Hank Aaron refuses an award from Commissioner Bowie Kuhn honoring him for hitting his 715th home run

ByThis Day in Baseball January 28, 1980January 28, 2023

1980 – Hank Aaron refuses an award from Commissioner Bowie Kuhn honoring him for hitting his 715th home run. Aaron charges that baseball’s treatment of retired black ballplayers falls far short of what is needed.

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Day: January 28, 1980

Hank Aaron refuses an award from Commissioner Bowie Kuhn honoring him for hitting his 715th home run

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