 times more)
As an example, our guideline on naming conventions gives Billy Joel rather than his full name William Martin Joel; the full name is mentioned in the article, but (currently) not even a redirection.
-- Aleph4 14:33, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
He is referred to as "Hank Aaron" far more times that he is by "Henry Aaron." To provide other examples similar to what is presented above, there are articles for "Ted Williams" (Birth name Theodore Samuel Williams), "Babe Ruth" (Birth name George Herman Ruth), Peggy Fleming (Birth name Margaret Gail Fleming) and former US president Bill Clinton (Birth name William Jefferson Clinton). The article should be called 'Hank Aaron."
Ladydayelle 15:56, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
I think it was very bad form to move this page without discussing it first. As pointed out above, the more recognizable name is preferred by Wikipedia, and that is undoubtably Hank, not Henry. Unless further compelling reason can be given as to why this name change should stand, I will move it back in a few days. Indrian 21:26, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
I moved this back. I don't like how the redirect was immediately edited thereby obstructing the move - very fishy. Let's try to at least discuss this move first - it's clearly very controversial so should be brought to WP:RM. — Wknight94 ( talk) 11:15, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
Re: the {{ primarysources}} tag, is there any particular issue that needs to be addressed? When there are sources and references in an article, I usually prefer individual {{ fact}} tags instead of the more general {{ primarysources}} and {{ unreferenced}} tags. Then people can focus on the actual problem areas instead of trying to reconcile the entire article. — Wknight94 ( talk) 20:50, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
I believe we need more photos to enhance this article. Thoughts? Techmobowls 20:12, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
I think the article is fine, a better questions is who are you and why do you only edit articles I edit???? Tecmobowl 20:36, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
There are some numbers in this section which can't be correct. For example: ... the record for the most seasons with 30 or more home runs in the National League (12222222222). Aaron also knocked in the 2,000,000,000th run of his career ... I presume that they were correct previously and have been vandalised; perhaps someone could revert it back to the correct version. - 129.67.108.178 23:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)Victor
When he hit his record-breaking HR, who were the two "college students" that ran up to him on the field? I'd always figured that their identities were unknown, but if it's known that they were in college then their identities can't be that much of a mystery, right? If possible, it would be good to get this information on here as it is basically impossible to find elsewhere (at least as far as I can tell) 69.143.4.232 16:46, 8 April 2007 (UTC)nmc
Nice to see that a lot of citations have been added to this article, well done to anyone who added them . Mglovesfun 14:20, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
There appears to be a lack of objectivity when it comes to value statements regarding Aaron's place in the history of baseball. Hitters with lesser statistics have generalizations made about them quite safely such as the comment about Ted Williams, i.e., "He is widely considered to be one of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball." This statement is safe, because it is a widely held belief. Therefore, it is difficult to understand how this article omits this kind of value statement, given Aaron's superior statistics and the widely held belief among many fans that he is also "one of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball".-- Aberforth ( talk) 11:27, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Under the title "Home run record eclipsed by Barry Bonds", it says towards the end that "After Bonds hit his record-breaking 716th home run on August 7, 2007". This should be changed to 756th home run.
Henry Aaron did not play in the National league his entire MLB career. The Milwaukee Brewers were members of the Amer can League until 1997. Hank Aaron played on the Brewers from 1975-1976.
Uhh, I do believe you are mistaken about the 756th thing. Babe Ruth's record was of 714 home runs, and Aaron's was of 733 home runs. Why would Bonds break the record 23 runs after the record was actually broken? The 716th thing was written because the 715th of Aaron's was the record breaker, and appearently they believed that home run ended his career, which couldn't be farther from the truth. Echoes134 ( talk) 23:54, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
I am not a Barry Bonds fan; nor am I hoping he breaks the record. However, I think aits relevant to mention him somewhere in this article, especially the reasoning behind Hank's announcement that he will not attend the game in which Bonds breaks his record. What do others think? M. Frederick 17:54, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
He was awarded an honourary law degree in 1995: [1] . Add it if you think it deserves a mention. -- 203.206.183.160 12:15, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
honorary= not noteworthy in terms of diplomas
I have removed the following links from the EL section. The biography pages seem much more appropriate for sources and 3 stats sites seems excessive. Here the are in case someone wants to use them as sources:
Long levi 06:26, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
"Although some have speculated that this is a snubbing of Bonds based on the ongoing steroids scandal, some have looked back to Aaron's own history and how he downplayed his breaking of Babe Ruth's all-time record, and see Aaron's actions as simply treating Bonds the way he wanted to be treated."
Who is "some"? Why are they relevant? And who cares *why* Hank Aaron refuses to attend Barry Bond's celebratory dinner? As long as he himself does not reveal his motive, all we can do is speculate. Such speculation does not belong in WP. Qifan 14:37, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Per WP:EL, I don't think the stats section belongs at all. However, in trying to find a compromise, I have shortened the section to display his career statistics. Providing a full list of his career stats will inundate readers and takes up valuable space than could be used to relay content. There are two stats sites already included in the EL section, so a reader can easily access that information if need be.
Per WP:GTL#See_also, I have shortened the See Also section. According to the Guideline section, it appears that all of the information could in fact be removed and incorporated into the article. That being said, a number of categories and templates are already in place to relay the same information that is in the see also article. If one hits 700 home runs, then there is no real need to establish them as a 500 and 600 and 700 "club" member. Considering that the information is already in place with a variety of categories, it needed to be condensed. Rather than outright removal, I have left one link in there that does not appear in another place currently. As the article improves, it is likely that the section can be removed altogether. Long Levi 21:55, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
I would like to say congratulations to barry for breaking the all time homerun record set be hank aaron. some people might say barry cheated to get the record but guess what he never tested positive for steroids. when he hit 756 the guy who said he wanted nothing to do with the record hank aaron congratulated him which was very classy unlike bud selig who went to a couple of games and called his effort herculean which is dumb hank aarons message was herculean. bud selig was at milwaukee relaxing thats not herculean. Hank aaron did not follow barry bonds around which is fine because he is old he cant be traveling to san diego san fransisco or any other place.
There is a typo on the wikipedia page, stating that after Bonds hit his 716 homerun on August 7, 2007 that the Aaron video was shown. Obviously, the homerun is number 756 for B. Bonds.
I noticed that all three players (supposedly Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, and Willie Mays) with 24 all star appearances played less than 24 seasons in the league, and some sites list Hank's appearances as 21, which excludes his first and last seasons (adding up to his 23 seasons played). I'm not sure what should be put. If somebody knows why it is 24 for these guys, please explain. It's a little weird that there would be so many different and varying amounts across the internet. Thanks. 24.99.219.179 22:23, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Henry Aaron played the last two seasons of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers of the American League. Can someone please fix this error? 71.125.170.74 04:53, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
The word "vitriol" is misspelled in the article. 72.83.90.69 ( talk) 13:02, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Inserting a note about his Erdös number might be interesting. Being completely oblivious of the baseball world, I don't really know. portugal ( talk) 12:13, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
It isn't mentioned in his achievments page that he is the all time RBI record holder. —Preceding
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Agreed, by far this is more important than his HR record, because it bespeaks of a more ocmplete player. Given stats, Aaron had a much more constsantly good season-to-season record than bonds did.
As I recall, the 715 ball was caught on the fly by pitcher Tom House, so the phrase "it landed in the bullpen" is incorrect. It never landed! This is worth cleaning up, especially since it is unusual for a home run to be caught on the fly by another player. I saw the home run on TV, and it's what I remember best about it. ProfessorAndro ( talk) 16:57, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
OK as is? Or you could says something along the lines of it was hit into the bullpen, where ... caught it.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:04, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
It's relevant that they're white in that he had been besieged with death threats, and he later said that he wondered if someone had run onto the field to attack him before he could finish circling the bases. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 12:39, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
I would like to request that due to recent events, namely the opening of the Hank Aaron Childhood Home Museum on April 14, 2010, that an external link to its website Hank Aaron Museum be included in the article and perhaps a reference to its opening or media coverage be made in the awards and honors section or whatever section is deemed appropriate.
Marq08 ( talk) 19:19, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
The name of the link is Hank Aaron stadium if you would prefer to link to museum.hankaaronstadium.com you may do so. The stadium is home to the new museum which was opened on April 14th, 2010. If you would like links to the local or national news coverage of the event to certify its notability I can provide those references. Marq08 ( talk) 20:53, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
{{tld}editsemiprotected}} Aaron was a 21x all-star, not 25, as indicated.
67.187.43.248 ( talk) 14:03, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
Done Welcome and thanks, Celestra ( talk) 14:52, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}} Hank Aaron has 805 homeruns.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/mlb-credits-hank-aaron-with-50-lost-home-runs,2194/
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There seems to be miscalculations/misinformation in stating that Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's Home Run Record. 1. Babe Ruth hit 714 Home Runs in 22 years, in 2,503 games while being at bat 8,399 times. 2. Hank Aaron hit 755 Home Runs in 23 years (one more year), in 3,298 games (795 more games) while being at bat 12,364 times (3,965 more times). 3. If you take the total number of Babe Ruth's games of 2,503 (his total career) and apply the same number of games to Hank Aaron then he would only have approximately
592 Home Runs in 2,576 games which is still 73 more games than Babe Ruth.
To be consistent you must compare apples to apples; # of games played to # of games played and to # of 'At Bats' to # of 'At Bats'. Just as if someone hit 100 Home Runs in one 20 games in a single season while being at bat 35 times then someone else hits 101 home runs in 25 games in a single season while being at bat 65 times; does that break the 100 HR that was set prior? Now I know that some people will think that this is a racist statement by defaming Hank Aaron,I'm not, but what if Babe Ruth was Black and Hank Aaron was White, would then the same standard be followed? LeeLeeB46 ( talk) 16:34, 18 October 2011 (UTC)From Breaking Babe Ruth's Record Wikipedia Encyclopedia
"Hank Aaron" -wikipedia retrieves 894,000 hits. "Henry Aaron" -wikipedia retrieves 132,000 hits. Kingturtle ( talk) 03:00, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
According to the Negro League World Series article, the last such series was held in 1948. Which article is right? -- 92.231.116.164 ( talk) 00:55, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
To the main editors of this article:
I believe that it might be interesting for you to know that there is an article written in the Journal of Recreational Mathematics, by mathematicians of the Department of Mathematics of the University of Georgia, 714 and 715, that works some interesting properties of those famous numbers relating to prime numbers, a few of them easily understandable by people like me, with no special interest in Mathematics.
I was planning to write a small section with the same title as this one (a pun on Aaron´s main article other section, Prime of his career), but given that I don´t even understand baseball rules nor baseball culture (it is a rare sport in Argentina), I prefered just to signal the existence of the mathematical article and let you decide if the reference deserves a line or two in the main article.
I believe it deserves it, because it proves how that home run record penetrated into popular and even academic culture. In fact, the importance of that record is aknowledged in the mathematical article, although I was surprised to see that even racial tensions were involved, when curious about it, I was directed to the main Wikipedia article.
Great story. I might not understand baseball, but I do understand the heroism and the dignity, as it was shown by the people involved. In particular, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth's widow.
Pmronchi ( talk) 14:01, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
There was a big scare today that Aaron died. Just making sure we all potential editors know that this was incorrect http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/03/hank_aaron_doing_fine_atlanta.html https://twitter.com/Braves/status/311182195345723392 -- 64.106.237.4 ( talk) 20:39, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
The references and footnotes are very hard to follow on this page. 74.103.168.153 ( talk) 00:23, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
The section on home run 715 mentions that 2 white college students, including Craig Sager, rushed the field with Hank Aaron. The actual identities of the students is actually pretty common knowledge now, namely that they were high school seniors not named Craig Sager ( http://http://vimeo.com/91475420 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100827&content_id=14001780&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5504664). I would suggest that this be amended in the article. 71.45.21.116 ( talk) 17:52, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
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Personal life? Ncsr11 ( talk) 08:13, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
The line "Aaron also has 5 sons named Hank Aaron. None of them play baseball" appears factually wrong and inconsistent with other descriptions of Aaron's personal life. If it is wrong, then it should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.78.0.234 ( talk) 03:32, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
"a reluctant civil rights icon", was a description used by WSJ at the time of his death, [6]. What should the article write? 89.8.104.129 ( talk) 19:52, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
"Broke Babe Ruth's record with 755, which stood for 33 years..." Most media (at least those with which I'm familiar) usually add "until MLB's steroid era" (albeit sans the helpful blue link, which would provide clarity for readers unfamiliar with the subject). I will declare my bias: I am a longtime fan of the great Mr. Aaron, and was filled with disgust and contempt when Barry Bonds usurped Aaron's record. With that in mind, rather than making a bold edit, I ask what others think about this. Thank you in advance. Joefromrandb ( talk) 23:56, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
As no one seems to object, I have added it for the moment. Joefromrandb ( talk) 19:30, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't see what's "POV" about it; it's commonplace in media, at least newspapers, particularly when referring to Aaron, Maris, and Ruth, et al. It would certainly be POV to say something like: "Aaron should still be considered the rightful owner of this record because Bonds wouldn't have broken it without steroids"; that goes without saying. I also agree that simply using "steroid era" as an invisible asterisk on my own would be POV. I don't think the same should be said for mimicking what is common, albeit admittedly not universal, practice amongst baseball writers everywhere. Joefromrandb ( talk) 20:25, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
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Please add the line "No cause of death was disclosed" at the end of the sentence referring to Hank Aaron's death. 1.43.6.217 ( talk) 20:29, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Hank Aaron took the Covid Vaccine about two weeks ago. I think that is worth mentioning: https://www.wkrg.com/honoring-hammerin-hank/baseball-legend-hank-aaron-got-virus-vaccine-earlier-in-january/ 105.12.6.5 ( talk) 01:16, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
I agree we should state it. It was just removed, and frankly doind that only leads to edit wars. Jahabdank ( talk) 23:45, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Can this page please be renamed to Henry Aaron? That was his name, and he detested being called Hank. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.223.179.60 ( talk) 20:15, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
What is the reasoning for not including Hank's Negro League team (Indianapolis Clowns, 1952 before his contract was sold to the Boston Braves) in the infobox at the top? This information should be listed. The Indianapolis Clowns were his first professional team. To not list them, implies inferiority to the "real" (read: white) major league baseball teams. The Negro League teams are an important part of MLB history and a player's time with Negro League teams should be listed among their professional teams in the infobox at the top of the page. This should apply to not just Mr. Aaron's page, but all pages for players that have important ties to the Negro League teams. Thereadletter ( talk) 14:59, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
The Negro leagues, include the Negro American League, were categorized as "major leagues" by Major League Baseball beginning December 16, 2020. ( press release https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-officially-designates-the-negro-leagues-as-major-league ) Obviously full edits of all Negro league players' entries will take some time; but this seems a good time for Aaron's one season (1952) with the Indianapolis Clowns to be added to the article introduction, and the sidebar entry listing the teams he played for should move the Clowns to the same formatting as the Braves. I also suggest the article note that, once MLB finishes incorporating Negro league statistics, Aaron's 755 home run total will increase by five. (stats cite https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/01/22/hank-aaron-stats/ ) User:PeteGaughan ( talk) 3:32, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
Several source state Aaron played in 25 All Star games from 1955 to 1975. Shouldn't this be 21? Where are the additional 4 games coming from? The AS Game is only played once per year, correct? Thank you someone for clarifying this.
Mikepascoe ( talk) 19:59, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
That Mr. Aaron was innoculated is indeed a fact. He did so publicly with several other African American leaders to encourage others to do the same in the battle against Covid-19. This does not in any way tie into his death. According to Dr. Walter A. Orenstein, a former director at the CDC’s immunization program and a professor at the Emory Vaccine Center, all the data from clinical trials did not support a role for vaccine in causing death.
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said in a program where millions of older Americans and those with serious health conditions are being vaccinated, some are going to die of heart attacks, strokes and other causes that have nothing to do with a vaccine.
Dr. Carlos del Rio, an infectious disease expert at Emory School of Medicine, said the much bigger risk to frail, older people is the coronavirus. “We have 4,000 (COVID-19) deaths every day in our country,” he said. “We need to put things in perspective. I’m more afraid of COVID than I am the vaccine.” [1] GJFraser ( talk) 00:47, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
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Why is his vaccination mentioned under his death if they are not related? Aaron was promoting the vaccine and in a twist of cruel irony his death is being used by anti-vaccers as evidence the Covid vaccination causes death. They point you right to Wikipedia as evidence.
I don't know anything about editing Wikipedia, but I suggest that mention of his vaccination not be included under the subject line Death. ~trm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:2C6:4A80:47C0:DD0B:F02E:22CF:8850 ( talk) 00:33, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
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Hank Aaron → Henry Aaron – Henry was his name, the name he preferred to go buy. According to the book 'The Last Hero' he hated being called Hank, which he associated with the same kind of racism he felt from being called "boy" as an adult man. He certainly went by Hank, and would respond when called that, as he was far too nice of a person to scold someone, much like a nicer version of Dick Allen who one day stopped putting up with being called "Richie." I think today is an appropriate time to honor Henry Aaron by renaming his Wiki entry to his proper name. "Hank" can go in as most nicknames, e.g. "Henry 'Hank' Aaron." Thank you for your consideration. I am a Wiki newbie, so if this needs to go elsewhere I apologize. 66.223.179.60 ( talk) 04:53, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
support SrikTLG ( ta≥lk) 05:07, 23 January 2021 (UTC)SrikTLG
This is ridiculous. He hated this name. We should honor his own wishes. WTF. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.223.179.60 ( talk) 10:05, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
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https://www.revolt.tv/2021/1/22/22244419/hank-aaron-passes-away
https://www.complex.com/sports/2021/01/henry-hank-aaron-dead-at-86
According to these three sources, he died from a stroke. MikaelaArsenault ( talk) 20:03, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
News reporting on vaccine theories. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/hank-aaron-dies-days-after-receiving-moderna-vaccine/ 2600:8804:6600:592:A96A:7F6E:3131:22E2 ( talk) 23:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
According to this page, Aaron was "named the Braves' vice president and director of player development" following his 1982 induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and "this made him one of the first minorities in Major League Baseball upper-level management." HOWEVER, the next paragraph states that he "became senior vice president" in 1980. If this second paragraph is correct then the 1982 appointment would not have been the milestone-setter. AdmPope ( talk) 12:03, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
The article says "Aaron also owns Mini, Jaguar, Land Rover, Toyota, Hyundai and Honda dealerships throughout Georgia, as part of the Hank Aaron Automotive Group. Aaron sold all but the Toyota dealership in 2007.[29]" They can't both be true...should that first sentence be in the past tense?
Remember folks this is an ENCYCLOPEDIA... not a freaking baseball statistics book. you need to EXPLAIN this stuff as you would to a 6yr old who doesnt know the material. Also this needs some SERIOUS reformatting and wikifying. Alkivar 22:44, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
1957 NL GAMES T6TH 151 AT BATS 5TH 615 RUNS 1ST 118 HITS 2ND 198 SINGLES 8TH 121 HOMERUNS 1ST 44 HR/100 OUTS 1ST 10.14 HR/100 PA 2ND 6.52 HR/100 AB 3RD 7.15 RBI 1ST 132 AVERAGE 4TH .322 SLG 3RD .600 OBA 9TH .378 OPS 3RD .978 RUNS CREATED 2ND 135 RCAA T1ST 66 RCAP 2ND 64 OWP 2ND .772 RUNS CREATED/GAME 3RD 8.40 TOTAL BASES 1ST 369 EXTRA BASE HITS 3RD 77 ISOLATED POWER 4TH .278 SECONDARY AVERAGE 6TH .371 TOTAL AVERAGE 3RD .988 BPA 3RD .612 INTENTIONAL WALKS T2ND 15 PLATE APPEARANCES T7TH 675 OUTS T9TH 434
there are entirely too many charts like this that belong as HTML tables. plus there are many terms which a non baseball fan would not know. RBI,SLG,OBA,OPS,RCAA,RCAP,OWP,BPA (while obvious to you and me may not be obvious to someone only peripherally informed about baseball) and some of these statistics have their own entry pages on WIKI ... link to a few. And if you cant find em DEFINE em :) Alkivar 02:06, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I think we ought to delete the tables of statistics on this page and let the external links point to pages with statistics. Gorrister 18:50, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Aaron was in fact the last negro league player to make it to the major leagues. Aaron was drafted before Banks - 1952 vs. 1953, but Banks made it to the majors in 1953 vs. Aaron who made it in 1954. The [ Negro league players association] website states that Aaron was the last. Gorrister 12:10, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Why does the beginning of the article mention that he appeared in 25 All-star games, but twice later in the article say only 24 all-star appearences? Furthermore, how could he have made 24 all-star games if he played 23 seasons ('54-'76)?
Perhaps someone would care to explain why the fact that Mr. Aaron gave out the award named in his honor during the 2004 postseason is in any way important to his life, career, or legacy? This does not seem like something that belongs in an encyclopedia article. Indrian 00:39, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
I have read that Aaron converted to Catholicism after reading Thomas à Kempis's 'The Imitation of Christ'. Can anybody corroborate this? JackofOz 02:35, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
I know this has come up before, but in my opinion the league leader charts make this page less readable and contain a lot on unnecessary information (do we really need to know that Aaron was second in the NL in GIDP in 1955?). Someone in the peer review mentioned that if these charts were moved to there own page they would be deleted, as wikipedia is not a baseball statistics guide. I agree. What is, however, a baseball statistics guide is Baseball-Reference.com. This page contains a link to Aaron's Baseball-Reference page, as do most player bios on Wikipedia. All of this info and more is contained on that page. As long as the link text makes clear that it is a page of statistics, people will know where to find them. Thoughts? -- djrobgordon 17:37, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
The article on Hank Aaron suggests that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the distinction of having the last name which would come first alphabetically. Alaa Abdelnaby, however, would come first. Abdelnaby played in the early 90s. The misstatement about Abdul-Jabbar does not appear to be on the Abdul-Jabbar page, however.
Not that this isn't common on Wikipedia but a portion of this article read word-for-word with this article from ESPN. Perhaps if someone has time they can copyedit it. Anger22 13:47, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
Great...
Ladydayelle 14:09, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
"24 All-Star appearances over 21 seasons"
How is this possible? I count that he played 23 seasons, so most likely that should be 21 appearances in 23? Can someone confirm this? Mglovesfun 15:18, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
The article currently notes that "Hank Aaron is second behind Japanese baseball player Sadaharu Oh (868) as the all time home run hitter in recorded baseball history." Since the Sadaharu Oh entry itself points out that Oh's record is not comparable to a MLB record due to smaller ballparks, different bats, etc. I'd like to change this article to read "Hank Aaron is second behind Japanese baseball player Sadaharu Oh (868) as the all time home run hitter in recorded baseball history; however, their records are not directly comparable due to differences between American and Japanese ballparks and equipment." Any objections/suggestions? Mrquizzical 04:17, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
This article is in some major work. I am trying my best to balance the idea of verifiable information with what I do not know. As such, I will try and add the verification needed code where applicable. It would probably help if someone could double check the sources. I don't want to expunge work that has been cited, but I am not sure the best research was done. Oh yeah, I moved the page as well... his name was Henry Aaron not Hank Aaron :-). Thoughts/ideas/comments ??? -- Tecmobowl 12:12, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people) suggests to use the name that is most generally recognisable. I am certainly not an expert on baseball, but it is my impression that "Hank Aaron" is infinitely more recognisable than "Henry Aaron". (Google says: 10 times more)
As an example, our guideline on naming conventions gives Billy Joel rather than his full name William Martin Joel; the full name is mentioned in the article, but (currently) not even a redirection.
-- Aleph4 14:33, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
He is referred to as "Hank Aaron" far more times that he is by "Henry Aaron." To provide other examples similar to what is presented above, there are articles for "Ted Williams" (Birth name Theodore Samuel Williams), "Babe Ruth" (Birth name George Herman Ruth), Peggy Fleming (Birth name Margaret Gail Fleming) and former US president Bill Clinton (Birth name William Jefferson Clinton). The article should be called 'Hank Aaron."
Ladydayelle 15:56, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
I think it was very bad form to move this page without discussing it first. As pointed out above, the more recognizable name is preferred by Wikipedia, and that is undoubtably Hank, not Henry. Unless further compelling reason can be given as to why this name change should stand, I will move it back in a few days. Indrian 21:26, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
I moved this back. I don't like how the redirect was immediately edited thereby obstructing the move - very fishy. Let's try to at least discuss this move first - it's clearly very controversial so should be brought to WP:RM. — Wknight94 ( talk) 11:15, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
Re: the {{ primarysources}} tag, is there any particular issue that needs to be addressed? When there are sources and references in an article, I usually prefer individual {{ fact}} tags instead of the more general {{ primarysources}} and {{ unreferenced}} tags. Then people can focus on the actual problem areas instead of trying to reconcile the entire article. — Wknight94 ( talk) 20:50, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
I believe we need more photos to enhance this article. Thoughts? Techmobowls 20:12, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
I think the article is fine, a better questions is who are you and why do you only edit articles I edit???? Tecmobowl 20:36, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
There are some numbers in this section which can't be correct. For example: ... the record for the most seasons with 30 or more home runs in the National League (12222222222). Aaron also knocked in the 2,000,000,000th run of his career ... I presume that they were correct previously and have been vandalised; perhaps someone could revert it back to the correct version. - 129.67.108.178 23:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)Victor
When he hit his record-breaking HR, who were the two "college students" that ran up to him on the field? I'd always figured that their identities were unknown, but if it's known that they were in college then their identities can't be that much of a mystery, right? If possible, it would be good to get this information on here as it is basically impossible to find elsewhere (at least as far as I can tell) 69.143.4.232 16:46, 8 April 2007 (UTC)nmc
Nice to see that a lot of citations have been added to this article, well done to anyone who added them . Mglovesfun 14:20, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
There appears to be a lack of objectivity when it comes to value statements regarding Aaron's place in the history of baseball. Hitters with lesser statistics have generalizations made about them quite safely such as the comment about Ted Williams, i.e., "He is widely considered to be one of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball." This statement is safe, because it is a widely held belief. Therefore, it is difficult to understand how this article omits this kind of value statement, given Aaron's superior statistics and the widely held belief among many fans that he is also "one of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball".-- Aberforth ( talk) 11:27, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Under the title "Home run record eclipsed by Barry Bonds", it says towards the end that "After Bonds hit his record-breaking 716th home run on August 7, 2007". This should be changed to 756th home run.
Henry Aaron did not play in the National league his entire MLB career. The Milwaukee Brewers were members of the Amer can League until 1997. Hank Aaron played on the Brewers from 1975-1976.
Uhh, I do believe you are mistaken about the 756th thing. Babe Ruth's record was of 714 home runs, and Aaron's was of 733 home runs. Why would Bonds break the record 23 runs after the record was actually broken? The 716th thing was written because the 715th of Aaron's was the record breaker, and appearently they believed that home run ended his career, which couldn't be farther from the truth. Echoes134 ( talk) 23:54, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
I am not a Barry Bonds fan; nor am I hoping he breaks the record. However, I think aits relevant to mention him somewhere in this article, especially the reasoning behind Hank's announcement that he will not attend the game in which Bonds breaks his record. What do others think? M. Frederick 17:54, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
He was awarded an honourary law degree in 1995: [1] . Add it if you think it deserves a mention. -- 203.206.183.160 12:15, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
honorary= not noteworthy in terms of diplomas
I have removed the following links from the EL section. The biography pages seem much more appropriate for sources and 3 stats sites seems excessive. Here the are in case someone wants to use them as sources:
Long levi 06:26, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
"Although some have speculated that this is a snubbing of Bonds based on the ongoing steroids scandal, some have looked back to Aaron's own history and how he downplayed his breaking of Babe Ruth's all-time record, and see Aaron's actions as simply treating Bonds the way he wanted to be treated."
Who is "some"? Why are they relevant? And who cares *why* Hank Aaron refuses to attend Barry Bond's celebratory dinner? As long as he himself does not reveal his motive, all we can do is speculate. Such speculation does not belong in WP. Qifan 14:37, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Per WP:EL, I don't think the stats section belongs at all. However, in trying to find a compromise, I have shortened the section to display his career statistics. Providing a full list of his career stats will inundate readers and takes up valuable space than could be used to relay content. There are two stats sites already included in the EL section, so a reader can easily access that information if need be.
Per WP:GTL#See_also, I have shortened the See Also section. According to the Guideline section, it appears that all of the information could in fact be removed and incorporated into the article. That being said, a number of categories and templates are already in place to relay the same information that is in the see also article. If one hits 700 home runs, then there is no real need to establish them as a 500 and 600 and 700 "club" member. Considering that the information is already in place with a variety of categories, it needed to be condensed. Rather than outright removal, I have left one link in there that does not appear in another place currently. As the article improves, it is likely that the section can be removed altogether. Long Levi 21:55, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
I would like to say congratulations to barry for breaking the all time homerun record set be hank aaron. some people might say barry cheated to get the record but guess what he never tested positive for steroids. when he hit 756 the guy who said he wanted nothing to do with the record hank aaron congratulated him which was very classy unlike bud selig who went to a couple of games and called his effort herculean which is dumb hank aarons message was herculean. bud selig was at milwaukee relaxing thats not herculean. Hank aaron did not follow barry bonds around which is fine because he is old he cant be traveling to san diego san fransisco or any other place.
There is a typo on the wikipedia page, stating that after Bonds hit his 716 homerun on August 7, 2007 that the Aaron video was shown. Obviously, the homerun is number 756 for B. Bonds.
I noticed that all three players (supposedly Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, and Willie Mays) with 24 all star appearances played less than 24 seasons in the league, and some sites list Hank's appearances as 21, which excludes his first and last seasons (adding up to his 23 seasons played). I'm not sure what should be put. If somebody knows why it is 24 for these guys, please explain. It's a little weird that there would be so many different and varying amounts across the internet. Thanks. 24.99.219.179 22:23, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Henry Aaron played the last two seasons of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers of the American League. Can someone please fix this error? 71.125.170.74 04:53, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
The word "vitriol" is misspelled in the article. 72.83.90.69 ( talk) 13:02, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Inserting a note about his Erdös number might be interesting. Being completely oblivious of the baseball world, I don't really know. portugal ( talk) 12:13, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
It isn't mentioned in his achievments page that he is the all time RBI record holder. —Preceding
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Agreed, by far this is more important than his HR record, because it bespeaks of a more ocmplete player. Given stats, Aaron had a much more constsantly good season-to-season record than bonds did.
As I recall, the 715 ball was caught on the fly by pitcher Tom House, so the phrase "it landed in the bullpen" is incorrect. It never landed! This is worth cleaning up, especially since it is unusual for a home run to be caught on the fly by another player. I saw the home run on TV, and it's what I remember best about it. ProfessorAndro ( talk) 16:57, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
OK as is? Or you could says something along the lines of it was hit into the bullpen, where ... caught it.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:04, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
It's relevant that they're white in that he had been besieged with death threats, and he later said that he wondered if someone had run onto the field to attack him before he could finish circling the bases. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 12:39, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
I would like to request that due to recent events, namely the opening of the Hank Aaron Childhood Home Museum on April 14, 2010, that an external link to its website Hank Aaron Museum be included in the article and perhaps a reference to its opening or media coverage be made in the awards and honors section or whatever section is deemed appropriate.
Marq08 ( talk) 19:19, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
The name of the link is Hank Aaron stadium if you would prefer to link to museum.hankaaronstadium.com you may do so. The stadium is home to the new museum which was opened on April 14th, 2010. If you would like links to the local or national news coverage of the event to certify its notability I can provide those references. Marq08 ( talk) 20:53, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
{{tld}editsemiprotected}} Aaron was a 21x all-star, not 25, as indicated.
67.187.43.248 ( talk) 14:03, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
Done Welcome and thanks, Celestra ( talk) 14:52, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}} Hank Aaron has 805 homeruns.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/mlb-credits-hank-aaron-with-50-lost-home-runs,2194/
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There seems to be miscalculations/misinformation in stating that Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's Home Run Record. 1. Babe Ruth hit 714 Home Runs in 22 years, in 2,503 games while being at bat 8,399 times. 2. Hank Aaron hit 755 Home Runs in 23 years (one more year), in 3,298 games (795 more games) while being at bat 12,364 times (3,965 more times). 3. If you take the total number of Babe Ruth's games of 2,503 (his total career) and apply the same number of games to Hank Aaron then he would only have approximately
592 Home Runs in 2,576 games which is still 73 more games than Babe Ruth.
To be consistent you must compare apples to apples; # of games played to # of games played and to # of 'At Bats' to # of 'At Bats'. Just as if someone hit 100 Home Runs in one 20 games in a single season while being at bat 35 times then someone else hits 101 home runs in 25 games in a single season while being at bat 65 times; does that break the 100 HR that was set prior? Now I know that some people will think that this is a racist statement by defaming Hank Aaron,I'm not, but what if Babe Ruth was Black and Hank Aaron was White, would then the same standard be followed? LeeLeeB46 ( talk) 16:34, 18 October 2011 (UTC)From Breaking Babe Ruth's Record Wikipedia Encyclopedia
"Hank Aaron" -wikipedia retrieves 894,000 hits. "Henry Aaron" -wikipedia retrieves 132,000 hits. Kingturtle ( talk) 03:00, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
According to the Negro League World Series article, the last such series was held in 1948. Which article is right? -- 92.231.116.164 ( talk) 00:55, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
To the main editors of this article:
I believe that it might be interesting for you to know that there is an article written in the Journal of Recreational Mathematics, by mathematicians of the Department of Mathematics of the University of Georgia, 714 and 715, that works some interesting properties of those famous numbers relating to prime numbers, a few of them easily understandable by people like me, with no special interest in Mathematics.
I was planning to write a small section with the same title as this one (a pun on Aaron´s main article other section, Prime of his career), but given that I don´t even understand baseball rules nor baseball culture (it is a rare sport in Argentina), I prefered just to signal the existence of the mathematical article and let you decide if the reference deserves a line or two in the main article.
I believe it deserves it, because it proves how that home run record penetrated into popular and even academic culture. In fact, the importance of that record is aknowledged in the mathematical article, although I was surprised to see that even racial tensions were involved, when curious about it, I was directed to the main Wikipedia article.
Great story. I might not understand baseball, but I do understand the heroism and the dignity, as it was shown by the people involved. In particular, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth's widow.
Pmronchi ( talk) 14:01, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
There was a big scare today that Aaron died. Just making sure we all potential editors know that this was incorrect http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/03/hank_aaron_doing_fine_atlanta.html https://twitter.com/Braves/status/311182195345723392 -- 64.106.237.4 ( talk) 20:39, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
The references and footnotes are very hard to follow on this page. 74.103.168.153 ( talk) 00:23, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
The section on home run 715 mentions that 2 white college students, including Craig Sager, rushed the field with Hank Aaron. The actual identities of the students is actually pretty common knowledge now, namely that they were high school seniors not named Craig Sager ( http://http://vimeo.com/91475420 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100827&content_id=14001780&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5504664). I would suggest that this be amended in the article. 71.45.21.116 ( talk) 17:52, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
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Personal life? Ncsr11 ( talk) 08:13, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
The line "Aaron also has 5 sons named Hank Aaron. None of them play baseball" appears factually wrong and inconsistent with other descriptions of Aaron's personal life. If it is wrong, then it should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.78.0.234 ( talk) 03:32, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
"a reluctant civil rights icon", was a description used by WSJ at the time of his death, [6]. What should the article write? 89.8.104.129 ( talk) 19:52, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
"Broke Babe Ruth's record with 755, which stood for 33 years..." Most media (at least those with which I'm familiar) usually add "until MLB's steroid era" (albeit sans the helpful blue link, which would provide clarity for readers unfamiliar with the subject). I will declare my bias: I am a longtime fan of the great Mr. Aaron, and was filled with disgust and contempt when Barry Bonds usurped Aaron's record. With that in mind, rather than making a bold edit, I ask what others think about this. Thank you in advance. Joefromrandb ( talk) 23:56, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
As no one seems to object, I have added it for the moment. Joefromrandb ( talk) 19:30, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't see what's "POV" about it; it's commonplace in media, at least newspapers, particularly when referring to Aaron, Maris, and Ruth, et al. It would certainly be POV to say something like: "Aaron should still be considered the rightful owner of this record because Bonds wouldn't have broken it without steroids"; that goes without saying. I also agree that simply using "steroid era" as an invisible asterisk on my own would be POV. I don't think the same should be said for mimicking what is common, albeit admittedly not universal, practice amongst baseball writers everywhere. Joefromrandb ( talk) 20:25, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
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Please add the line "No cause of death was disclosed" at the end of the sentence referring to Hank Aaron's death. 1.43.6.217 ( talk) 20:29, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Hank Aaron took the Covid Vaccine about two weeks ago. I think that is worth mentioning: https://www.wkrg.com/honoring-hammerin-hank/baseball-legend-hank-aaron-got-virus-vaccine-earlier-in-january/ 105.12.6.5 ( talk) 01:16, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
I agree we should state it. It was just removed, and frankly doind that only leads to edit wars. Jahabdank ( talk) 23:45, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Can this page please be renamed to Henry Aaron? That was his name, and he detested being called Hank. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.223.179.60 ( talk) 20:15, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
What is the reasoning for not including Hank's Negro League team (Indianapolis Clowns, 1952 before his contract was sold to the Boston Braves) in the infobox at the top? This information should be listed. The Indianapolis Clowns were his first professional team. To not list them, implies inferiority to the "real" (read: white) major league baseball teams. The Negro League teams are an important part of MLB history and a player's time with Negro League teams should be listed among their professional teams in the infobox at the top of the page. This should apply to not just Mr. Aaron's page, but all pages for players that have important ties to the Negro League teams. Thereadletter ( talk) 14:59, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
The Negro leagues, include the Negro American League, were categorized as "major leagues" by Major League Baseball beginning December 16, 2020. ( press release https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-officially-designates-the-negro-leagues-as-major-league ) Obviously full edits of all Negro league players' entries will take some time; but this seems a good time for Aaron's one season (1952) with the Indianapolis Clowns to be added to the article introduction, and the sidebar entry listing the teams he played for should move the Clowns to the same formatting as the Braves. I also suggest the article note that, once MLB finishes incorporating Negro league statistics, Aaron's 755 home run total will increase by five. (stats cite https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/01/22/hank-aaron-stats/ ) User:PeteGaughan ( talk) 3:32, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
Several source state Aaron played in 25 All Star games from 1955 to 1975. Shouldn't this be 21? Where are the additional 4 games coming from? The AS Game is only played once per year, correct? Thank you someone for clarifying this.
Mikepascoe ( talk) 19:59, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
That Mr. Aaron was innoculated is indeed a fact. He did so publicly with several other African American leaders to encourage others to do the same in the battle against Covid-19. This does not in any way tie into his death. According to Dr. Walter A. Orenstein, a former director at the CDC’s immunization program and a professor at the Emory Vaccine Center, all the data from clinical trials did not support a role for vaccine in causing death.
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said in a program where millions of older Americans and those with serious health conditions are being vaccinated, some are going to die of heart attacks, strokes and other causes that have nothing to do with a vaccine.
Dr. Carlos del Rio, an infectious disease expert at Emory School of Medicine, said the much bigger risk to frail, older people is the coronavirus. “We have 4,000 (COVID-19) deaths every day in our country,” he said. “We need to put things in perspective. I’m more afraid of COVID than I am the vaccine.” [1] GJFraser ( talk) 00:47, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
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Why is his vaccination mentioned under his death if they are not related? Aaron was promoting the vaccine and in a twist of cruel irony his death is being used by anti-vaccers as evidence the Covid vaccination causes death. They point you right to Wikipedia as evidence.
I don't know anything about editing Wikipedia, but I suggest that mention of his vaccination not be included under the subject line Death. ~trm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:2C6:4A80:47C0:DD0B:F02E:22CF:8850 ( talk) 00:33, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
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Hank Aaron → Henry Aaron – Henry was his name, the name he preferred to go buy. According to the book 'The Last Hero' he hated being called Hank, which he associated with the same kind of racism he felt from being called "boy" as an adult man. He certainly went by Hank, and would respond when called that, as he was far too nice of a person to scold someone, much like a nicer version of Dick Allen who one day stopped putting up with being called "Richie." I think today is an appropriate time to honor Henry Aaron by renaming his Wiki entry to his proper name. "Hank" can go in as most nicknames, e.g. "Henry 'Hank' Aaron." Thank you for your consideration. I am a Wiki newbie, so if this needs to go elsewhere I apologize. 66.223.179.60 ( talk) 04:53, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
support SrikTLG ( ta≥lk) 05:07, 23 January 2021 (UTC)SrikTLG
This is ridiculous. He hated this name. We should honor his own wishes. WTF. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.223.179.60 ( talk) 10:05, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
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https://www.revolt.tv/2021/1/22/22244419/hank-aaron-passes-away
https://www.complex.com/sports/2021/01/henry-hank-aaron-dead-at-86
According to these three sources, he died from a stroke. MikaelaArsenault ( talk) 20:03, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
News reporting on vaccine theories. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/hank-aaron-dies-days-after-receiving-moderna-vaccine/ 2600:8804:6600:592:A96A:7F6E:3131:22E2 ( talk) 23:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
According to this page, Aaron was "named the Braves' vice president and director of player development" following his 1982 induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and "this made him one of the first minorities in Major League Baseball upper-level management." HOWEVER, the next paragraph states that he "became senior vice president" in 1980. If this second paragraph is correct then the 1982 appointment would not have been the milestone-setter. AdmPope ( talk) 12:03, 14 March 2022 (UTC)