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(Monday, April 8, 1974, 9:07 p.m. EDT) — Hank Aaron, 40, of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run tonight off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing, breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time record of 714 before a crowd of 53,775—a Braves attendance record.

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Earlier in the game, Aaron had broken another mark set by another Hall of Fame player, Willie Mays’s National League record of 2,062 runs scored in a career.

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Aaron would retire in 1976 with a career record of 755 home runs.

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