Hank Aaron

Howie Vidal is in left field.

Henry Aaron is in center.

Mack Jones is in right.

Del Crandall is catching the first game of today's doubleheader.

Holding at first is Roy McMillan.

Runners at first and third now with one man out.

And Henry Aaron, the cleanup batter, coming up.

Bedell used his speed to advantage there.

You know, a sacrifice like that by Tommy Agee does not

sound like much, but when you consider that if he were trying to make the All-Star team, he would have to compete with Hank Aaron

in right field.

Very good point, Ralph.

We're going to the bottom of the sixth inning and a tough inning coming up for Tom Seavers.

First three batters will be Ralph Carr, who leads the National League in hitting.

Hank Aaron, one of the great hitters of all time.

And Orlando Cepeda, who also is no slouch.

So at the end of two innings, it's the Braves seven and the Pirates nothing.

Henry Aaron hit his 10th home run of the year in that second inning with one man on.

For Aaron, career home run number five, six, four.

Duffy Dyer up.

Arkanski has singled a right, lined out hard to left field, and been struck out one for three.

They have a wild game going in Atlanta.

Henry Aaron is at a two-run homer.

Fleet Boyer is at two home runs.

Los Angeles had to fly to the West Coast Thursday night so the game couldn't be made up.

And that dimmed Hank Aaron's chances of catching Babe Ruth this season.

There's even a real long shot at a five-way tie for first place.

If Chicago sweeps four from New York, Montreal sweeps three from Pittsburgh, and St. Louis wins two of three from Philadelphia, and then Pittsburgh wins the make-up game for San Diego, there could be a five-way tie for first place.

Cash plugged it up.

Three up and three down into the bottom of the second, and there is no score.

Hank Aaron's chances of breaking Babe Ruth's home run record this season, already slim at best, were dealt until another setback Thursday night when the game between the Dodgers and Braves was rained out and canceled.

Aaron, needing free homers to break Babe Ruth's record of 7-14, now has only two games remaining this season.

He trails.

And here's Hank Aaron who leads the National League with eleven.

And he has driven in twenty three.

In at bat a hundred and one times and one old pitch has hit high in the air and foul out of play.

Big first baseman hitting .379.

Two years ago, he hit 44 home runs to tie Hank Aaron for the National League lead.

And they play him about as deep as they can, and McCovey's army is out in the area where they can take a chance on catching it if he hits one out.

Youngsters leave the bleachers and go out into the open area behind the wire fence and right when McCovey comes up.

Now a big curveball breaking in a called strike.

Hank Aaron leads the National League in home runs with 38.

A throw to first base.

Cranepool takes a throw in the dirt.

Detroit, Chicago, it's going to be Mossy against Pierce.

In the National League, Milwaukee for Philadelphia nothing at the end of three and a half innings Hank Aaron home in the first inning number thirty nine and Eddie Matthews got number forty one and the third with one arm which ties him for the major league lead with Ernie Banks and Rocky Calvino rather with no I try Ernie Banks has forty two Calvino leads the American League forty one we're dead before Milwaukee and Roberts for Cincinnati nothing.

Pittsburgh batting in the first inning.

Brosnan against Law.

Batting a .354 percentage, including yesterday's game, with 39 home runs, 7 triples, and 45 doubles.

Here's the pitch to Yankees.

Swings.

A high pop foul back to home plate.