Sept. 3, 1972

Hank Aaron breaks the record of one of his idols when he rips a single off Philadelphia third baseman Don Money's glove in the first inning in Atlanta. The single off Steve Carlton gives Aaron 6,135 total bases, snapping his tie with Stan Musial.

First-base umpire Shag Crawford calls time and asks Carlton to present the ball to the Braves' slugger. After the Braves lose 8-0, Aaron calls it "a helluva record." But he says that the record he really wants to break is Babe Ruth's mark of 714 career home runs.