Hank Aaron Florida, and the surrounding areas, he was often separated from his team because of Jim Crow laws. In most circumstances, the team was responsible for arranging housing and meals for its players, but Aaron often had to make his own arrangements. The Braves' manager, Ben Geraghty, tried his best to help Aaron on and off the field. Former Braves minor league player and sportswriter Pat Jordan said, "Aaron gave [Geraghty] much of the credit for his own swift rise to stardom." That same year, Aaron met his future wife, Barbara Lucas. The night they met, Lucas decided to attend the
Aaron S. Stern buried in Cincinnati's United Jewish Cemetery, Walnut Hills. Aaron S. Stern Aaron S. Stern (June 1853 Bloomington, IL - April 3, 1920 Cincinnati, Ohio) was the owner of the Cincinnati Red Stockings baseball team through , when he sold it to John T. Brush. The club won the 1882 American Association pennant. Although personally generous, as an owner he was considered a penny-pincher, cutting salaries and costs in order to keep the team afloat. Aaron S. Stern co-owned a large clothing firm in Cincinnati, Stern, Lauer and Shohl. In 1906 he quit the business and moved to New York City,