Hank Aaron video screen at AT&T Park in San Francisco to congratulate Bonds on his accomplishment: Aaron lives in the Atlanta area. In July 2013, media reported that his home was burglarized. Jewelry and two BMW vehicles were stolen. The cars were later recovered. Aaron was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1976, from the NAACP. In 1982, Aaron was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility. In 1988 Aaron was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame for his time spent on the Milwaukee Braves. In 1999, MLB created the Hank Aaron Award, to commemorate
2007 Major League Baseball season fewest to lead the NL since 1959, with the exception of the strike-shortened seasons of 1981, 1994 and 1995. No NL team won or lost 95 games for the first time since 1983. Also, this was the second consecutive season in which no team won at least 60% of its games, the first time that this has happened in Major League Baseball history. <section begin=postseason /><section end=postseason /> Barry Bonds, left fielder for the San Francisco Giants, surpassed Hank Aaron as the all-time home run leader in Major League Baseball history with his 756th career home run off Mike Bacsik