Aaron got that home run the very first time he had a chance to hit the ball.
He sent the ball over the wall that surrounded the playing field. That gave him seven hundred and fourteen home runs -- the same as Babe Ruth.
After that day, baseball fans held their breath every time it was Hank Aaron's turn to hit.
When would he hit home run number seven hundred and fifteen?
The wait was not long. In the second week of the season, Aaron again hit the ball over the wall.
He had beaten Babe Ruth's record. But first, he had to run around the four bases.
The other players on his team watched carefully to make sure he touched each one.
If he did not, the home run would not have counted. There would have been no new record.
