Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes
Chapter One
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Aaron, Henry Louis ["Hank"] (1934-), US baseball player. He broke
Babe Ruth's home-run record, hitting 755 in all.
1 During the 1957 World Series, Yankee catcher Yogi Berra noticed
that Aaron grasped the bat the wrong way. "Turn it around," he said,
"so you can see the trademark." But Hank kept his eye on the
pitcher's mound: "Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit."
2 Aaron, who surpassed Babe Ruth's "unsurpassable" home-run record
of 714 home runs in 1974, never saw any of his famous hits flying
through the air. While running to first base he always looked down
until he touched the bag, feeling that "looking at the ball going
over the fence isn't going to help."
3 Asked how he felt about breaking Ruth's record - an achievement
that was both admired and somewhat controversial given the great
reverence and affection Ruth inspired even years after his death - Aaron
said, "I don't want them to forget Ruth. I just want them t ... read full excerpt from Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes ebook
