Hank Aaron's career timeline

June 14, 1952

Aaron signs with Boston After hitting .366 and helping the Indianapolis Clowns win the ’52 Negro World Series title, Aaron signs with the Braves

April 13, 1954

MLB Debut Aaron makes Milwaukee's Opening Day roster and places 4th in NL Rookie of the Year voting. He bats .280 with 13 HRs on the year.

Sept. 23, 1957

Pennant clinch In the year he won MVP, he also clobbered a walk-off homer to clinch the pennant

October 10, 1957

Braves win World Series Aaron hits .393 with 3 HRs, leading his team to a thrilling Game 7 triumph over the Yankees

Sept. 29, 1963

Dominant season Aaron hits .319 with 44 HRs, 130 RBIs and 31 SBs, the 3rd player in AL/NL history to join the 30-30 club

July 14, 1968

Aaron joins the 500-HR club The right-handed slugger knocks a HR vs. the Giants, just the 8th player to hit 500 career dingers

May 17, 1970

Aaron collects hit 3,000 Hammerin' Hank was the 1st AL/NL player to reach 500 HR and 3,000 hits

April 8, 1974

New HR king Aaron hits his 715th knock, passing Babe Ruth for most career homers

May 1, 1975

Another record broken Aaron drives in his 2,210th run to become the all-time RBI leader

July 15, 1975

Final All-Star Game Aaron makes his 25th All-Star team, after making his first squad in 1955

July 20, 1976

The Final HR Aaron hits his final career homer, his 755th overall

August 1, 1982

The call to the Hall Aaron joins baseball's best in the Hall of Fame

February 5, 1999

The Hank Aaron Award Major League Baseball creates the Hank Aaron Award, which is given annually to the best hitter in each league

President Bush honors Aaron The president presents Aaron with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House