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.

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