1957 Sports Ilustrated Cover

1958 Sports Illustrated Cover

National League president Warren Giles presents Hank Aaron with the 1957 NL MVP award. Aaron hit .322 for the Milwaukee Braves in 1957 and led the NL in home runs (44), runs scored (118) and RBIs (132). Aaron's offense carried over into the postseason as he hit .393 against the Yankees to help give the Braves their only World Series title in Milwaukee.