#30 Hank Aaron

It's Henry Aaron! In 1958 Hank was 24 years old. He already had, at least once, led the league in hits, runs, doubles, homers, RBIs, and total bases. And he was getting fitted for his 1957 World Series ring. Talk about sitting on top of the world!

He was on his way to a second consecutive NL title with the Braves. In 14 Series games his stat line was: 3/9/.364/.417 which isn't too shabby. I posted the following list on his entry in my '59T blog. cribbed from Baseball Reference's Bullpen page:

•     1953 MVP South Atlantic League Jacksonville Tars
•     24-time All-Star (1955-1975)
•     NL MVP (1957)
•     3-time NL Gold Glove Winner (1958-1960/RF)
•     2-time NL Batting Average Leader (1956 & 1959)
•     4-time NL Slugging Percentage Leader (1959, 1963, 1967 & 1971)
•     3-time NL OPS Leader (1959, 1963 & 1971)
•     3-time NL Runs Scored Leader (1957, 1963 & 1967)
•     2-time NL Hits Leader (1956 & 1959)
•     8-time NL Total Bases Leader (1956, 1957, 1959-1961, 1963, 1967 & 1969)
•     4-time NL Doubles Leader (1955, 1956, 1961 & 1965)
•     4-time NL Home Runs Leader (1957, 1963, 1966 & 1967)
•     4-time NL RBI Leader (1957, 1960, 1963 & 1966)
•     20-Home Run Seasons: 20 (1955-1974)
•     30-Home Run Seasons: 15 (1957-1963, 1965-1967 & 1969-1973)
•     40-Home Run Seasons: 8 (1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1971 & 1973)
•     100 RBI Seasons: 11 (1955, 1957, 1959-1963, 1966, 1967, 1970 & 1971)
•     100 Runs Scored Seasons: 15 (1955-1967, 1969 & 1970)
•     200 Hits Seasons: 3 (1956, 1959 & 1963)
•     Won a World Series with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957
•     Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1982

And here is a list of the records he holds:

Most home runs, right handed batter, career, 755 Most home runs, one club, career, 733 (Milwaukee-Atlanta Braves) Most home runs, brothers, 768 (Hank, 755, Tommie, 13) Most extra-base hits, career, 1467 Most extra-base hits, right handed batter, career, 1467 Most extra-base hits, National League, career, 1429 Most at bats, right handed batter, career, 12364 Most hits, right handed batter, career, 3771 Most intentional walks, right handed batter, career, 293 Most plate appearances, right-handed batter, career, 13940 Most RBI, career, 2297 Most RBI, right handed batter, career, 2297 Most RBI, National League, career, 2202 Most total bases, career, 6856 Most total bases, right handed batter, career, 6856 Most total bases, National League, career, 6591 Most seasons with 100 or more runs, 15 Most seasons with 100 or more runs, consecutive, 13 (tied) Most seasons with 150 or more hits, consecutive, 17

This card supposedly has 'variations'.... there are copies out there that appear to be blue rather than green. But whether they are truly print variations or merely the result of color fading is a matter of conjecture.

Lastly...that cartoon. 👀😯