{"id":20868,"date":"2021-06-14T13:12:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T18:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=20868"},"modified":"2021-06-14T13:12:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T18:12:36","slug":"barry-bonds-and-his-miniature-schnauzer-named-rocky-competed-in-the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-scoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=20868","title":{"rendered":"Barry Bonds and his miniature schnauzer named Rocky, competed in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Scoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"maincontent\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content\">\n<article class=\"articlecontent allowvig loaded\" data-id=\"53\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:53,&quot;p&quot;:50,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:3}\" data-nativead-placements=\"article_aside:3;singlecard1:1;singlecard2:1;singlecard3:1;singlecard4:1;singlecard5:1;singlecard6:1;singlecard7:1;singlecard8:1;singlecard9:1;singlecard10:1;singlecard11:1;\">\n<section class=\"flexarticle\" data-id=\"54\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:54,&quot;p&quot;:53,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;flexarticle&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\">\n<section class=\"articlebody \" data-id=\"55\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:55,&quot;p&quot;:54,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;articlebody&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"><strong>The Greatest MLB Player, &#8220;Barry Bonds&#8221;,\u00a0 is in the news, as he enters miniature schnauzer named Rocky in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Usually the first thing people think about when the name Barry Bonds is mentioned is home King, He is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time.<\/strong><\/section>\n<section data-id=\"55\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:55,&quot;p&quot;:54,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;articlebody&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14933\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/barry-bonds-edit-1-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/barry-bonds-edit-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/barry-bonds-edit-1-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/barry-bonds-edit-1-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/barry-bonds-edit-1-1080x622.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/barry-bonds-edit-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/section>\n<section class=\"articlebody \" data-id=\"55\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:55,&quot;p&quot;:54,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;articlebody&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\">\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Mr. Bonds, has found an interesting post-baseball hobby after a record-setting, controversial career.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Bonds and his\u00a0sister Cheryl Dugan entered a\u00a0miniature schnauzer named Rocky in the\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/2021\/06\/13\/westminster-best-show-wasabi-pekingese-wins-2021-top-honors\/7680801002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show<\/a>, held over the weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;We won because we got here. That\u2019s all that matters,\u201d Bonds told Fox Sports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Rocky did not come out victorious in his breed, but to Bonds, that didn&#8217;t matter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>\u201cI\u2019ve been to a lot of playoffs, and I\u2019ve been to the World Series, and I\u2019ve never won. But for 22 years, I kept trying,&#8221; Bonds added.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"storyimage fullwidth inlineimage\" data-aop=\"image\"> <span class=\"image\" data-attrib=\"Provided by Yahoo! Sports\" data-caption=\"Barry Bonds is very proud of his miniature schnauzer Rocky. (Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)\" data-id=\"56\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:56,&quot;p&quot;:55,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;openModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:&quot;articleImages&quot;,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAL0P5e.img?h=547&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=2065&amp;y=1050\" alt=\"Barry Bonds wearing a suit and tie: Barry Bonds is very proud of his miniature schnauzer Rocky. 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I&#8217;m just proud he did a great job and he qualified to get here.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonds told Fox that Rocky has spent most of his time in North Carolina to work with his trainer. The miniature schnauzer breed is apparently a popular one in the Bonds household, as he has a black one named Apollo (the man&#8217;s a Sylvester Stallone fan) who <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/cut4\/barry-bonds-has-the-no-1-black-miniature-schnauzer-c302478422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"80\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:80,&quot;p&quot;:55,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:4}\">is a champion in his own right<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As Rocky took the field, Bonds had the classic look of an excited parent:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>Barry Bonds is a proud dog dad! His dog Rocky is about to compete for the first time here at <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WKCDOGS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"81\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:81,&quot;p&quot;:55,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:5}\">@WKCDOGS<\/a> ! Good luck Rocky! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ro<\/strong><strong>cky ended up doing great, receiving Select Dog honors in the miniature schnauzer group (a great achievement of second place among male dogs in the breed).<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\"><strong>Barry Bonds<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"vector-body\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-body-content mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<table class=\"infobox bordered vcard\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-above fn\" colspan=\"2\"><strong><span class=\"note\">Barry Bonds<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-image\" colspan=\"2\"><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Barry_Bonds_2006-05-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Barry_Bonds_2006-05-08.jpg\/220px-Barry_Bonds_2006-05-08.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Barry_Bonds_2006-05-08.jpg\/330px-Barry_Bonds_2006-05-08.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Barry_Bonds_2006-05-08.jpg\/440px-Barry_Bonds_2006-05-08.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Barry Bonds 2006-05-08.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"392\" data-file-width=\"568\" data-file-height=\"1013\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"infobox-caption\"><strong>Bonds in 2006<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><strong><a title=\"Left fielder\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Left_fielder\">Left fielder<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Born: July 24, 1964<span class=\"noprint ForceAgeToShow\"> (age\u00a056)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Riverside, California\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riverside,_California\">Riverside, California<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Batted: Left<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Threw: Left<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>MLB debut<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>May 30,\u00a01986,\u00a0for the\u00a0Pittsburgh Pirates<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Last MLB appearance<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>September 26,\u00a02007,\u00a0for the\u00a0San Francisco Giants<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>MLB statistics<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Batting average (baseball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batting_average_(baseball)\">Batting average<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>.298<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Home run\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Home_run\">Home runs<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>762<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Hit (baseball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hit_(baseball)\">Hits<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>2,935<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Run batted in\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Run_batted_in\">Runs batted in<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1,996<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Stolen base\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stolen_base\">Stolen bases<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>514<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Teams<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Pittsburgh Pirates\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pittsburgh_Pirates\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> (<a title=\"1986 Major League Baseball season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1986_Major_League_Baseball_season\">1986<\/a>\u2013<a title=\"1992 Major League Baseball season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1992_Major_League_Baseball_season\">1992<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"San Francisco Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco_Giants\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> (<a title=\"1993 Major League Baseball season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1993_Major_League_Baseball_season\">1993<\/a>\u2013<a title=\"2007 Major League Baseball season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_Major_League_Baseball_season\">2007<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Career highlights and awards<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>14\u00d7 <a title=\"Major League Baseball All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game\">All-Star<\/a> (<a title=\"1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1990_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game\">1990<\/a>, <a title=\"1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1992_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game\">1992<\/a>\u2013<a title=\"1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game\">1998<\/a>, <a title=\"2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2000_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game\">2000<\/a>\u2013<a title=\"2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game\">2004<\/a>, <a title=\"2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game\">2007<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>7\u00d7 <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"NL MVP\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NL_MVP\">NL MVP<\/a> (1990, 1992, 1993, 2001\u20132004)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>8\u00d7 <a title=\"Gold Glove Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gold_Glove_Award\">Gold Glove Award<\/a> (1990\u20131994, 1996\u20131998)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>12\u00d7 <a title=\"Silver Slugger Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silver_Slugger_Award\">Silver Slugger Award<\/a> (1990\u20131994, 1996, 1997, 2000\u20132004)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>3\u00d7 <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"NL Hank Aaron Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NL_Hank_Aaron_Award\">NL Hank Aaron Award<\/a> (2001, 2002, 2004)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2\u00d7 <a title=\"List of Major League Baseball batting champions\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions\">NL batting champion<\/a> (2002, 2004)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2\u00d7 <a title=\"List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_home_run_leaders\">NL home run leader<\/a> (1993, 2001)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders\">NL RBI leader<\/a> (1993)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"San Francisco Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco_Giants#Retired_numbers\">San Francisco Giants No. 25<\/a> retired<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco_Giants_Wall_of_Fame\">San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MLB records<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>762 career home runs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>73 home runs, single season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2,558 career bases on balls<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>232 bases on balls, single season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>.609 on-base percentage, single season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>.863 slugging percentage, single season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"College_career\" class=\"mw-headline\">College career<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bonds attended <a title=\"Arizona State University\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arizona_State_University\">Arizona State University<\/a>, hitting .347 with 45\u00a0home runs and 175\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Runs batted in\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Runs_batted_in\">runs batted in<\/a> (RBI).\u00a0 <sup id=\"cite_ref-MLB_21-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In 1984 he batted .360 and had 30\u00a0<a title=\"Stolen base\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stolen_base\">stolen bases<\/a>. In 1985, he hit 23\u00a0home runs with 66\u00a0RBIs and a .368\u00a0batting average. He was a <a title=\"Sporting News\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sporting_News\">Sporting News<\/a> All-American selection that year. He tied the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"NCAA\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NCAA\">NCAA<\/a> record with seven consecutive hits in the <a title=\"College World Series\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/College_World_Series\">College World Series<\/a> as sophomore and was named to All-Time College World Series Team in 1996.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He graduated from Arizona State in 1986 with a degree in <a title=\"Criminology\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Criminology\">criminology<\/a>. He was named ASU On Deck Circle Most Valuable Player; other winners include <a title=\"Dustin Pedroia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dustin_Pedroia\">Dustin Pedroia<\/a>, <a title=\"Willie Bloomquist\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willie_Bloomquist\">Willie Bloomquist<\/a>, <a title=\"Paul Lo Duca\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Lo_Duca\">Paul Lo Duca<\/a>, and <a title=\"Ike Davis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ike_Davis\">Ike Davis<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-25\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> During college, he played part of one summer in the amateur <a title=\"Alaska Baseball League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alaska_Baseball_League\">Alaska Baseball League<\/a> with the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Alaska Goldpanners\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alaska_Goldpanners\">Alaska Goldpanners<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Career_distinctions\" class=\"mw-headline\">Career distinctions<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:SFGiants_25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/6\/68\/SFGiants_25.png\/95px-SFGiants_25.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/6\/68\/SFGiants_25.png\/143px-SFGiants_25.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/6\/68\/SFGiants_25.png\/190px-SFGiants_25.png 2x\" alt=\"SFGiants 25.png\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" data-file-width=\"560\" data-file-height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Barry Bonds&#8217;s number 25 was <a title=\"List of Major League Baseball retired numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_retired_numbers\">retired<\/a> by the <a title=\"San Francisco Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco_Giants#Retired_numbers\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> in 2018.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Besides holding Major League career records in home runs (762), walks (2,558), and intentional walks (688), at the time of his retirement, Bonds also led all active players in RBI (1,996), <a title=\"On-base percentage\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On-base_percentage\">on-base percentage<\/a> (.444), runs (2,227), games (2,986), extra-base hits (1,440), at-bats per home run (12.92), and <a title=\"Total bases\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Total_bases\">total bases<\/a> (5,976). He is 2nd in doubles (601), slugging percentage (.607), stolen bases (514), at-bats (9,847), and hits (2,935), 6th in triples (77), 8th in sacrifice flies (91), and 9th in <a title=\"Strikeout\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strikeout\">strikeouts<\/a> (1,539), through September 26, 2007.<sup id=\"cite_ref-br-stats_22-18\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barry_Bonds#cite_note-br-stats-22\">[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonds is the lone member of the 500\u2013500 club, which means he has hit at least 500 home runs (762) and stolen at least 500 bases (514); no other player has even 400 of both. He is also one of only four baseball players all-time to be in the 40\u201340 club (1996), which means he hit 40 home runs (42) and stole 40 bases (40) in the same season; the other members are <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Jos\u00e9 Canseco\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Canseco\">Jos\u00e9 Canseco<\/a>, <a title=\"Alex Rodriguez\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alex_Rodriguez\">Alex Rodriguez<\/a>, and <a title=\"Alfonso Soriano\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfonso_Soriano\">Alfonso Soriano<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header borderless\" colspan=\"2\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"infobox bordered vcard\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header borderless\" colspan=\"2\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div>\n<div><strong>Medals<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong><span class=\"nowrap\"> <a title=\"Baseball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball\">Baseball<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"adr\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Representing <span class=\"country-name\"> <span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1235\" data-file-height=\"650\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>United States <\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong><span class=\"nowrap\"><a title=\"Baseball World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball_World_Cup\">Amateur World Series<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bronze medal \u2013 third place\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/60\/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg\/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/60\/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg\/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/60\/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg\/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Bronze medal \u2013 third place\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-file-width=\"16\" data-file-height=\"16\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span class=\"nowrap\"> <a title=\"1984 Amateur World Series\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1984_Amateur_World_Series\">1984 Cuba<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"United States national baseball team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_national_baseball_team\">Team<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11663\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Barry-Bonds-Willie-Mays-sleeping-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Barry-Bonds-Willie-Mays-sleeping-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Barry-Bonds-Willie-Mays-sleeping.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former <a title=\"Professional baseball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_baseball\">professional baseball<\/a> <a title=\"Left fielder\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Left_fielder\">left fielder<\/a> who played 22 seasons in <a title=\"Major League Baseball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_League_Baseball\">Major League Baseball<\/a> (MLB) with the <a title=\"Pittsburgh Pirates\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pittsburgh_Pirates\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> and <a title=\"San Francisco Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco_Giants\">San Francisco Giants<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-freeagent_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> He received a record seven <a title=\"National League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_League\">NL<\/a> <a title=\"Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award\">MVP<\/a> awards, eight <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Rawlings Gold Glove Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rawlings_Gold_Glove_Award\">Gold Glove<\/a> awards, a record 12 <a title=\"Silver Slugger Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silver_Slugger_Award\">Silver Slugger<\/a> awards, and 14 <a title=\"Major League Baseball All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game\">All-Star<\/a> selections. He is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonds holds many MLB hitting records, including most career <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Home_run\">home runs<\/a> (762), most home runs in a single season (73, set in 2001) and most career walks.\u00a0 <sup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> He led MLB in <a title=\"On-base plus slugging\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On-base_plus_slugging\">on-base plus slugging<\/a> six times, and placed within the top five hitters in 12 of his 17 <a title=\"Batting average (baseball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batting_average_(baseball)#Qualifications_for_the_batting_title\">qualifying<\/a> seasons.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonds, a superb all-around baseball player, won eight <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Rawlings Gold Glove Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rawlings_Gold_Glove_Award\">Gold Glove<\/a> awards for his defensive play in the outfield.\u00a0 He stole 514 bases with his baserunning speed, becoming the first and only MLB player to date with at least 500 home runs and 500 <a title=\"Stolen base\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stolen_base\">stolen bases<\/a> (no other player has even 400 of each).<sup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> He is ranked second in career <a title=\"Wins Above Replacement\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wins_Above_Replacement\">Wins Above Replacement<\/a> among all major league <a title=\"Position player\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Position_player\">position players<\/a> by both <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Fangraphs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fangraphs\">Fangraphs<\/a> and <a title=\"Baseball-Reference.com\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball-Reference.com\">Baseball-Reference.com<\/a>, behind only <a title=\"Babe Ruth\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babe_Ruth\">Babe Ruth<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"Records_held\" class=\"mw-headline\">Records held<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18806\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bonds-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bonds-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bonds-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bonds-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bonds-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bonds.jpg 1312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Progression of the single-season MLB home run record\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progression_of_the_single-season_MLB_home_run_record\">Home runs in a single season<\/a> (73), 2001<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"List of lifetime home run leaders in Major League Baseball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_lifetime_home_run_leaders_in_Major_League_Baseball\">Home runs (career)<\/a> (762)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Home runs against different pitchers (449)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Home runs since turning 40 years old (74)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Home runs in the year he turned 43 years old (28)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Consecutive seasons with 30 or more home runs (13), 1992\u20132004<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Slugging percentage in a single season (.863), 2001<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Slugging percentage in a World Series (1.294), 2002<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Consecutive seasons with .600 slugging percentage or higher (8), 1998\u20132005<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>On-base percentage in a single season (.609), 2004<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Walks in a single season (232), 2004<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Intentional walks in a single season (120), 2004<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Consecutive games with a walk (18)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Consecutive games with an intentional walk (6)<sup id=\"cite_ref-217\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award\">MVP<\/a> awards (7\u2014closest competitors trail with 3), 1990, 1992\u201393, 2001\u20132004<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Consecutive MVP awards (4), 2001\u20132004<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>National League <a title=\"Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_League_Baseball_Player_of_the_Month_Award\">Player of the Month<\/a> selections (13) (2nd place, either league, <a title=\"Frank Thomas (designated hitter)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)\">Frank Thomas<\/a>, 8; 2nd place, N.L., <a title=\"George Foster (baseball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Foster_(baseball)\">George Foster<\/a>, <a title=\"Pete Rose\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pete_Rose\">Pete Rose<\/a>, and <a title=\"Dale Murphy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dale_Murphy\">Dale Murphy<\/a>, 6)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Oldest player (age 38) to win the National League <a title=\"Batting average (baseball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batting_average_(baseball)\">batting title<\/a> (.370) for the first time, 2002<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a left fielder leaders\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_putouts_as_a_left_fielder_leaders\">Putouts as a left fielder<\/a> (5,226)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"Records_shared\" class=\"mw-headline\">Records shared<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Consecutive plate appearances with a walk (7)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Consecutive plate appearances reaching base (15)<sup id=\"cite_ref-218\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tied with his father, Bobby, for most seasons with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases (5); they are the only father-son members of the 30\u201330 club<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Home runs in a single post-season (8), 2002<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"Other_accomplishments\" class=\"mw-headline\">Other accomplishments<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20172\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/WILLIE-AND-BARRY.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<caption><strong>National League statistical leader<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong><abbr title=\"Number of times achieved\">Times<\/abbr><\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Seasons<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"On-base plus slugging\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On-base_plus_slugging#Adjusted_OPS_(OPS+)\">Adjusted OPS+<\/a> leader<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1990\u22121993, 2000\u22122004<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Bases on balls\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bases_on_balls\">Bases on balls<\/a> leader<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1992, 1994\u22121997, 2000\u22122004, 2006, 2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"List of Major League Baseball batting champions\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions\">Batting champion<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>2002, 2004<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Extra base hit\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Extra_base_hit\">Extra base hits<\/a> leader<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1992, 1993, 2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Games played leader<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1995<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_home_run_leaders\">Home run leader<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1993, 2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Intentional base on balls\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intentional_base_on_balls\">Intentional base on balls<\/a> leader<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1992\u22121998, 2002\u22122004, 2006, 2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"On-base percentage\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On-base_percentage\">On-base percentage<\/a> leader<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1991\u22121993, 1995, 2001\u22122004, 2006, 2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"On-base plus slugging\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On-base_plus_slugging\">On-base plus slugging<\/a> leader<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1990\u22121993, 1995, 2001\u22122004<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders\">Runs batted in leader<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1993<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_scored_leaders\">Runs scored leader<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1992<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Slugging percentage\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slugging_percentage\">Slugging percentage<\/a> leader<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1990, 1992, 1993, 2001\u22122004<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total bases leader<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1993<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<dl>\n<dt><strong>Awards and distinctions<\/strong><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<caption><strong>Awards received<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Award<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong># of Times<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong><abbr title=\"Reference\">Refs<\/abbr><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Babe Ruth Home Run Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babe_Ruth_Home_Run_Award\">Babe Ruth Home Run Award<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><i><a title=\"Baseball America\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball_America\">Baseball America<\/a><\/i> All-Star<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1993, 1998, 2000\u20132004<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><i>Baseball America<\/i> Major League Player of the Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2001, 2003, 2004<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Major League Baseball All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game\">MLB All-Star<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1990, 1992\u20131998, 2000\u20132004, 2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Major League Player of the Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td 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class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"The Sporting News\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sporting_News\">The Sporting News<\/a><\/i><span class=\"nowrap\">&#8216;<\/span> list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the highest-ranked active player, in 2005.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Named a finalist to the <a title=\"Major League Baseball All-Century Team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_League_Baseball_All-Century_Team\">Major League Baseball All-Century Team<\/a> in 1999, but not elected to the team in the fan balloting.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rating of 352 on Baseball-Reference.com&#8217;s Hall of Fame monitor (100 is a good HOF candidate);<sup id=\"cite_ref-219\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> 9th among all hitters, highest among hitters not in HOF yet.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Only the second player to twice have a single-season slugging percentage over .800, with his record .863 in 2001 and .812 in 2004. Babe Ruth was the other, with .847 in 1920 and .846 in 1921.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Became the first player in history with more times on base (376) than official at-bats (373) in 2004. This was due to the record number of walks, which count as a time on base and as a plate appearance, but not an at-bat. He had 135 hits, 232 walks, and 9 hit-by-pitches for the 376 number.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>With his father <a title=\"Bobby Bonds\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bobby_Bonds\">Bobby<\/a> (332, 461), leads all father-son combinations in combined home runs (1,094) and stolen bases (975), respectively through September 26, 2007.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Played minor league baseball in both Alaska and Hawaii. In 1983, he played for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks in the Alaska Baseball League,<sup id=\"cite_ref-TAGoF_26-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> and in 1986, he played for the Hawaii Islanders in the Pacific Coast League.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Featured on the cover of <a title=\"Sports Illustrated\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sports_Illustrated\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-220\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> He has appeared as the main subject on the cover eight times in total; seven with the Giants and once with the Pirates. He has also appeared in an inset on the cover twice. 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