Hank Aaron announced the sale of the Atlanta Braves. In that announcement, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig also announced that Aaron would be playing a major role in the management of Braves, forming programs through major league baseball that will encourage the influx of minorities into baseball. Aaron founded the Hank Aaron Rookie League program. His autobiography, "I Had a Hammer" was published in 1990. The book's title is a play on his nickname, "The Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", and the title of the folk song "If I Had a Hammer". Aaron now owns Hank Aaron BMW of south Atlanta in Union City,
Hank Utley Verner - "The Independent Carolina Baseball League, 1936-1938" was published by McFarland Press. In 2006, he co-authored "Outlaw Ballplayers" with Tim Peeler and Aaron Peeler. It, too, was published by McFarland Press. His efforts as executive director of what was initially called the Boys Club made it possible for girls to join the institution. He served in that capacity from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Hank Utley Robert Gerald "Hank" Utley (March 22, 1924 – March 19, 2014) was a baseball author and historian. Utley was born in Concord, North Carolina and graduated from Concord High School. He served with