I did not know that. That is impressive.

Yes, and for a homerun hitter that is especially impressive.

@@waynej2608 You're right. A power hitter today like Mike Trout is expected to strikeout 100+ times per year. Guys like Aaron, Ted Williams, and, more recently Tony Gwynn and Ichiro Suzuki, really understood the art of hitting.

Power hitters strike out more often he had finesse of both being a pure contact another great comes to mind Rod Carew of twin and angel game,,😊✌️👍😔

@@tommy2chips same here.

Yawn

Yeah...I was kinda surprised nobody mentioned that in this interview.

When Reggie got traded backed to Oakland he wore no.44 unlike the. 9 when he was in Oakland from 70 -75

@@norms3913 Yeah, kinda like how Rickey stayed with 24 when he returned to Oakland in ‘89, instead of going with 35, which he wore in his first stint with the A’s from ‘79-‘84. I wonder if part of the reason why Reggie changed numbers when he got to the Yankees was because Graig Nettles already had 9. Nettles was not as big of a star as Reggie, of course, but he was an established 10-year MLB veteran who had already been with the Yankees for four years, and had been the starting third baseman on the team that won the pennant the year before, so he woulda had some ground to stand on if he didn’t want to give his number to Reggie. Btw, Reggie first stint with the A’s was from ‘67-‘75.

@@norms3913 I just read on Wikipedia where, like I thought, The reason why he didn’t wear 9 was because Nettles already had it. That makes sense. What doesn’t make sense, however, is that they refused to give him number 42, which he had requested in honor of Jackie Robinson, because pitching coach Art Fowler already had it. Nettles is at least understandable, but ART FOWLER over Reggie????? Seriously????? Lol And, of course, this was 20 years before MLB retired 42.

@@jeremycrandall2899 I was talking about when Reggie went back to Oakland before he retired in Oakland he retired as no. 44 not no. 9 as his original number was when he was with Oakland from 70 -75

What a joke of a cliche. Aaron was cranky and sullen. Like Oscar Robertson is.

He said jackie robinson is still hear? He died in 1974😬😬

@@bconigliaro Oscar went to highschool in Indy. Maybe he is just grouchy around you.

@@bconigliaro exactly

@@danielahlert3370 he was a dirt bag ingrate

Four of those 6 HRs found another members of the HOF on base: Willie Stargell (HR by Bench), Luis Aparicio (Jackson's HR), Rod Carew (HR by Frank Robinson) and Al Kaline (Killebrew's HR). Aaron's and Clemente's were solo homers. All 10 runs were scored by Cooperstown honorees. Like Bench and Reggie, Carew and Aparicio are still among us. Blessings from San Juan PR.

Clemente needs mlb to retire #21. From Pittsburgh with love and respect.💯👍

@@johntruxal432 You mean #21...

@@luishumbertovega3900 Oops got Jordan in the mix.#23👍

@Nimfa McDonald No doubt about that. Reggie used #9 in his 9 seasons with the A's and I don't know if that number was available when he signed with the Yankees for the 1977 season but I suppose he respected the fact that #9 had been worn by Roger Maris (for which the Yankees eventually retired the number in 1984).

Yeah, he managed to do some self-promotion, and to stir up old dust that was best ignored, instead of focusing on Hank's real accomplishments.

I hoped Hammer thanked Reggie for giving him the ultimate compliment of naming him after Hank!

That's great great history

Did not know that. Cool.

Played ball with Stanley Burrell at East LA College. He had a business card made up since he had a business as a DJ. Hammer was a good guy and I will always remember him busting his signature dance moves in our locker room before practice. He was a decent shortstop; couldn’t adjust well to college pitching velocity.

didn't recognize him

Man, Reggie got old! I didn’t recognize him either.

After what he said, I wish I still hadn't seen him.

@@rayrussell6258 k

Reggie really changed like we all do!I wouldn't have recognized him except for the intro!It's a shame America has such hate to send death threats about breaking a sports record! I feel all records that were made in segregation times shouldn't even be counted!

I have always liked Reggie

Yeah, me too. I hadn't heard about it.

Amen. I felt his death too. He will be missed. Rip Mr Aaron 🙏

I sat up when he said that one too about Jackie. . 😳

I am 60 and have been known to get a fact wrong or two. Give Mr. October a break LOL. We loved this guys work at the plate and in the community.

Babe Ruth worshippers

Don't forget Sutton!

@@williamb7275 and Joe Morgan.

@@tommy2chips And Niekro :(

First Tommy? First at what???

spitball , no doubt

You maggots are on every video on Aaron's passing. Got nothing better to do after your Lord & Savior got booted from the White House this week?

@@Don-md6wn Shut up! He made a good point. Larry King also took the shot and died. Coincidence? NOT

@@Lucille69caddy Based

Enough of that talk I got it almost 2 years ago and I'm almost 70 and I m still here, another thing stop making a big deal about race

@@michaelleroy9281 where did race factor in my post

I go to the doctor and he tells me I'm on the verge of a stroke. But then he whispers to me, "but if we don't talk about it will go away." I go to the orthodontist. He tells me that my teeth are extremely wrecked and I need braces. But then whispers to me "but if we don't talk about it... It will go away." It's racist white supremacists like you that perpetuate racism by trying to keep it convert and try to sweep it under the rug. Instead of exposing it and getting rid of it.

@@sdbuysatlantaareahouses4025 You sir, appear to be a fool who twists reality until it is distorted into your own warped space of existence. Sad for you. In your example. you speak of an illness being current..... not the wretched teeth of a long dead pirate in the past who was not able to see an orthodontist because he didn't/couldn't belong to regular society, but a current resident of Atlanta getting bad dental care. No one is withholding a diagnosis today, attempting to deny service (quietly) to anyone. Your example does not apply to the current reality of today. Everyone can freely choose their dentist, and get the same service as anyone else. Race does not determine that whatsoever. You "imagined" a circumstance; it is not real. You are the one perpetuating the racism, with your imagination, and with your speech. A few people reading your comment will now change their opinion on this subject.... because you took a narrow opposing viewpoint instead of seeing the bigger picture of gains and letting that keep expanding. Almost no one, certainly not I, is saying there was not racial inequality in this country, but it has definitely been addressed by the fight and loss of lives in the Civil War, and the passage of many laws since then, even Constitutional amendments, the Civil Rights Act, and much else. I am no white supremacist, you jerk, I was part of the movement in the 60's to move society in the right direction. We have succeeded. But at some point, you and others need to realize the playing field is level now. And if you do not succeed on that field, it is pretty much due to your own individual initiative, insufficient talent, personality or a lack thereof. It is not due to your race or skin color. That is a political crutch that is still minimizing your own potential. Hank Aaron was a great baseball player. John Chaney was a great basketball coach. Don't diminish those facts, their legacy and careers, by dredging up sins from long ago that have largely died off in society today... and in so doing divert attention from their life accomplishments. Sure, there is a small (very small) minority of people who have not gotten the message...and those people now face consequences that were not there 50 years ago. The news media in the latest election did a great job providing a platform for that minority to speak (and act) against them. Things wouldn't have gotten so bad if they'd have just shut up about it. But the vast majority of American society today is not racial, and we are doing our level best to treat everyone equally, just as I hope you do also. However, if you wish to lose those gains, keep talking about the past as though it is the present. "Exposing" with your rhetoric what doesn't now exist, in the mind of the general public at-large. That's a sure way to promote a return to the old ways. You give more people reasons to go back, to take the other side, because you don't silence your rhetoric. I do hope you are smart enough to read this comment and absorb it. I'm not going to get into a long back and forth with someone too dense to see facts, not their imagination of "facts". Big difference.

@@rayrussell6258damn you said all of that but I couldn't understand you because of your clan hood muffled your speech. I'm sure you're pretty old. I'm sure you are one of the Great Americans that was sending Dr King hate mail and death threats when he was trying to make America great. And I'm sure you are also one of the Great Americans Patriots that was sending hate mail and death threats to Hank Aaron as he was getting ready to break the great babe Ruth records and destroy the perception that white is supreme over black. There's no more hiding the truth. If you don't like it you should probably take some opioid pills to continue whitewashed your delusional fantasy of a raceless America and happy rainbows and sunshine 😂

@@sdbuysatlantaareahouses4025 obviously you can't read; so long drifter.