Tommie Aaron

Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#0f437c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Tommie Aaron


position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=5 August 1939
deathdate=death date and age|1984|8|16|1939|8|5
debutdate=April 10
debutyear=1962
debutteam=Milwaukee Braves
finaldate=September 24
finalyear=1971
finalteam=Atlanta Braves
stat1label=HR
stat1value=13
stat2label=AVG
stat2value=.229
stat3label=Hits
stat3value=216
teams=
*Milwaukee Braves (by|1962–by|1965)
*Atlanta Braves (by|1968–by|1971)
highlights=
*Brother of Hank Aaron

Tommie Lee Aaron (August 5 1939 – August 16 1984) was a first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball, and a younger brother of Hall of Famer Hank Aaron. They were the first siblings to appear together in a League Championship Series as teammates. Born in Mobile, Alabama, he was signed by the Milwaukee Braves on May 28, 1958, at the age of 18. He played for both the Milwaukee Braves (1962-1963, 1965) and the Atlanta Braves (1968-1971).

During the course of his development as a player, Tommie Aaron played for the Richmond Braves of the International League in the mid-1960s, where he was International League MVP in 1967. The Richmond Braves annually award the "Tommie Aaron Memorial Award" to the player who is the most valuable on the team. After his playing days, he worked for the organization as both a minor league manager (1973-1978) and major league coach (1979-1984). He died of leukemia in 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia.

He hit a total of 13 Major League home runs, with eight of them coming in his first year of 1962, but along with his brother's record 755, together they hold the Major League record for the most career home runs between two brothers (768). The only other brother of a 500-home run man to play in the Majors was Rich Murray (brother of Eddie Murray), who hit 4 home runs in a brief Major League career.

He finished his career with a lifetime batting average of .229, 13 HR, 94 RBI, and 102 runs scored in 437 ballgames.

Career Statistics

Hitting
*games: 437
*at bats: 944
*runs: 102
*hits: 216
*doubles: 42
*triples: 6
*home runs: 13
*RBI: 94
*total bases: 309
*walks: 86
*strikeouts: 145
*stolen bases: 9
*caught stealing: 8
*OBP: .292
*SLG: .327
*batting average: .229
*sacrifice flys: 6
*sacrifice bunts: 9
*HBP: 0
*intentional walks: 3
*double plays: 36
*plate appearances: 1045
*XBH: 61
*SB%: 52.9
*OPS: .619Fielding
*games: 387
*total chances: 452
*putouts: 1317
*assists: 113
*errors: 22
*double plays: 124
*fielding%: .985

References

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11697825 Find-A-Grave profile for Tommie Aaron]
* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Aaron.Tommie.Obit.html The Deadball Era (obituary)]
* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Cards/aarontommy_card.html The Deadball Era (image)]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Paarot101.htm Retrosheet]