{"id":519648,"date":"2026-01-14T09:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/519648\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:20:14","slug":"january-13-1982-braves-star-hank-aaron-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/519648\/","title":{"rendered":"January 13, 1982, Braves star Hank Aaron elected to Baseball Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) \u2014 On January 13, 1982, Atlanta Braves star <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hall-of-famers\/aaron-hank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hall-of-famers\/aaron-hank\">Hank Aaron<\/a> was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Aaron was a right fielder who played for the Braves from 1966 to 1974. He\u2019s most well-known for beating Babe Ruth\u2019s record for most career home runs. Ruth held that record at 714 for 39 years until Aaron passed him in 1974.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hank Aaron ended his career after the 1976 season with 755 total home runs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">When the Baseball Writers Association was voting on who to induct in the 1982 Hall of Fame class, Hank Aaron got 97.8 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error that needs correction? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walb.com\/2026\/01\/14\/this-day-history-january-13-1982-braves-star-hank-aaron-elected-baseball-hall-fame\/mailto:walb-digitalproducers@gray.tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Let us know.<\/a> Please include the article\u2019s headline in your message.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">To stay up to date on all the latest news as it develops, follow WALB on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WALBNews10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WALBNews10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">X (Twitter)<\/a>. 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