Talk:Hank Aaron

Additional significant award not mentioned
On April 1, 1974, Hank Aaron was commissioned an Honorary Admiral in the Alabama State Naval Militia by Gov. George C. Wallace. News of his honorary commission to flag officer rank and status was published on April 3, 1974, in the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, pg. 28, in the article titled Murrell's 2 homers help Atlanta top Birds, 3-2. Honorary commissions in the Alabama militia are the highest awards of honor that the Governor can bestow upon individual civilians. AdmPope (talk) 12:06, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Infobox
Hello. In the infobox, it says that Aaron was an All-Star 25 times from 1955-1975. I don't want to count all the years but I know that that isn't 25 years. Could somebody fact check that? Thanks. Cherrell410 (talk) 01:51, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Between 1959 and 1962 there were two all star games every year. This info is correct. Indrian (talk) 01:54, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok thanks Cherrell410 (talk) 01:55, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Henry Aaron
Hi. Can someone explain to me why this page is called "Hank Aaron" and not "Henry Aaron"? It is well-known amongst baseball fans that he preferred being called 'Henry' and that it was the baseball writers who called him that DESPITE his objections.

It was very common for sportswriters to do this with black players. Dick Allen, another great ballplayer from that time, had this very problem with the writers. He preferred being called 'Dick' and they called him 'Richie'. His page is titled with the name he preferred and I would very much like to have this article's name changed to what Henry preferred to be called than what a bunch of sportswriters decided his name was. Out of respect, if nothing else.

Edit: I would do it myself but I don't know how; still quite new to editing and whatnot. Thanks. All The Knowledge in the World (talk) 09:44, 18 May 2023 (UTC)


 * You can look at the sections above titled Henry and Requested move 23 January 2021 for previous discussions of this. In general the guidelines for nicknames can be found here and specifically for sports people here which discusses nicknames in the intro. Hope this helps. Winston365 (talk) 13:58, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I did read it. I don't understand the controversy is all. Changing the name of the page will not erase the nickname - "Hammerin' Hank" is in the intro, after all - AND will also respect the wishes of the person.
 * I very much agree with the person who began the 2021 discussion on this matter and am disappointed that most people rejected the name change; it would be a good way to honor him. It was HIS preference, after all. Surely that is good enough, no?
 * (Also, thank you, Winston365, for the links to the guides. Still quite new to all this and appreciate any help that I get!) All The Knowledge in the World (talk) 16:16, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
 * It was HIS preference, after all. Surely that is good enough, no? No, it isn't. We edit according to Wikipedia policies; in this case, WP:COMMONNAME: "Wikipedia ... generally prefers the name that is most commonly used ..." -- Pemilligan (talk) 14:11, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I guess that's fair enough. It's just that most baseball sites - Baseball-Reference.com and the Society of American Baseball Research, among others - list his name as "Henry Aaron" and I just wondered why Wikipedia didn't do the same.
 * While my stance remains that it should be "Henry Aaron", I do understand why it isn't so. Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it. :) -- All The Knowledge in the World (talk) 14:39, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

2nd all time home runs
In the section that begins “holds the following mlb records “, after the firsts is listed a 3rd and 5th all time stat. Seems 2nd all time home runs should be included. 209.188.119.217 (talk) 03:37, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Number of siblings
In the introduction, it says "Aaron was... one of seven children". In the early life section, it says "He had seven siblings". Which of these is correct? 92.13.175.68 (talk) 08:05, 24 July 2023 (UTC)