DUSTY BAKER, ESPN analyst

"Not to take anything away from Barry [Bonds], but Hank breaking Babe's record may be bigger than Barry breaking Hank's record. It was a major, major event and something that had stood for years and years. Ruth was the epitome of America."

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Former Braves broadcaster and Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton cites Atlanta's streak of 14 division titles in a row as a baseball stat for the ages.

BOBBY COX, Braves manager

"3,000 hits. You've got to be a helluva player to get there."

".400 stands out because Ted [Williams is] the only modern-day guy who did it. It might happen again sometime. But if George Brett and Tony Gwynn couldn't do it, it might not."

JEFF FRANCOEUR, Braves right fielder

"Cal Ripken's games played. To me, that's the ultimate number. Having gone through that just one year [Francoeur played all 162 games last season], I'd have to do it 15 or 16 years to do what he did. That's incredible."

"Hitting in 56 straight games is unbelievable. When you start to think about what you go through, getting hit by pitches, getting walked ... to be able to get a hit every day for that long is incredible."

PETER GAMMONS, ESPN analyst

"I still think it's Aaron's 755. With that place in time and all he went through and going through the minor leagues when they were segregated and the indignity he suffered, it's amazing. The way he did it and the dignity with which he carried himself."

JEFF GENTHNER, General manager and vice president of SportSouth and FSN South

"In 1941, Joe DiMaggio hit in 56 consecutive games and Ted Williams batted over .400 [.406]. Two amazing [feats] that remain unbroken 65 years later — and they occurred in the same season, 1941."

TOM GLAVINE, Mets pitcher

"I don't think [300 wins and 3,000 hits] have been tainted or tarnished at all. I think they're still tremendously difficult achievements. They seem to be two of the numbers that have stood the test of time. They really are about perseverance over a long period of time. The 500 home run thing is still a tremendous accomplishment. It's hard to do, but whether it's the steroid stuff or the juiced balls or the new ballparks, all those things seem to be taking away from the aura of hitting 500 home runs. But nothing like that has happened to those other two categories."

TONY GWYNN, Hall of Famer

"I think 755, because when you combine all the things that Hank Aaron did — 755 home runs, over 2,000 runs batted in, .300 lifetime average, Gold Gloves and racism — it's easy to see that 755 is the most impressive."

CHIPPER JONES, Braves third baseman

"The home run numbers. This is a home run era; it's all about the home run. The actual fundamentals of the game don't seem to matter any more. So I guess you have to say 755 [is the most important number]."

"For me, I think the one that's untouchable is 56. That's two months of getting a hit every day. That's pretty incredible."

"Bob Gibson's ERA that year. If [Greg Maddux] didn't match it back in his heyday, nobody will."

TONY LA RUSSA, Cardinals manager

"Gibson's 1.12 ERA just boggles the mind. It's ridiculous."

"Pete Rose's hits total. That's longevity and excellence. Excellence year after year. But there are some young guys who've gotten started well, and if they have the grit and determination to go for it, they could have a chance."

"[Ripken's streak] is untouchable. First of all, you've got to have a guy willing to write you in the lineup every day. You've got to have the body and mind that will hold up and allow you to play every day."

GREG MADDUX, Padres pitcher

"Unless we go back to a four-man [rotation] and people start pitching 300 innings again, I don't really see [511 wins happening again]."

TERRY PENDLETON, Braves hitting coach

"Cal Ripken's games played streak. That's got to be No. 1 for me. Just being out here all that time, playing every day. I think that's one record that will never be broken. That's being ready to play every day for that many years — you're out of your mind."

"Pete Rose getting 4,000 hits, and Hank Aaron hitting 755 home runs. Four-thousand hits, that means you're doing some serious hitting all the time for a long time. And 755 — that's ridiculous."

"Hitting .400 — I don't know if that's going to happen again with the pitching nowadays. If guys like George Brett, Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs couldn't do it, I find it hard to believe anybody can."

EDDIE PEREZ, Braves bullpen coach

"The games played streak, definitely. That's going to be hard to beat. That's my No. 1. People think we just come to the ballpark and play a game. They don't see the work we have to do before games to keep our bodies in shape to play, and all the studying we do to know opposing pitchers and hitters. It's not only physical but mental. So to do what he did, to play every day, will never be done."

PHIL NIEKRO, Hall of Famer

"You won't see too many of those [300-game winners] around any more. The whole game has changed. Starters don't start as many games. They don't finish as many games. The whole structure of the game is different. ... Anything is possible in the game of baseball, but you've got to stay healthy."

STEVE PHILLIPS, ESPN analyst

"With all of the attention that Pete Rose has gotten for what has come out of his mouth, we can sometimes forget how great a player he really was. ... Since 3,000 hits ensures Hall of Fame status, it seems clear that Rose's [hits] record will never be broken."

DEREK SCHILLER, Braves senior vice president of sales and marketing

"The individual number I find to be the most impressive is 755. This number is even more impressive given the era in which the feat was achieved as well as all of the issues that Hank Aaron had to face while breaking Babe Ruth's record and ultimately getting to 755."

"The second number I find most impressive, and one representative of a 'team,' would be 14. The streak of consecutive division championships by the Braves is especially impressive due to the constantly changing roster of the team throughout those 14 years."

JOHN SCHUERHOLZ, Braves general manager

"755 — It's the most remarkable accomplishment in our game in my lifetime. It's sustained excellence."

"Cy Young's wins total is another one, a sign of excellence sustained over a long time."

JON SCIAMBI, New Braves broadcaster

"I think Cy Young's 511 wins is far and away the most untouchable record. They could raise the mound 10 inches and no one would come close."

DON SUTTON, Hall of Famer

"Cal Ripken's games played and Joe DiMaggio's hit streak. I've always been more appreciative of longevity and consistency than I am of some of the other records."

"One that I don't think enough people around Atlanta appreciate — I don't think anyone will ever win 14 [division titles] in a row again. I didn't believe it when it was happening, and I'm still amazed by it. I don't think it will ever happen again. Too many things have to go right."

PETE VAN WIEREN, Longtime Braves broadcaster

"The first that comes to mind is 755. After that, the 1.12 ERA that Bob Gibson had in 1968 and the 56-game hitting streak. Those three numbers."

THE TOP 10

Topping these historic baseball stats is no mean feat:

755 — Hank Aaron's career home runs

511 — Cy Young's career pitching wins

4,256 — Pete Rose's career hits

56 — Joe DiMaggio's record hitting streak

1.12 — Bob Gibson's ERA in 1968, a modern-era record

2,632 — Cal Ripken's consecutive games streak

14 — The Braves' division title streak

.400 — Batting avg. milestone: 7 members (12 times) since 1903

300 — Pitching wins milestone: 22 members

3,000 — Career hits milestone: 26 members