News about Hank Aaron

Don Gullett, a three-time World Series champion and nine-year MLB veteran, died on Wednesday at the age of 73. Gullett was best known for his seven seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and then went on to play in four World Series for the franchise. He was assisting them in winning the 1975 and 1976 World Series. The Kentucky native went on to play two seasons with the New York Yankees, assisting the Bronx Bombers in winning the World Series in 1977.

Dick Drago, the Boston Red Sox's third-inning pitcher in arguably the best baseball game ever played, died on Thursday at the age of 78. Drago died as a result of complications following a new surgery, according to a Boston Globe article. The team announced on X, 'We're saddened by the death of Dick Drago, a staple of the 70's Red Sox pitching staff and a beloved teammate.' "We extend our sympathies to the Drago family."

OLIVER HOLT CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Babe Ruth retired from baseball in 1935, he had scored 714 home runs in his career, and no one expected that his record would be broken. The 714 people made up one of the most popular figures in sport, a little like Bobby Charlton's 49 goals for England were for soccer fans for a long time. The magic number in golf, 18 is the number, according to Jack Nicklaus, who has won many major titles. Ruth's record lasted for 34 years before being overhauled by Hank Aaron and then Barry Bonds, more recently and controversially.

The Los Angeles Lakers threw the Indiana Pacers 112-111 on Thursday night, LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, bringing him within 63 points shy of becoming the NBA's career scoring leader. James has 38,325 points, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holding the record at 38,387. "I just knew my game was more on the interior tonight," James said. "Needed to get some rebounds," says the author, "I felt like we were attacking, particularly in the fourth quarter."

Dusty Baker, the epic storyteller, first-class namedropper, toothpick chewer, and baseball lifer, will have the most coveted title for now and forever. The king of the World Series is the current champion. The man who weaves a tale like no others, whether remembering his time with Hank Aaron's tutelage, John F. Kennedy Jr., and countless others, completed the only missing chapter in his own story on Saturday night. The 73-year-old Baker, who suffered through a few rough misses during his 25 seasons as a big league skipper, made it all the way home when his Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win the trophy. 'I'm not even here if this happened years ago,' Baker said. 'It's likely that this wasn't supposed to happen in the sense that I might possibly influence a few young men's lives and families, as well as a large number of others in the country by showing what perseverance and character can do for you in the long run.'

Albert Pujols, the slugger for the St. Louis Cardinals, has swung his way into the record books, becoming the fourth player in Major League Baseball to reach 700 career home runs. He entered 698 home runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, only after defeating Alex Rodriguez for fourth position on the all-time list. Pujols has recalled Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Barry Bonds as the only players to do so in history.

Albert Pujols scored his 698th home run, a two-run effort that pulled the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds into a sixth-inning tie on Friday night. He came within two runs of achieving a record of 700 runs in his career. For his 19th home run of the season, the veteran slugger slugged Raynel Espinal 427 feet into the left-field stands, tied for 4-4.

Albert Pujols made history on Wednesday night when he became the third player in MLB history to reach 2,200 RBIs. Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth were among the 42-year-old sluggers who belonged to an exclusive group. Pujols' 2,200th RBI scored during the St. Louis Cardinals' 4-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in eighth innings, when he doubled to deep left center field, allowing Tyler O'Neill to score from first base.

Albert Pujols is getting closer and closer to 700 home runs over his career, but sports journalists are curious how he made it so far in the twilight of his career. Pujols scored his 697th home run against the Pirates on Saturday, defeating Alex Rodriguez for sole possession of the MLB's all-time home run leader list. Babe Ruth's 714 career homers rank third, behind Hank Aaron in 2nd (755) and Barry Bonds in 1st (762).

Albert Pujols is set to make history. In the only place it could have happened at the time, we least expected it. 700 home runs were never the number one people was concerned about for the first 11 years of Pujols' illustrious career. He'd have to work hard to reach, the number he'd have to get to, his last month of his career, sweating and facing his most difficult challenge to date. He was the most feared hitter in baseball, had 445 home runs, and was headed for Barry Bonds' record of 756.

At 449, Pujols had been tied for most pitchers as longball victims, but they had to take the crown for the first time on his own on his way to home run No. 1. 694. With former Yankee Alex Rodriguez two years ahead on 696, the Dominican-American is closing in on the fourth spot on the all-time homerun list. With 762, Bonds leads all comers, followed by Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (754), and Rodriguez.

It's been a long year, and the entertainment industry in 2021 would have lost too many icons, celebrities, and otherworldly talents. For vulnerable populations and those with serious health problems, the ongoing and seemingly incessant coronavirus pandemic has made life much more difficult than normal. However, even beyond COVID-19, this year has certainly been a difficult emotional challenge for many of Hollywood's favorite sons and daughters.