Hank Aguirre

Imagine a super-strong arm that could throw a baseball super far and super fast! That was Hank Aguirre! He was a baseball player who pitched for big teams like the Detroit Tigers. He was so good, he was chosen to play in the All-Star game not once, but twice! That's like being picked for the best team at recess two times in a row!

After Hank finished playing baseball, he didn't stop being awesome. He became a super smart businessman in Detroit. He used his clever ideas to build businesses that were just as successful as his baseball pitches. It shows that you can be great at sports and also really good at other things too!

In 1962, Hank had an amazing year on the baseball field. He was the best pitcher in the whole American League for how few runs the other team scored against him. This is called the ERA leader. It's like being the fastest runner in every single race at your school's sports day!

Did you know Hank Aguirre's last name is pronounced 'ah-GEAR-ee'? It's a fun name to say! He played baseball from 1955 all the way to 1970, which is a really long time. That's longer than you've been alive! He was a left-handed pitcher, which means he threw the ball with his left hand.