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  1.                                  career as a shortstop
  2.                                  with the Indianapolis
  3.                                  Clowns of the Negro
  4.                                  leagues. 
  5.                                   
  6. Hank was a shy, soft-spoken 20-year-old
  7. when he broke into the major leagues with
  8. the Milwaukee Braves in 1954 (the team later
  9. moved to Atlanta). He remained a humble
  10. person throughout his 23-year big-league
  11. career, all the while quietly ΓÇö but steadilyΓÇö
  12. producing run after run. Hank averaged 
  13. about 33 home runs per season for his
  14. career. He wore uniform number 44 and hit
  15. 44 home runs four times. He hit 40 or more
  16. homers eight times.
  17.  
  18. Hank was named to the  All-Star team 
  19. in each of his 23 seasons. And he