Hank Aaron
United States
Baseball
B: February 5, 1934
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
The holder of numerous baseball records, Aaron gained the most renown for breaking Babe Ruth's record of 714 home runs when he clobbered his 715th against Al Downing in Atlanta on April 8, 1974. He finished his career with records of 755 home runs and 2,297 R.B.I. He also scored 2,174 runs, batted .305 with a slugging percentage of .555 and amassed 3,771 hits behind only Pete Rose and Ty Cobb. He was the National League M.V.P. in 1957 as he led the Milwaukee Braves to their only World Series title. He led the league in home runs 4 times, batting twice, R.B.I. four times, runs three times, hits twice and doubles four times. Aaron was a 25 time All-Star (1955-'75, including two games each year from 1959-'62), won three Gold Gloves (1958-'60) and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. A member of Baseball's All-Century team and Aaron ranked 12th on ESPN's SportsCentury list of greatest athletes.
SUPERSTARS RECORD
| EVENT |
PLACE |
POINTS |
MONEY |
EVENT WINS |
| 1979 Preliminary 1 | 11 |
4 |
$1,000 |
None |
| 1980 Preliminary 2 | 11 |
0 |
$1,000 |
None |
| TOTALS |
4 |
$2,000 |
0 |
PERSONAL BESTS
| Points Scored |
4 |
1979 Preliminary 1 |