Personal stories
Close to Heaven
On the night of April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron needed a single home run more to stand alone as baseball's home run king. For Dave Roulston's father, it was to be nirvana. Hank did his part, but bliss, Roulston explains, still eluded his father. »
Personal stories
A Piece of the Hall of Fame's Inaugural Day
He was sifting through thin slices of Americana at a Baltimore stamp and coin shop when something unexpected appeared. The store owner saw it only for the stamp, but Al Ottens knew the autographed 1939 envelope had a story to tell. »
Personal stories
Pujols Through the Ages
Only when it's gone do we truly see the greatness of a thing. Michael Webb writes of his father, his childhood and Albert Pujols. »
Fiction
The REAL Baseball Hall of Fame
The premise behind it was simple enough, writes Rick Soisson, though it was one Cooperstown never accepted: The numbers are the numbers. And so, in 2020 the REALHOF, as it came to be known, opened its doors—and opened them to all. »
Elsewhere
Ron Fimrite’s 1974 SI cover story on Hank Aaron, 715 and beyond. And here’s the cover.
Jon Weisman writes of love, hate and tears.
Alex Belth collects sportswriting’s best ledes. Catch parts two and three, too.
Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No. Wonderfully animated, and narrated by Ellis himself.
Patrick Brown on baseball and the Internet.
Bronx Banter’s Hank Waddles in conversation with Arnold Hano. Be sure to catch the second part, too.
