Henry Aaron Rounds Third Base After Hitting Home Run
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Henry Aaron (center) rounding third base after hitting a home run off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ed Roebuck (left). Dodger third baseman Ken McMullen (right) looks on. The home run occurred in the 7th inning of the first game of a doubleheader on July 21, 1963. It was Aaron's 28th home run of the season, a solo shot to left to extend the Milwaukee Braves lead to 6-1. The game was at Milwaukee County Stadium, and Aaron is wearing a Milwaukee Braves home white uniform. Roebuck and McMullen are wearing Dodger home uniforms. See aaronha01_128.
Player(s)
Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021; Roebuck, Ed, 1931-2018; McMullen, Ken, 1942-
Team(s)
Milwaukee - NL (1953-1965); Los Angeles - NL
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
July 21, 1963
Subject
African American baseball players, Hall of famers, home runs; Base running (Baseball)
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Location
Milwaukee (Wis.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Aa-Al
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)