| Tommie Aaron | |
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 Aaron with the Atlanta Braves in 1968 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1939-08-05)August 5, 1939 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: August 16, 1984(1984-08-16) (aged 45) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 10, 1962, for the Milwaukee Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 24, 1971, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .229 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| Runs batted in | 94 |
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Tommie Lee Aaron (August 5, 1939 – August 16, 1984) was an American professionalbaseball player andcoach. He played as afirst baseman andleft fielder inMajor League Baseball. Aaron was the younger brother ofHall of Fame memberHank Aaron. They were the first siblings to appear in aLeague Championship Series as teammates.
Born inMobile, Alabama, Aaron was signed by theMilwaukee Braves on May 28, 1958, at the age of 18. He played for both theMilwaukee Braves (1962–1963, 1965) and theAtlanta Braves (1968–1971). During the course of his development as a player, Tommie Aaron played for theRichmond Braves of theInternational League in the mid-1960s, where he wasInternational League MVP in 1967. After his playing days, he worked for the organization as a minor leaguemanager (1973–1978) and major leaguecoach (1979–1984).
Aaron hit a total of 13major leaguehome runs, with eight of them coming in his first year of 1962. Along with his brother's then Major League record 755, they hold the Major League record for the most career home runs by two brothers (768). The only other brother of a 500-home run man to play in the majors wasRich Murray (brother ofEddie Murray), who hit four home runs in a brief major league career.
Aaron finished his career with a lifetimebatting average of .229, 13HR, 94RBI, and 102runs scored in 437 games.
Aaron was married to Carolyn Davenporte on October 13, 1962. They had three children: Efrem, Tommie Jr., and Veleeta.
Aaron died fromleukemia on August 16, 1984, and was buried in theCatholic Cemetery of Mobile, Alabama. Tommie Aaron was 45 years old.[1]
Posthumously, theRichmond Braves minor league baseball team established theTommie Aaron Memorial Award for the team's most valuable player,[2] awarded annually until the affiliate relocated toGeorgia for the 2009 season. The Braves' AAA club (now theGwinnett Stripers), have retired his No. 23.
| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437 | 944 | 216 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 102 | 94 | 9 | 86 | 145 | .229 | .292 | .327 | .619 |
