St. Louis Trivia June 22, 2008 by Jonco Hank Aaron Hammerin’ Hank Aaron hit the very first of his 754 home runs in old Sportsman’s Park on April 23, 1954 off of pitcher Vic Raschi. Sportsman’s Park was renamed Busch Stadium after Anheuser Busch bought the Cardinals. 00
Ahh, a time when Hall of Famers did not need an asterix by their name.
Er, not to quibble, but it was the first of 755. Okay, maybe I did quibble.