Sports The good, ugly and beautiful: Behind the scenes of Hank Aaron’s home run that broke Babe Ruth’s record April 8, 2020 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Comments Off on The good, ugly and beautiful: Behind the scenes of Hank Aaron’s home run that broke Babe Ruth’s record On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list. Teammates Dusty Baker and Ralph Garr share their memories.