VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA

Vintage Baseball Memorabilia

Tommie Aaron

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)
Born: August 5, 1939 in Mobile, AL us
Died: August 16, 1984  in Atlanta, GA
Buried: Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, AL
High School: Allen Institute (Mobile, AL)
Debut: April 10, 1962 (11,933rd in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 26, 1971
vs. LAD 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Tommie Lee Aaron
View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
Relatives: Brother of Henry Aaron

Notable Events and Chronology 

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July 12, 1962

Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaron homer in 9th to give Braves walkoff victory

August 14, 1962

The Aaron brothers homer for 3rd time this season in same game

September 24, 1968

Mets manager Gil Hodges, during a game against the Braves in Atlanta, suffers a mild heart attack. The New York skipper, who will die of a massive coronary in 1972, is hospitalized until October 20, when doctors give him a clean bill of health, but warned him about the continued risks of stress and smoking.

June 15, 1973

Tommie Aaron becomes the first black manager of a team located in the deep South

Biography

Tommie Aaron

Half the answer to the trivia question, “What brother combination hit the most homers?” the younger Aaron played regularly only as a rookie, batting .231. He managed in the minors and coached for the Braves until dying of leukemia at age 45.

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