HANK AARON
Hank “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron shows where he got his nickname by batting another baseball out of the stadium for home run number 715 on April 8, 1974. This would set a new record for most home runs, previously held by Babe Ruth.
HANK AARON
Hammerin’ Hank continued to play for two more years, finishing with a total of 755 home runs by the time he retired. Until Barry Bonds upped the ante in 2007, this record stood unbroken for 33 years.
RON TURCOTTE ABOARD SECRETARIAT
Ron Turcotte started out as a hot walker, but he quickly rose through the ranks to become a thoroughbred racing apprentice and winner. With his victory aboard Tom Rolfe, he became well-known. On June 9, 1973, during a race at the Belmont Stakes that would make him famous around the world, this photograph of him was taken.
RON TURCOTTE ABOARD SECRETARIAT
Ron Turcotte is riding Secretariat, a combination that could lead to a fantastic finish. He won the Triple Crown for the first time in 25 years, and he did so by a 31-length margin over the field, the largest in the race’s history. In Grand Falls, New Brunswick, a statue of Turcotte and Secretariat crossing the finish line was erected.
