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Classic Sports Card of The Day

13 May

1963 Topps baseball card of the “other” Aaron, Hank’s brother Tommie. The younger brother of baseball’s all-time home run king played all or parts of seven seasons with the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta. The Aarons hold the major league record for career homers by a tandem of brothers – with Hank contributing 755 and Tommie 13. After his playing days, Tommie worked for the Braves as both a major league coach and minor league manager. He died of leukemia in 1984, and the Braves’ AAA farm team annually awards the Tommie Aaron Memorial Award to its’ team MVP.

 

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