Hank Aaron Hank Aaron Henry Louis Aaron (born February 5, 1934), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", is a retired American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder who serves as the senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves. He played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL) and two seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League (AL), from 1954 through 1976. Aaron held the MLB record for career home runs for 33 years, and he still holds several MLB offensive records. He hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973, and is one
Hank Greenwald Hank Greenwald Howard "Hank" Greenwald (June 26, 1935 — October 22, 2018) was a Major League Baseball announcer, known best for being a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants. Greenwald changed his name from Howard to Hank to honor Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg. He began his broadcasting career calling football games for his alma mater Syracuse University. He was also a broadcaster for the former NBA team, the Syracuse Nationals. In the 1960s, he broadcast Hawaii Islanders baseball in the Pacific Coast League. Greenwald began calling games for the Giants in 1979, but ended this stint