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Aaron, Hank

Aaron, AIR uhn, Henry (1934-...), hit 755 regular-season home runs, more than any other baseball player in major league history. Aaron hit his 715th home run, which broke Babe Ruth's record of 714 homers, on April 8, 1974.

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