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THE ‘’HAMMER’’ WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1934

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Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021) 

Aaron played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from
1954 through 1976. Considered one of the greatest baseball
players in history, he spent 21 seasons with the
Milwaukee /
Atlanta Braves
in the National League (NL) and two seasons
with the
Milwaukee Brewers in the American League (AL).

At the time of his retirement, Aaron held most of the game’s key
career
power-hitting records. He broke the long-standing MLB
record
for career home runs held by Babe Ruth and remained
the career leader for 33 years, until Barry Bonds surpassed his
famous total of 755 in 2007. He hit 24 or more home runs every
year from 1955 through 1973 and is one of only two players to
hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times.

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DOGER’S ACE PITCHER RETIRED IN 1966

1966 Topps Sandy Koufax #100 PSA Mint 9.... Baseball Cards Singles | Lot #80984 | Heritage Auctions

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Sanford Koufax (87) nicknamed "the Left Arm of God"
and "Dandy Sandy."

On November 18, 1966, Sandy Koufax, the ace pitcher for the
Los Angeles Dodgers, retired from baseball. He was just 30
years old, and he was retiring after a great season–he’d led
the Dodgers to a National League pennant and won his third
Cy Young award. But he had chronic arthritis in his pitching
arm, and he was afraid that if he kept playing baseball,
eventually he wouldn’t be able to use his left hand at all.
“In those days there was no surgery,” he said much later.
“The wisdom was if you went in there, it would only make
things worse and your career would be over, anyway. Now
you go in, fix it, and you’re OK for next spring.”

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FORMER LIONS GREAT HAS DIED AT AGE 79

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Ed Flanagan honored during an NFL game in 2019

Ed Flanagan, a former Detroit Lions offensive lineman and four-
time Pro Bowl selection has died.  

Flanagan was hospitalized in Altoona with heart problems on
May 8, 2023, and died today, May 10. 

Flanagan appeared in 139 games (139 starts) for the Lions from
1965-74.

Ed Flanagan autographed Football Card (Detroit Lions) 1970 Topps #11

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MLB ALL-STAR HAS DIED AT AGE 82

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Joseph Anthony Pepitone
(October 9, 1940 – March 13, 2023)

Pepitone was a professional baseball first baseman and
outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB)
for the
New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago
Cubs
, and Atlanta Braves from 1962 to 1973 and for the
Yakult Atoms of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1973.

Pepitone was a three-time MLB All-Star and won three
Gold Glove Awards.

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‘’HAMERIN HANK’’ WAS BORN ON THIS DAY

1958 Topps #30 Hank Aaron Braves Psa 8.5 17797711

   
    
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Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021)

On February 5, 1934, Henry Louis Aaron Jr., the baseball slugger
who broke
Babe Ruth’s legendary record of 714 homers, was
born in Mobile,
Alabama.

Aaron began his professional baseball career in 1952 in the Negro League and joined the Milwaukee Braves of the major league in
1954, eight years after
Jackie Robinson had integrated baseball.

Aaron was the last Negro League player to compete in the majors
and established himself as an important player for the Braves
winning the National League batting title in 1956. The following
season, he took home the league’s MVP award and helped the
Braves beat Mickey Mantle and the heavily favored
New York
Yankees in the World Series.

In 1959, Aaron won his second league batting title.  Season after
season, he turned in strong batting performances.

 

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