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The Atlanta Braves Line-up card has "Aaron" batting in the cleanup spot. This is the Visiting Manager Eddie Mathews's copy, as the Atlanta Braves were playing in Cincinnati.
 
 

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This is the official lineup card for the Braves opponents that historic day, The Cincinnati Reds, who were known as The Big Red Machine. Just look at the player's who played in the game: Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench and Tony Perez. It is signed by manager, (Sparky) Anderson at the bottom. This is the original home manager's copy.

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Lineup Cards for Hank Aaron's 714th
Home Run

The magic number in all of sports until April 4, 1974 was "714". That was the number of home runs the great Babe Ruth hit during his career. On this day, Henry Aaron tied the seemingly insurmountable record. These are the very rare official lineup cards from that historic game.




Hammerin' Henry Hank Aaron.

Related links:

See a ball that was used in the game where Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record

See the signed lineup cards from Tom Browning's 1988 perfect game.

See the lineup cards from Len Barker's 1981 perfect game