It was 50 years ago today April 8th, 1974, that one of the most iconic moments in sports history took place. Henry Aaron hit his 715th career home run surpassing Babe Ruth as Major League Baseball’s all-time homerun leader.
The images and sounds of Aaron’s historic home run still remain indelible a half-century later. Here is Bob Costas on 715, and the three broadcasters who were in Atlanta that night to call one of baseball’s most significant achievements.

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