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Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) [1] is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Giants from 1993 to 2007. [2]
April 17 – Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants becomes the 17th player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs. April 20 – For the second time in the month, Carlos Delgado hits three home runs in a game, including his 200th career homer, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 12–4 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Bonds' 600th and 700th home runs both were widely followed and reported in the media because they placed him such elite company. [23] [24] Bonds' 756th home run sold for $752,467 (including a 20% commission). [21] Below is a list of Barry Bonds' milestone home runs. [25]
73, by Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants (NL), 2001 (162-game schedule) In part due to 9/11 terrorist attacks, the then-recently set record of only three years prior by McGwire, and Bonds' poor relationship with the media and some fans, Bonds' record-setting was perhaps not as publicized as the previous chases [citation needed].
The 2001 Major League Baseball season finished with the Arizona Diamondbacks defeating the New York Yankees in seven games for the World Series championship. The September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. pushed the end of the regular season from September 30 to October 7.
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Barry Bonds. Barry Bonds toppled slugging and home run records held by Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Hank Aaron -- to name a few. By the time he reached his miraculous 2001 season, however, Bonds ...
The following MLB records were broken by Barry Bonds in 2001: [14] 73 home runs, Old record: 70, Mark McGwire (1998) Major League record, .863 slugging percentage, [15] Old record: .847, Babe Ruth (1920). Only Ruth in 1920 and 1921 (.846) had ever slugged over .800. The old NL record was .756 by Rogers Hornsby in 1925.