Hank aaron baseball board game

Some of the milestones we mentioned:. HR - Hank Aaron hit the th home run of his career on April 4, , off Jack Billingham of the Cincinnati Reds - a milestone because it tied him with Babe Ruth, the all-time home run champion. HR - Hank Aaron hit the th home run of his career on April 8, , off Al Downing of the Los Angeles Dodgers - a milestone because he passed Babe Ruth , taking over sole possession of the home run king title.

Hank Aaron was the first Milwaukee Braves player to wear 44 , the first Atlanta Braves player to wear 44 , and no player has worn the number since as the team retired it the year after he hung up his cleats in Although Hank only wore 44 two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers , they retired his number during his final season.

Copyright Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family. Follow BaseballAlmanac Find us on Facebook. I spent hours just having fun throwing and catching a baseball using the Pitch Back. If not outside playing ball, being such a huge baseball fan I would sit at a table in my house and play one of several baseball board games.

You could put your favorite team against another by creating all-star teams. Along with the cards that came with the game, the results were based on a combination of stats and a roll of the dice. Not just baseball but the company also produced the game for other sports. With these games, you also did not need another person to play. So for hours I would sit at a table and play simulated baseball games. I played so many times, I can remember that I memorized nearly every Major League Baseball team roster.

Growing up in Pittsburgh naturally I remember the Pirates the most but one memory that sticks with me is the Los Angeles Dodgers infield that had the same players for so many years in a row.

The great Roberto Clemente was in the right field with big Bob Robertson at first. These players made up the World Series championship team Pittsburgh had when they defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games. As indicated, today sports games are all about the Playstations and XBoxes that attempt to give players the sensation they are actually the athletes performing on the field.

For me, knowledge of the game should come before having the skill to operate a controller. Looking back, we had games in the 70s that are now an afterthought. The game was a smash when it came out and was all the rage and you would often find it in the hands of kids even while in school.

Another game that became extremely popular and is still around today is electronic football. The game is quite ridiculous. I believe there were also games of this sort for other sports as well. Not on roller blades, not on ice skates, but just running between goals with sneakers on. We used a hard round ball and everyone had their own hockey stick.

Our goalie on one end was a kid from one street down that would come fully equipped with pads and a mask. We had one kid on the street, George Reed, who was that neighborhood hockey star with a slap shot that struck fear in everyone. When George wound up, the seas parted and everyone got out of the way. George would play the real game of hockey and eventually coach in it too.