Hank Aaron Quiz: Milwaukee Braves Years and 755 Home Runs

Before the record-breaking home run in Atlanta, a young slugger starred in Milwaukee, and this Hank Aaron quiz covers his whole journey. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the Indianapolis Clowns, the Milwaukee Braves, the 1957 MVP and title, the move to Atlanta, number 715, Al Downing, hate mail, the RBI record, his return to Milwaukee and 755 home runs.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Team
Which Milwaukee team did Aaron debut with in 1954?
Negro
Which Negro Leagues team did he play for before MLB?
1957
What did Aaron win in 1957?
Move
When did the Braves move to Atlanta?
715
Whose home run record did Aaron break in 1974?
Pitcher
Which pitcher gave up home run 715?
Mail
What did Aaron receive as he approached the record?
Total
How many career home runs did he hit?
RBI
Which career record does Aaron still hold?
Return
With which team did he finish his career in Milwaukee?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which Milwaukee team did Aaron debut with in 1954?
Answer: The Braves
The Braves later moved to Atlanta.
Q2: Which Negro Leagues team did he play for before MLB?
Answer: Indianapolis Clowns
He played shortstop then.
Q3: What did Aaron win in 1957?
Answer: NL MVP and the World Series
Milwaukee beat the Yankees.
Q4: When did the Braves move to Atlanta?
Answer: 1966
Aaron moved with them.
Q5: Whose home run record did Aaron break in 1974?
Answer: Babe Ruth's
He hit number 715.
Q6: Which pitcher gave up home run 715?
Answer: Al Downing
It happened in Atlanta.
Q7: What did Aaron receive as he approached the record?
Answer: Racist hate mail and threats
He kept the letters.
Q8: How many career home runs did he hit?
Answer: 755
The record stood until 2007.
Q9: Which career record does Aaron still hold?
Answer: Most runs batted in
He drove in 2,297 runs.
Q10: With which team did he finish his career in Milwaukee?
Answer: Milwaukee Brewers
He played there in 1975 and 1976.

Hank Aaron Quiz – Milwaukee Braves Years and 755 Home Runs

Hank Aaron played for the Indianapolis Clowns in the Negro Leagues before debuting with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954. In 1957 he won the NL MVP award and helped Milwaukee beat the Yankees in the World Series.

The Braves moved to Atlanta in 1966. On April 8, 1974, Aaron hit his 715th home run off Al Downing, passing Babe Ruth despite racist hate mail and threats.

He returned to Milwaukee with the Brewers for 1975 and 1976 and finished with 755 home runs, a record until 2007, and a record 2,297 runs batted in. He entered the Hall of Fame in 1982.

What This Quiz Teaches

Baseball fans will enjoy these questions.

Where Aaron began
What he won in Milwaukee
How he broke Ruth's record
Which records he holds
Where he finished

Did You Know?

He was nicknamed Hammerin' Hank.
He made 25 All-Star appearances.
MLB's Hank Aaron Award honors top hitters.
He was born in Mobile, Alabama.
He later worked as a Braves executive.