{"id":1305684,"date":"2021-01-24T12:17:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T17:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1305684"},"modified":"2023-06-26T11:03:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:03:39","slug":"trading-all-time-home-run-king-hank-aaron-wasnt-that-big-of-a-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/trading-all-time-home-run-king-hank-aaron-wasnt-that-big-of-a-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading All-Time Home Run King Hank Aaron &#8216;Wasn\u2019t That Big of a Deal'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s one thing to trade a fading baseball legend, as the San Francisco Giants did to allow Willie <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/how-many-years-did-willie-mays-play-baseball\/\">Mays<\/a> to finish his career in New York. It should've been a bigger deal when the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/atlanta-braves\/\">Atlanta Braves<\/a> sent MLB\u2019s all-time home run king to a Milwaukee franchise that had never finished higher than fourth in its division. And, yet, the man who <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/hank-aaron-was-so-much-more-than-just-a-baseball-player-and-was-once-paid-the-compliment-of-all-compliments-by-muhammad-ali\/\">traded Hank Aaron<\/a> said it \u201cwasn\u2019t that big of a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In hindsight, Eddie Robinson was right about the trade he made on Nov. 2, 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hank-aaron-was-mlb-s-all-time-leader-in-home-runs-for-33-years\">Hank Aaron was MLB\u2019s all-time leader in home runs for 33 years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Passage: Baseball great Hank Aaron\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FmWXsDr46pg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron was one of the greatest players in baseball history. He remains the career leader in RBIs (2,297) some 44 years after his retirement. He batted .305 for his career and was selected for 25 All-Star Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, fans remember Aaron most for hitting home runs. He led the NL in the category three times and hit 40 or more in a season eight times in the era before juiced baseballs and depleted pitching staffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His most impressive accomplishment was eclipsing Babe Ruth as baseball\u2019s career leader in homers. He hit No. 714 off Jack Billingham of the Cincinnati Reds early in the 1974 season to tie Ruth. Then he took the lead by going deep against Al Downing of the Dodgers a few nights later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron finished his career with 755 homers, a mark that stood until <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/is-barry-bonds-the-worst-cheater-in-mlb-history\/\">Barry Bonds passed him<\/a> in 2007. Bonds finished his career with 762 homers amid allegations of performance-enhancing drug use. This led some to suggest that Aaron remains MLB\u2019s legitimate home run king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-milwaukee-was-special-to-hammerin-hank\">Milwaukee was special to Hammerin\u2019 Hank<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Verducci on Hank Aaron&#039;s swing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fpK6MLNuIhk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/hank-aaron-got-so-much-hate-mail-the-braves-had-to-hire-a-secretary\/\">Hank Aaron played 21 of his 23 seasons<\/a> in the majors in the Atlanta Braves organization, the first 12 of which were while the franchise was still located in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/why-did-jackie-robinson-wear-no-42\/\">Jackie Robinson<\/a> breaking the color barrier, the 1950s and \u201860s were a tough time for a Black baseball player. The death threats Aaron received while on the verge of breaking Babe Ruth\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/whatever-happened-to-barry-bonds-record-breaking-home-run-ball\/\">homer record<\/a> in 1974 spurred an FBI investigation. But the days with the Braves in Milwaukee were different. In that city, Aaron could live quietly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou know, I don\u2019t have one particular moment, but all the moments I spent in a Brewers uniform were very special,\u201d Aaron said, as recounted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/hank-aaron-milwaukee-icon-dies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MLB.com<\/a>. \u201cA lot of people say, \u2018Why didn\u2019t you want to play in New York?\u2019 I don\u2019t think I would have been a fit for New York. I was fit to play in Milwaukee because Milwaukee was a place that wanted me. I made mistakes, and I never was booed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time Aaron broke Ruth\u2019s record, his skills had deteriorated. Knowing he had only a season or two left, Aaron, Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig, and Atlanta Braves GM Eddie Robinson hatched a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-atlanta-braves-traded-hank-aaron\">The Atlanta Braves traded Hank Aaron<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vin Scully calls Hank Aaron&#039;s historic 715th home run\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QjqYThEVoSQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What was it like to trade Hank Aaron after the historic 1974 season? Eddie Robinson, the retired GM of the Atlanta Braves, who died in 2021, had an amazing answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, it was pleasurable,\u201d Robinson told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2021\/01\/23\/what-was-it-like-to-trade-the-great-hank-aaron-eddie-robinson-shares-why-he-was-happy-to-accomodate-the-legend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dallas Morning News<\/a>. \u201cHe wanted to finish up his career in Milwaukee. And we wanted to do what he wanted. He was a great player, but he was on his last legs. We were happy to accommodate him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Braves acquired outfielder Dave May plus a player they could choose later, who turned out to be pitcher Roger Alexander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robinson admired the way Aaron carried himself. He didn\u2019t draw attention to himself, nor did the media lionize him. The closest thing to controversy raised by Aaron was his disappointment that he was never considered to manage the Braves late in his career. In retirement, however, he worked in player development for the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sending Aaron to the Milwaukee Brewers made sense. Aaron liked it there. Plus, the AL had the designated hitter rule that would allow the all-time great to play more games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe understood he loved Milwaukee,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cWe wanted to make that happen. And for us, it really wasn\u2019t that big of a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Like <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Sports7dotcom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Sports7<\/em><\/a><em> on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sports719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>@sports719<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron began his MLB career in Milwaukee. 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