Milwaukee Brewers Jersey, worn by Hank Aaron
date: label: date made
content: 1975
name: label: user
content: Aaron, Hank
label: associated institution
content: Milwaukee Brewers
label: maker
content: McAuliffe Uniform Corp.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This jersey was worn by major league outfielder Hank Arron (b. 1934) during the 1975-1976 season. Aaron is best remembered for breaking Babe Ruth's career home run record in 1974.
label: Description (Brief)
content: In 1954 Aaron left the Negro Leagues to join Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves (soon to become the Atlanta Braves: the team relocating in 1966.) He was traded to the Brewers in 1975, finishing his career the following season.
label: Description (Brief)
content: "Hammerin' Hank" was one of the most dominant players in league history. He was a 25 time All-Star, finishing with a lifetime batting average of .305, having 3,771 hits and 2,297 R.B.I.s. His 755 home runs surpassed Ruth's career total of 714, set in 1935 . Aaron held on to home run record until 2007, when it was surpassed by Barry Bonds.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Brockton
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: level of sport
content: Major League
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club (through Thomas J. Ferguson)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.1133.01
label: accession number
content: 1977.1133
label: catalog number
content: 1977.1133.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shirt
label: Object Name
content: baseball jersey
label: Object Name
content: jersey, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: nylon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 in x 35 in; 81.28 cm x 88.9 cm