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1. 1. GEMOnline - Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball Sample Entries

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   Aaron , Henry Louis Hank ( b.
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   February 5 , 1934 , Mobile , AL ) , player and executive , is the son of Herbert Aaron and Estelle Aaron. His father worked as a rivet bucker in a shipbuilding company. His brother , Tommy , played major league baseball with him for three years in Milwaukee and four years in Atlanta and then coached with the Braves until his death. Other siblings include Sarah , Herbert , Jr. , Gloria , Alfred , and Alfreda.
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   Aaron attended Central High School and graduated from Josephine Allen Institute in 1951. He played end and halfback with the football team , but the institute fielded no baseball team. At age 16 , he began playing semiprofessional baseball with the Mobile Black Bears. He performed one year with the Indianapolis Clowns before signing with the Boston Braves in 1952. After playing in Eau Claire , WI , and Jacksonville , FL as a shortstop , he joined the Milwaukee Braves in 1954 and was converted to an outfielder.
   
   During his 23-year major league career , he established 12 major league career records. His best known , the home run record of 755 , surpassed Babe Ruth's 714. His 715th HR came on April 8 , 1974 , against Al Downing of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Fulton County Stadium. Other career records included most games played ( 3 , 298 ) , most times at bat ( 12 , 364 ) , most total bases ( 6 , 856 ) , most extra-base hits ( 1 , 477 ) , and most RBI ( 2 , 297 ). His career records for games played and most at bats have been broken. He ranks second in runs scored ( 2 , 174 ) and eighth in doubles and sixth in putouts and chances among outfielders. Aaron , who had a major league lifetime .305 batting average and .555 slugging percentage , set more major league career records than any other player.
   
   As a major leaguer , Aaron played first , second , and third base , gained recognition as a great outfielder , and won a Gold Glove for defensive excellence in 1958. Besides playing in 24 All-Star games , he appeared in the World Series against the New York Yankees in 1957 and 1958 and batted .364 in these Series. He was selected as the Major League MVP in 1957 and TSN Player of the Year in 1956 and 1963.
   
   Aaron led the NL four times in HR ( 1957 , 1963 , 1966 , 1967 ) , RBI ( 1957 , 1960 , 1963 , 1966 ) and slugging percentage ( 1957 , 1959 , 1962 , 1971 ) , twice in hits ( 1956 , 1959 ) , twice in batting average ( .328 , 1956 ; .355 , 1959 ) , and three times in runs scored ( 1957 , 1963 , 1967 ). He slugged 30 HR and scored 100 runs on 15 occasions , both major league records.
   
   In 1969 , Atlanta Braves fans named Aaron the Greatest Player Ever. He played his final two years with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1975 and 1976 and returned to the Braves as corporate vice-president in charge of player development in 1976. In January 1982 , Aaron was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and missed unanimous selection by only nine votes ( 406 of 415 votes ).
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   Aaron married Barbara Lucas on October 3 , 1953 , and had five children , Gail , Hank Jr. , Larry , Dorinda , and Ceci.
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   After a 1971 divorce , Aaron married Billy Suber Williams on November 12 , 1973.
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   Since 1990 , Aaron has served as senior vice-president and assistant to the president. He also serves as corporate vice-president for community relations for TBS and vice-president of business development for The Airport Channel , and operates a company producing apparel. He owns 13 Arby's and Church's Fried Chicken restaurant franchises and six airport gift shops. Aaron protests injustices in baseball and believes the game has lagged behind in hiring minorities for decision-making positions. He sponsors the Hank Aaron Scholarship Program and is involved with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation , Sickle Cell Anemia Research Program , Salvation Army , and Boy Scouts. Aaron made Major League Baseball's All-Century Team and ranked 13th among ESPN's top century athletes.
   
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2. 2. GEMOnline - Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball Sample Entries

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   Aaron, Henry Louis "Hank" (b.
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   February 5, 1934, Mobile, AL), player and executive, is the son of Herbert Aaron and Estelle (Pritchett) Aaron. His father worked as a rivet bucker in a shipbuilding company. His brother, Tommy, played major league baseball with him for three years in Milwaukee and four years in Atlanta and then coached with the Braves until his death. Other siblings include Sarah, Herbert, Jr., Gloria, Alfred, and Alfreda.
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   Aaron attended Central High School and graduated from Josephine Allen Institute in 1951. He played end and halfback with the football team, but the institute fielded no baseball team. At age 16, he began playing semiprofessional baseball with the Mobile Black Bears. He performed one year with the Indianapolis Clowns (NNL) before signing with the Boston Braves in 1952. After playing in Eau Claire, WI, and Jacksonville, FL (SAL) as a shortstop, he joined the Milwaukee Braves (NL) in 1954 and was converted to an outfielder.
   
   During his 23-year major league career, he established 12 major league career records. His best known, the home run record of 755, surpassed Babe Ruth's 714. His 715th HR came on April 8, 1974, against Al Downing of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Fulton County Stadium. Other career records included most games played (3,298), most times at bat (12,364), most total bases (6,856), most extra-base hits (1,477), and most RBI (2,297). His career records for games played and most at bats have been broken. He ranks second in runs scored (2,174) and eighth in doubles and sixth in putouts and chances among outfielders. Aaron, who had a major league lifetime .305 batting average and .555 slugging percentage, set more major league career records than any other player.
   
   As a major leaguer, Aaron played first, second, and third base, gained recognition as a great outfielder, and won a Gold Glove for defensive excellence in 1958. Besides playing in 24 All-Star games, he appeared in the World Series against the New York Yankees in 1957 and 1958 and batted .364 in these Series (fourth highest). He was selected as the Major League MVP in 1957 and TSN Player of the Year in 1956 and 1963.
   
   Aaron led the NL four times in HR (1957, 1963, 1966, 1967), RBI (1957, 1960, 1963, 1966) and slugging percentage (1957, 1959, 1962, 1971), twice in hits (1956, 1959), twice in batting average (.328, 1956; .355, 1959), and three times in runs scored (1957, 1963, 1967). He slugged 30 HR and scored 100 runs on 15 occasions, both major league records.
   
   In 1969, Atlanta Braves fans named Aaron the Greatest Player Ever. He played his final two years with the Milwaukee Brewers (AL) in 1975 and 1976 and returned to the Braves as corporate vice-president in charge of player development in 1976. In January 1982, Aaron was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and missed unanimous selection by only nine votes (406 of 415 votes).
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   Aaron married Barbara Lucas on October 3, 1953, and had five children, Gail, Hank Jr., Larry, Dorinda, and Ceci.
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   After a 1971 divorce, Aaron married Billy Suber Williams on November 12, 1973.
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   Since 1990, Aaron has served as senior vice-president and assistant to the president. He also serves as corporate vice-president for community relations for TBS and vice-president of business development for The Airport Channel, and operates a company producing apparel. He owns 13 Arby's and Church's Fried Chicken restaurant franchises and six airport gift shops. Aaron protests injustices in baseball and believes the game has lagged behind in hiring minorities for decision-making positions. He sponsors the Hank Aaron Scholarship Program and is involved with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Sickle Cell Anemia Research Program, Salvation Army, and Boy Scouts. Aaron made Major League Baseball's All-Century Team and ranked 13th among ESPN's top century athletes.
   
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