Sport: The Quest for No. 715

Who is the alltime major league leader in runs batted in? The No. 1 hitter in total bases? Who has hit for 300 or more total bases, played in 150 or more games, scored 100 or more runs or slugged 30 or more home runs in more seasons than any player in the history of baseball?

Even that inveterate worshiper of statistics, the classic baseball nut, might not recall that all those records are held by the same man: Henry Aaron of the Atlanta Braves. But this season no fan needs a record book to...

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