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Hank Aaron's 755th Home run ball by Dan Gaken (CC)

Hank Aaron was born on February 5, 1934, in Mobile Alabama (USA). He was one of seven children. Aaron grew up poor, but he loved baseball. He started playing professional baseball with the Mobile Black Bears in the Negro Leagues. The Negro Leagues were for African Americans. African Americans were not allowed to play in the Major Leagues back then. Aaron later played for the Indianapolis Crowns. And they won the Negro Leag...