Hank Aaron touched the forks that had been in the mouths of black men. If dogs had eaten off those plates, they'd have washed them. The Howe Sports Bureau credits Aaron with a .366 batting average in 26 official Negro league games, with 5 home runs, 33 runs batted in (RBI), 41 hits, and 9 stolen bases. The Braves purchased Aaron from the Clowns for $10,000, which GM John Quinn thought was a steal as he stated that he felt that Aaron was a $100,000 property. On June 12, 1952, Aaron signed with Braves' scout Dewey Griggs. During this time, he picked
Aaron Holbert Aaron Holbert Aaron Keith Holbert (born January 9, 1973, in Torrance, California) is a former Major League Baseball infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. He was promoted from the Triple-A Louisville Bats, the Cincinnati Reds' highest minor league team, on August 16, , to replace Ryan Freel, who had been placed on the 15-day disabled list earlier that day. That marked the second time he had been on a regular season Major League roster, as he was on the roster of the St. Louis Cardinals for one game in , going 0 for 3. The gap of