A fan recorded Hank Aaron's historic home run in 1974 and made his way onto the field with his camera. The video shows Aaron celebrating at home plate with his family and teammates. The footage was recently made available to The Associated Press.
One fan recorded Aaron's historic home run in 1974 from the stands. He then made his way onto the field with his camera. On April 8, 1974, which he captured after surreptitiously following Aaron's family onto the field at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. He was right there celebrating at home plate with Aaron, his family and teammates — including Dusty Baker, who was on deck for the Atlanta Braves when Aaron connected.
“Was that guy filming?” Baker asked when told about the video made available to The Associated Press by Russo and his family. “Come on! I’ve never seen that!” Russo's video shows Aaron — standing just feet away — raising his right arm and smiling to the cheering crowd. Russo says he and his uncle, Joseph Mathews, obtained the coveted tickets before making the drive from Savannah. The game was a sellout, with a crowd of 53,775. Russo recalls that finding the tickets was just the start of a charmed da
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