On April 4, 1974, In front of a crowd of 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium on Opening Day in Cincinnati, Atlanta Braves Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record of 714 by hitting a first-inning two-run homer off Jack Billingham. The Atlanta front office had considered keeping ‘Hammerin’ Hank’
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