My sixth annotation is http://www.who2.com/hankaaron.html
This website is helpful. this website provides a little biography and mostly sports statistics and other things. Information from this website:
Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs in his career. Aaron hit number 715 on 8 April 1974, moving him past the record 714 career homers of Babe Ruth. Much like Roger Maris, Aaron was maligned by some fans who thought he was somehow unfit to surpass the mighty Ruth. Aaron retired after the 1976 season, holding the all-time records for home runs (755) and RBIs (2297)and having played in a record 24 All-Star Games. He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1982. San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds passed Aaron's home run record by hitting his 756th home run on 7 August 2007.
Aaron wore uniform #44 in the major leagues except during his rookie year, when he wore #5.Babe Ruth hit his 714th home run in 1935, the year after Aaron was born. Slugger Sadaharu Oh hit 868 homers during his career (1959-80) in Japan's major leagues, making him the worldwide home run leader.Aaron started his career with the Milwaukee Braves; the team moved to Georgia in 1966, becoming the Atlanta Braves.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
my fifth annotation
Stanton, Tom. Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America.. 1st. New York: W. Morrow, 2004.
My fifth annotation a book Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America. This is another helpful book about Hank Aaron home runs and about him beating Babe Ruth's record and how baseball was segregated.
The book starts with great baseball players at Jackie Robinson's funeral such as Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron was there. Segregation meant different seating sections of buses, fountains, restaurants, and in many other ways. Hank Aaron got expelled from Central High School for skipping and then went to Josephine Allen Institute for private school. Hank hit bottle caps with sticks when he was little. In 1951 he joined the Negro League Black Bears. In 1952 hank joined the Indianapolis Clowns.
My fifth annotation a book Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America. This is another helpful book about Hank Aaron home runs and about him beating Babe Ruth's record and how baseball was segregated.
The book starts with great baseball players at Jackie Robinson's funeral such as Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron was there. Segregation meant different seating sections of buses, fountains, restaurants, and in many other ways. Hank Aaron got expelled from Central High School for skipping and then went to Josephine Allen Institute for private school. Hank hit bottle caps with sticks when he was little. In 1951 he joined the Negro League Black Bears. In 1952 hank joined the Indianapolis Clowns.
Monday, October 27, 2008
fourth annotation
Aaron , Henry. I had a hammer. 1 st. New York, New York: Harper Collins Publishers,, c1991..
My fourth annotation is a book called I had a Hammer. this is the most helpful annotation i have. it is a long a very helpful book. This book is his autobiography and so it tells me the important things about his life from his point of view and other people in his life. Some information from the book:
This starts with Hank Aaron's childhood. Hank Aaron was named after his grandfather. Hank Aaron grew up in Mobile, and Tulminsville, Alabama. How grew up in a house without lights or windows but it did have a kerosene lamp and their bathroom was an outhouse. He has seven brothers and sisters and they did not eat much but they did eat what they grew in the family garden. His father Herbert Aaron had a job at the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding and his father also owned a bar called the Black Cat Inn and it was the only black bar. His brother Herbert Junior also worked at the bar and so did one of his sisters. His mother never had a babysitter and bragged about it even though she had so many children. His mother Estella Aaron wanted him to go to college. His brother Tommie also became a major league baseball player. Hank used to play baseball with kids in his neighborhood and when he did not play with neighborhood children he played by himself hitting a bottle cap with a stick. Hank mowed a few lawns but his mind was always on baseball. His mother cleaned some houses foe two dollars. One of his childhood friends was Cornelius Giles.His sister Gloria and brother James went to college. His oldest sister ran the tavern with his father. His brother Alfred died at the age of 2 of pneumonia.His brother Tommie became a major league baseball player.
The book also talks about the rest of his life. His mother thought he should be a football player because people got to go to college on football scholarships. Hank tried out for his high school football team but he quit. In his childhood he was a boyscout.As a teenager him and his friends played softball.when he was little him and his friends played baseball at Carver Park.He skipped school sometimes and one time for 40 days in a row.In 1948 he went to hear Jackie Robinson speak. His mother was not happy when In 1951 he played for the Black Bears. The Black Bears paid him 10 dollars a game but paid him on Mondays. His mother said he could not play in away games. Herbert Aaron feared for his life when white workers rioted for two days because black welders had been promoted in their stead. The situation was so frightening that guards were hired to escort black workers to and from work. He went to Dodgers tryouts once but did not make because he was too small. When he signed with the Indianapolis clowns he was paid 200 dollars a month. The braves would pay him 350 dollars a month and the clowns would get 2,500 and a additional 7,500 if the Braves kept him for 30 days.
Something Hank Aaron said in his book about why he broke the record: I learned a lot as a ballplayer. Among other things I learned that if you manage to make a name for yourself and if you're black, believe me, it has to be a big name, then people will start listening to what you have to say. Believe me, there were times during the chase when I was so angry and tired and sick of it all that I wished i could get on a plane and go somewhere they never heard of Babe Ruth. I wanted to do it for Jackie and my people and myself and for everybody who ever called me a nigger.
Why he got the nickname Hammerin Hank: People said i pounded the ball as if my bat was a hammer, and they called me Hammerin Hank.
Some local historians believed that if Martin Luther King Jr had chosen to make his mark in Mobile instead of Montgomery he might not have survived until 1968.
Played on braves class A minor league team in the Sally League. Other African Americans on his team were his friends Horace and Felix. won the pennant and had a seven game win streak. Him and the other black players had to stay on the bus when they were on the road and white players stayed at hotels or ate at restaurants. broke the color barrier in Jacksonville when he played second base but was bad at double plays. hank Aaron was chosen to play in an all star game but because of Jim crow laws he could not and he did not even attend and he regets it. Lost championship to
Columbia and named MVP. after wining the MVP award he asked Barbara to marry him. In 1953 him and Felix went to the Puerto Rico League and played on the Carauas team. When you hit a home run there you get a carton of Chesterfield Cigarettes the strongest cigarettes in the world.His first child Gaile was born in Puerto Rico. In 1954 he joined the Major League and they thought he was just a lazy kid just off the cotton field. His locker spelled Arron. In 1955 he won MVP and got paid 17,000 and in 1956 he was on a 25 game hit streak and won the batting title. In 1957 he won the pennant, the world series, and before the next season his son Henry Junior was born and nine months later twins Lary were born and he won the golden glove.
he said he would rather go to Atlanta in 1954 than when the Braves moved there 12 years later. Milwaukee did not want the Braves to move to Atlanta so they sued but lost. The players did not want the team to move either. Hank Aaron and teammate Eddie Mathews hold the record for most career home runs by two teammates with 863 beating Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig's record of 793. Eddie says that the record is his proudest accomplishment.
One year when hank and Willie Mays went to a clothing store and Willie pulled out a couple of hundreds and white people called the police. When the police arrived Willie said he was Willie Mays and the police left because it was OK to be Willie Mays.
When the team moved to Atlanta hank played with his brother Tommie who hit the first home run in Atlanta. Atlanta was the highest city in the majors. Hank stole the first base in Atlanta. In 1966 in a game against the Phillies pitcher Bo Belinsky hank hit his career 400 home run. In Atlanta Hank was worried about his wife and kids going to the ballpark and hearing him get called names. The team pitcher Tony Cloninger hit 2 grand slams in one game against the Giants. Hank finished the season with 44 home runs. In august of 1968 in a game against the Giants Hank hit his 500 home run. In 1969 Hank finished the season with 44 home runs. The team lost the pennant to the Dodgers in 1956,1959 and in 1969 lost the playoffs to the Mets. In 1970 Hank had a career total of 3,000 and he hit the first home run to land in the leftfield upperdeck in Atlanta stadium and he started the home run chase. In 1971 Hank got divorced because Barbara did not like his lifestyle and of other things and hit his 600 home run. In 1972 he made 600,000 in contract and started receiving hate mail about him breaking the record.
1n 1972 hank got number 700 against the Phillies. A man named E M Bailey made a statue of Hank in his front yard because it brought tears to his eyes to think of all that Hank had gone through, and black people through, to reach the point where a man like Hank could break a record like Babe Ruth's. in 1973 Hank was remarried to a girl named Billye. In 1974 Hank went on TV shows such as Dinah Shore, Merv Gerffin, Hollywood Squares, and others. In 1974 Hank Aaron Day was made and Hank received things such as a Cadillac. In 1974 Hank got home run number 715 and he received 20,000 telegrams.
Hank Aaron thought that even though the record was broken, baseball had no change but the name at the top of the home run list.
In 1975 Hank was traded to Milwaukee and he played there for two years but since he was old he did not play well. In July of 1976 Hank ended his baseball career of 23 seasons and holding lots of records. In 1977 Hank became an executive for the Braves.
In 1990 Hank became the vice president of the Braves.
My fourth annotation is a book called I had a Hammer. this is the most helpful annotation i have. it is a long a very helpful book. This book is his autobiography and so it tells me the important things about his life from his point of view and other people in his life. Some information from the book:
This starts with Hank Aaron's childhood. Hank Aaron was named after his grandfather. Hank Aaron grew up in Mobile, and Tulminsville, Alabama. How grew up in a house without lights or windows but it did have a kerosene lamp and their bathroom was an outhouse. He has seven brothers and sisters and they did not eat much but they did eat what they grew in the family garden. His father Herbert Aaron had a job at the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding and his father also owned a bar called the Black Cat Inn and it was the only black bar. His brother Herbert Junior also worked at the bar and so did one of his sisters. His mother never had a babysitter and bragged about it even though she had so many children. His mother Estella Aaron wanted him to go to college. His brother Tommie also became a major league baseball player. Hank used to play baseball with kids in his neighborhood and when he did not play with neighborhood children he played by himself hitting a bottle cap with a stick. Hank mowed a few lawns but his mind was always on baseball. His mother cleaned some houses foe two dollars. One of his childhood friends was Cornelius Giles.His sister Gloria and brother James went to college. His oldest sister ran the tavern with his father. His brother Alfred died at the age of 2 of pneumonia.His brother Tommie became a major league baseball player.
The book also talks about the rest of his life. His mother thought he should be a football player because people got to go to college on football scholarships. Hank tried out for his high school football team but he quit. In his childhood he was a boyscout.As a teenager him and his friends played softball.when he was little him and his friends played baseball at Carver Park.He skipped school sometimes and one time for 40 days in a row.In 1948 he went to hear Jackie Robinson speak. His mother was not happy when In 1951 he played for the Black Bears. The Black Bears paid him 10 dollars a game but paid him on Mondays. His mother said he could not play in away games. Herbert Aaron feared for his life when white workers rioted for two days because black welders had been promoted in their stead. The situation was so frightening that guards were hired to escort black workers to and from work. He went to Dodgers tryouts once but did not make because he was too small. When he signed with the Indianapolis clowns he was paid 200 dollars a month. The braves would pay him 350 dollars a month and the clowns would get 2,500 and a additional 7,500 if the Braves kept him for 30 days.
Something Hank Aaron said in his book about why he broke the record: I learned a lot as a ballplayer. Among other things I learned that if you manage to make a name for yourself and if you're black, believe me, it has to be a big name, then people will start listening to what you have to say. Believe me, there were times during the chase when I was so angry and tired and sick of it all that I wished i could get on a plane and go somewhere they never heard of Babe Ruth. I wanted to do it for Jackie and my people and myself and for everybody who ever called me a nigger.
Why he got the nickname Hammerin Hank: People said i pounded the ball as if my bat was a hammer, and they called me Hammerin Hank.
Some local historians believed that if Martin Luther King Jr had chosen to make his mark in Mobile instead of Montgomery he might not have survived until 1968.
Played on braves class A minor league team in the Sally League. Other African Americans on his team were his friends Horace and Felix. won the pennant and had a seven game win streak. Him and the other black players had to stay on the bus when they were on the road and white players stayed at hotels or ate at restaurants. broke the color barrier in Jacksonville when he played second base but was bad at double plays. hank Aaron was chosen to play in an all star game but because of Jim crow laws he could not and he did not even attend and he regets it. Lost championship to
Columbia and named MVP. after wining the MVP award he asked Barbara to marry him. In 1953 him and Felix went to the Puerto Rico League and played on the Carauas team. When you hit a home run there you get a carton of Chesterfield Cigarettes the strongest cigarettes in the world.His first child Gaile was born in Puerto Rico. In 1954 he joined the Major League and they thought he was just a lazy kid just off the cotton field. His locker spelled Arron. In 1955 he won MVP and got paid 17,000 and in 1956 he was on a 25 game hit streak and won the batting title. In 1957 he won the pennant, the world series, and before the next season his son Henry Junior was born and nine months later twins Lary were born and he won the golden glove.
he said he would rather go to Atlanta in 1954 than when the Braves moved there 12 years later. Milwaukee did not want the Braves to move to Atlanta so they sued but lost. The players did not want the team to move either. Hank Aaron and teammate Eddie Mathews hold the record for most career home runs by two teammates with 863 beating Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig's record of 793. Eddie says that the record is his proudest accomplishment.
One year when hank and Willie Mays went to a clothing store and Willie pulled out a couple of hundreds and white people called the police. When the police arrived Willie said he was Willie Mays and the police left because it was OK to be Willie Mays.
When the team moved to Atlanta hank played with his brother Tommie who hit the first home run in Atlanta. Atlanta was the highest city in the majors. Hank stole the first base in Atlanta. In 1966 in a game against the Phillies pitcher Bo Belinsky hank hit his career 400 home run. In Atlanta Hank was worried about his wife and kids going to the ballpark and hearing him get called names. The team pitcher Tony Cloninger hit 2 grand slams in one game against the Giants. Hank finished the season with 44 home runs. In august of 1968 in a game against the Giants Hank hit his 500 home run. In 1969 Hank finished the season with 44 home runs. The team lost the pennant to the Dodgers in 1956,1959 and in 1969 lost the playoffs to the Mets. In 1970 Hank had a career total of 3,000 and he hit the first home run to land in the leftfield upperdeck in Atlanta stadium and he started the home run chase. In 1971 Hank got divorced because Barbara did not like his lifestyle and of other things and hit his 600 home run. In 1972 he made 600,000 in contract and started receiving hate mail about him breaking the record.
1n 1972 hank got number 700 against the Phillies. A man named E M Bailey made a statue of Hank in his front yard because it brought tears to his eyes to think of all that Hank had gone through, and black people through, to reach the point where a man like Hank could break a record like Babe Ruth's. in 1973 Hank was remarried to a girl named Billye. In 1974 Hank went on TV shows such as Dinah Shore, Merv Gerffin, Hollywood Squares, and others. In 1974 Hank Aaron Day was made and Hank received things such as a Cadillac. In 1974 Hank got home run number 715 and he received 20,000 telegrams.
Hank Aaron thought that even though the record was broken, baseball had no change but the name at the top of the home run list.
In 1975 Hank was traded to Milwaukee and he played there for two years but since he was old he did not play well. In July of 1976 Hank ended his baseball career of 23 seasons and holding lots of records. In 1977 Hank became an executive for the Braves.
In 1990 Hank became the vice president of the Braves.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
thesis statement and introduction
These my thesis statement:
Since Hank Aaron was one of the first African American Major League Baseball players, he is one of the most famous and successful baseball player of all time. His fame and success is due to the fact that he hit a career total of 805 home runs, he played baseball for 23 seasons, and racist letters and death threats did not stop him from beating Babe Ruth's home record. Despite the fact his home run record of 755 was broken, he still had the most career home runs for more than 20 years.
Introduction:
My project is on of of the greatest baseball players Hank Aaron. Even as a kid Hank Aaron loved baseball. Hank Aaron continued his love of baseballl in his Major League career. Hank Aaron was a great baseball player that broke records and still holds records. Hank Aaron delt with racism and descrimination during his basbeall career and espcially when he was trying to break Babe Ruth's home run record. He did beat Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974. Hank aaron is know known as one of the best baseball player such as Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks, and other but he can not be compared to anybody with his strength and great skill.
Since Hank Aaron was one of the first African American Major League Baseball players, he is one of the most famous and successful baseball player of all time. His fame and success is due to the fact that he hit a career total of 805 home runs, he played baseball for 23 seasons, and racist letters and death threats did not stop him from beating Babe Ruth's home record. Despite the fact his home run record of 755 was broken, he still had the most career home runs for more than 20 years.
Introduction:
My project is on of of the greatest baseball players Hank Aaron. Even as a kid Hank Aaron loved baseball. Hank Aaron continued his love of baseballl in his Major League career. Hank Aaron was a great baseball player that broke records and still holds records. Hank Aaron delt with racism and descrimination during his basbeall career and espcially when he was trying to break Babe Ruth's home run record. He did beat Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974. Hank aaron is know known as one of the best baseball player such as Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks, and other but he can not be compared to anybody with his strength and great skill.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
third annotation
my third annotation is http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/aaronha01.php
This a good website. This website is mostly about his baseball career and things like quotes, teammates, statistics, awards, him and his brother, and his records. Here is some information from this website:
Hank aaron is a great home run hitter that eventually beat Babe Ruth's home run record. Hank Aaron played center field and right field. His major league debut is April 13, 1954. Eight other baseball players that debuted in 1954 were Bill Skowron, Frank Lary, Don Zimmer, Wally Moon, Vic Power, camilo Pascual, Ryan Duren, and Harmon Killebrew. He is ranked second among the top 50 all time at RF. He bats right. He played for Milwaukee Braves from 1954 to 1965 then Milwaukee moved to Atlanta in 1966 and played for Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1974, and played for Milwaukee Brewers from 1975 to 1976. Hank Aaron's uniform's number is 44 and he did hit 44 homer runs in a season three times. In 1963, Hank Aaron and Willie McCovey tied for the National League home run lead with 44. The two men were both born in Mobile, Alabama, both would eventually end up in the Hall of Fame, and as members of the 500-homer club. Each man wore #44 on his uniform.
On September 23, 1957, Aaron hit an 11th inning homer off Cardinal pitcher Billy Muffett to clinch the National League pennant for the Braves - their first in Milwaukee. He had better seasons, statistically, but for all he did to help the Braves win the World Series in 1957, that was his finest season.
Hank Aaron's teammates were Bill Bruton, Rico Carty, Ralph Garr, Robin Yount, Davey Johnson, Eddie Mathews, Joe Adcock, Del Crandall, George Scott,and Don McMahon. When Hank wore number 44 his teammates would say he was too slender to wear a two digit number. His brother played for the Milwaukee Braves from 1962 to 1965 and played for the Atlanta Braves from 1968 to 1971 but he was not as successful. Tommie Aaron only hit 13 career home runs. Together Hank and Tommie have highest number of career home runs by brother with 768 and Hank and Tommie were the first siblings to appear in a League Championship series together as teammates in 1969. Hank's nicknames are Hammer, Hammerin' Hank, Bad Henry. His minor league experience is Aaron hit cross-handed with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League. After the Braves bought his contract, he hit .326 in the Northern League and .362 to lead the Sally League. When Bobby Thomson broke his ankle in spring training in 1954, Aaron became a major league regular at age twenty. On June 21, 1959, in San Francisco, Aaron hit three home runs and had six RBI in a victory over the Giants. He hit two-run homers in the 1st, 6th and 7th innings, off Johnny Antonelli, Stu Miller and Gordon Jones. It was the only time in his career that Hammerin' Hank hit three homers in a game.
Quotes from Hank Aaron from this website:
"I'm not a home run hitter." — Aaron, in 1957
"When you're hitting, all pitchers look alike. I don't care too much who's throwing or what he throws. When my timing is off, I have trouble. When it isn't, I don't."
Quotes about Hank Aaron from this website:
"He thinks there's nothing he can't hit. he'll have to learn there are some pitches no hitter can afford to go for. He still has something to learn about the strike zone." — Stan Musial, in 1957
You don't try to change a hitter like Aaron. In my book he's a better hitter than Willie Mays. He's going to get better, too. He'll be the one to beat for the batting championship for ten years, maybe more. He's the first NL player since Bill Terry with something better than an outside chance to hit .400 before he's through." — Pittsburgh manager Bobby Bragan, 1957
This a good website. This website is mostly about his baseball career and things like quotes, teammates, statistics, awards, him and his brother, and his records. Here is some information from this website:
Hank aaron is a great home run hitter that eventually beat Babe Ruth's home run record. Hank Aaron played center field and right field. His major league debut is April 13, 1954. Eight other baseball players that debuted in 1954 were Bill Skowron, Frank Lary, Don Zimmer, Wally Moon, Vic Power, camilo Pascual, Ryan Duren, and Harmon Killebrew. He is ranked second among the top 50 all time at RF. He bats right. He played for Milwaukee Braves from 1954 to 1965 then Milwaukee moved to Atlanta in 1966 and played for Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1974, and played for Milwaukee Brewers from 1975 to 1976. Hank Aaron's uniform's number is 44 and he did hit 44 homer runs in a season three times. In 1963, Hank Aaron and Willie McCovey tied for the National League home run lead with 44. The two men were both born in Mobile, Alabama, both would eventually end up in the Hall of Fame, and as members of the 500-homer club. Each man wore #44 on his uniform.
On September 23, 1957, Aaron hit an 11th inning homer off Cardinal pitcher Billy Muffett to clinch the National League pennant for the Braves - their first in Milwaukee. He had better seasons, statistically, but for all he did to help the Braves win the World Series in 1957, that was his finest season.
Hank Aaron's teammates were Bill Bruton, Rico Carty, Ralph Garr, Robin Yount, Davey Johnson, Eddie Mathews, Joe Adcock, Del Crandall, George Scott,and Don McMahon. When Hank wore number 44 his teammates would say he was too slender to wear a two digit number. His brother played for the Milwaukee Braves from 1962 to 1965 and played for the Atlanta Braves from 1968 to 1971 but he was not as successful. Tommie Aaron only hit 13 career home runs. Together Hank and Tommie have highest number of career home runs by brother with 768 and Hank and Tommie were the first siblings to appear in a League Championship series together as teammates in 1969. Hank's nicknames are Hammer, Hammerin' Hank, Bad Henry. His minor league experience is Aaron hit cross-handed with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League. After the Braves bought his contract, he hit .326 in the Northern League and .362 to lead the Sally League. When Bobby Thomson broke his ankle in spring training in 1954, Aaron became a major league regular at age twenty. On June 21, 1959, in San Francisco, Aaron hit three home runs and had six RBI in a victory over the Giants. He hit two-run homers in the 1st, 6th and 7th innings, off Johnny Antonelli, Stu Miller and Gordon Jones. It was the only time in his career that Hammerin' Hank hit three homers in a game.
Quotes from Hank Aaron from this website:
"I'm not a home run hitter." — Aaron, in 1957
"When you're hitting, all pitchers look alike. I don't care too much who's throwing or what he throws. When my timing is off, I have trouble. When it isn't, I don't."
Quotes about Hank Aaron from this website:
"He thinks there's nothing he can't hit. he'll have to learn there are some pitches no hitter can afford to go for. He still has something to learn about the strike zone." — Stan Musial, in 1957
You don't try to change a hitter like Aaron. In my book he's a better hitter than Willie Mays. He's going to get better, too. He'll be the one to beat for the batting championship for ten years, maybe more. He's the first NL player since Bill Terry with something better than an outside chance to hit .400 before he's through." — Pittsburgh manager Bobby Bragan, 1957
Monday, October 20, 2008
Second Annotation
Golenbock, Peter. Hank Aaron: brave in every way. 1st. San Diego: Harcourt, 2001.
My second annotation is a book called Hank Aaron brave in every way. It is a short but helpful book. This book talks about Hank Aaron's family and his childhood and a little about how he broke the home run record. Information from this Book:
Henry Louis Aaron was born on febuary 5, 1934. since this was during the great depression Herbert Aaron had trouble finding work. When henry was 8 years old his father build his family a house from a torn down house but the house had no bathroom, lights, or refridgerators. Estella Aaron wanted Hank to go to college but he wnated to a major league baseball player. he was 13 when jackie robinson became the first African American to play in the majors.
When he was 16 he was paid 10 dollars a game to play for the local team the black bears but his mother didn't let him travel with the team or play on sundays. After two years with the bears he joined the Negro league team called indianopolis clowns. In 1954 he joined the majors when he played for the Milwaukee Braves. IN 1956 he became the second youngest player to win the national league batting title. In 1957,1958 he lead the Braves to a national league championships. He now wanted to beat Babe Ruth's home run record. In 1966 The Braves moved to Atlanta and people resented Hank's sucess because of his skin. In 1973 he became closer to beating the record and he starting recieving death threats. At the end of the 1973 season he had 713 HRs. In 1974 in a Braves vs Dodgers game Al downings pitched and Hank hit home run 715 people cheered and when he reached home plate his mother hugged. Hank Aaron proved African Americans can be good baseball players.
My second annotation is a book called Hank Aaron brave in every way. It is a short but helpful book. This book talks about Hank Aaron's family and his childhood and a little about how he broke the home run record. Information from this Book:
Henry Louis Aaron was born on febuary 5, 1934. since this was during the great depression Herbert Aaron had trouble finding work. When henry was 8 years old his father build his family a house from a torn down house but the house had no bathroom, lights, or refridgerators. Estella Aaron wanted Hank to go to college but he wnated to a major league baseball player. he was 13 when jackie robinson became the first African American to play in the majors.
When he was 16 he was paid 10 dollars a game to play for the local team the black bears but his mother didn't let him travel with the team or play on sundays. After two years with the bears he joined the Negro league team called indianopolis clowns. In 1954 he joined the majors when he played for the Milwaukee Braves. IN 1956 he became the second youngest player to win the national league batting title. In 1957,1958 he lead the Braves to a national league championships. He now wanted to beat Babe Ruth's home run record. In 1966 The Braves moved to Atlanta and people resented Hank's sucess because of his skin. In 1973 he became closer to beating the record and he starting recieving death threats. At the end of the 1973 season he had 713 HRs. In 1974 in a Braves vs Dodgers game Al downings pitched and Hank hit home run 715 people cheered and when he reached home plate his mother hugged. Hank Aaron proved African Americans can be good baseball players.
Friday, October 17, 2008
My first annotation
My first annotation is Biography.com. This a good and helpful website. This website shows a lot about the baseball legend. This website shows a little information about his baseball career and things he did. Here is a little information from biography.com:
Hank Aaron was born Henry Louis Aaron on Febuary 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. Hank Aaron played professional baseball for 23 years. He holds many baseball records such as the second most career home runs with 755 and most career RBIs with 2,297. After beating Babe Ruth's record he recieved descriminating letters. he was elected to the hall of fame in 1982.
he was the National league MVP once in 1957. In 1999 the Hank Aaron award for the best hitter in the league. his autobiography was published in 1990 called i had a hammer. he won the presidential award of freedom in 2002. he is still living as a executive vice president of the Atlanta Braves where he has been a leading spokesman for minority hiring in baseball. He is a great baseball player.
1996-2008 A&E Television Networks. All Rights Reserved
http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9173497
Hank Aaron was born Henry Louis Aaron on Febuary 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. Hank Aaron played professional baseball for 23 years. He holds many baseball records such as the second most career home runs with 755 and most career RBIs with 2,297. After beating Babe Ruth's record he recieved descriminating letters. he was elected to the hall of fame in 1982.
he was the National league MVP once in 1957. In 1999 the Hank Aaron award for the best hitter in the league. his autobiography was published in 1990 called i had a hammer. he won the presidential award of freedom in 2002. he is still living as a executive vice president of the Atlanta Braves where he has been a leading spokesman for minority hiring in baseball. He is a great baseball player.
1996-2008 A&E Television Networks. All Rights Reserved
http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9173497
NHD topic selection
My NHD selection is Hank Aaron. the reasons why i selected Hank Aaron is he is one of the best baseball players of all time, he was born during the great depression, and he has the second most career home runs with a total of 755. The importance of hank aaron is he beat Babe Ruth's home run record despite racist letters and death threats. his impact on history is he beat racism and he proved that African American can be great baseball players too unlike how somepeople thought back in the 50s.
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