Albersheim's 2015 January Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/24/2015
In this photo, the Aaron intensely stares towards the coming pitch as he prepares to take a swing in a game vs the Mets on May 9, 1973.
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (also known as the "Hammer", or "Hammerin' Hank") played baseball from 1954 through 1976. He spent 21 seasons with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves in the National League before playing for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American League for the final two years of his career. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Aaron fifth on their "100 Greatest Baseball Players" list. He held the MLB record for career home runs for 33 years, and he still holds several MLB offensive records. He hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973, and is the only player to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times.
Aaron holds the record for the most seasons as an All-Star (21) and for the most All-Star Game appearances (25); selected from 1955 through 1975 (MLB had 2 All-Star games a year from 1959 to 1962). He is tied with Stan Musial and Willie Mays for the most All-Star Games played (24). He was named to the National League All-Star roster 20 times and the American League All-Star roster one time. He also won three NL Gold Glove Awards. In 1957, he won the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award when the Milwaukee Braves won the World Series. He holds MLB records for the most career runs batted in (RBI) (2,297), extra base hits (1,477), and total bases (6,856). Aaron is also in the top five for career hits with 3,771 (third) and runs with 2,174, which is tied for fourth with Babe Ruth. He is one of only four players to have at least seventeen seasons with 150 or more hits. He also is in second place in home runs (755) and at-bats (12,364), and in third place in games played (3,298). At the time of his retirement, Aaron held most of the game's key career power hitting records outright.
This original (8 x 10 inches) photo taken by Louis Requena is in very good condition with some chipping on the edges and very slight creasing on the corners. On the reverse is a Louis Requena stamp, a stamp from The Sporting News, and some typed information including the date 5/9/1973. Cool picture of this baseball legend!!