1951 1 January 31, 2004^8:36pm Boogaman^2 Aaron turns 70 on Thursday www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0204a/01aaron.html Hero [Other] drrubb^February 3, 2004 | 10:55pm^6 108 0 One comment in this article is that Aaron earned $240,000 per year and was the best paid player in baseball at his peak salary. Today ARod earns more than that amount in two games. This article is very interesting read.