Hammerin' Hank only played for two teams in the majors: The Braves and the Brewers.
Milwaukee Braves became the Atlanta Braves in 1966 - an event that brought Major League Baseball to the southeast and young boys in Middle Tennessee to following the happens in Fulton County Stadium. Kevin Prater (one of my best friends growing up) and I discussed games, players and stat - usually after church services.
As Hank narrowed in on the record held by Babe Ruth in the early 70's, interest peaked even more. Saturday's afternoon schedule of NBC's broadcast of the Game of the Week included the Braves. There wasn't national cable channels way back then. And with only one chance per week to see live baseball, it was a extra treat to be able to see a few more from our "home town" team. Even though Atlanta was 200 miles away.
Now there is some guy that is within two Home Runs of Hank's record.
I've got ten words to say about that:
