As spring arrived in 1974, Major League Baseball was on the precipice of history.
For decades, baseball’s most hallowed record had belonged to Babe Ruth, a titanic within the sport and the wider American imagination. But by ‘74, another superstar was somehow poised to dethrone the Babe as the game’s all-time home run leader: a slugger who emerged from the Jim Crow south to become a legend himself.
Seemingly, Henry Aaron’s pursuit of the home-run crown was cause to celebrate. However, for many in the overwhelmingly white world of Major League Baseball, it rankled.
But in the face of unimaginable hostility and unfathomable pressure, on a magical April night in Atlanta fifty years ago, Hammerin’ Hank slugged his way to baseball immortality.
Written & Narrated by: Jonah Birenbaum (@Birenball | X)
Produced & Edited by: Andrew Bartlett (@andrewnsb | Instagram)
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15 мар 2024
