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Bud Selig
Bud Selig did not attend the San Francisco Giants' baseball game on August 7 when Barry Bonds hit his record-breaking 756th home run; after the event, Selig released a statement congratulating Bonds.
Banned substances in baseball
By 2001, Barry Bonds was hitting home runs at an incredible pace.
Banned substances in baseball
Many observers found it unlikely that Bonds could hit home runs at such a pace given his age (he turned 37 during the 2001 season) without supplementary help.
Bobby Bonds
Barry Bonds is the only other player in major league history to hit 300 home runs and steal 400 bases, and also the only other player to have five 30-30 seasons.
Derryl Cousins
In the top of the second inning at San Diego, Barry Bonds of the Giants hit his 755th career home run off Clay Hensley, tying Hank Aaron for first all-time.
May 2006 in sports
Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run, a two-run shot off Byung-Hyun Kim in a home game against the Colorado Rockies.
2001 in baseball
April 17 - Barry Bonds becomes the 17th player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs.
2001 in baseball
August 11 - Barry Bonds hit his 50th home run of the season to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
2001 in baseball
September 6 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants becomes the fifth player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in a season during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
2001 in baseball
October 5 - Barry Bonds hits his 71st and 72nd home runs of the year to set a new major league single-season mark in the San Francisco Giants' 11–10 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
715 (number)
Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run on Sunday, May 28th, 2006, to pass Babe Ruth's record.
July 2007 in sports
Baseball: Barry Bonds hits his 754th career home run in the first inning against the Florida Marlins at AT&T Park.
July 2007 in sports
Barry Bonds hits two home runs, but his San Francisco Giants lose to the Chicago Cubs, 9-8.
Hank Aaron
After Bonds hit his record-breaking 756th home run on August 7, 2007, Aaron made a surprise appearance on the JumboTron video screen at AT&T Park in San Francisco to congratulate Bonds on his accomplishment:
1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase
His record still stands, though the controversy over possible use of performance-enhancing drugs by McGwire and Sosa gained momentum when Bonds hit his 73 home runs despite having never hit as many as 50 in any other season.
2002 San Francisco Giants season
Barry Bonds hit a home run in his first career World Series at-bat.
2002 San Francisco Giants season
Barry Bonds hit another home run, becoming the first man to homer in his first 3 World Series games.
Tom Glavine
Glavine earned his first career win against the Pittsburgh Pirates, hitting Barry Bonds in the back (years later, Bonds hit his 756th career home run the same week Glavine got his 300th career win).
Roger Maris
The record is currently held by Barry Bonds (also a National Leaguer) who hit 73 home runs in 2001.
September 2006 in sports
Barry Bonds hits his 734th career home run to set a new National League career record.
September 2006 in sports
Barry Bonds hits his 733rd career home run, tying Hank Aaron for the National League record.
Brian Schneider
Schneider was behind the plate catching Mike Bacsik when Barry Bonds hit his record-breaking 756th career home run on August 7 2007.
2007 Major League Baseball season
Through his final home game (and last game of the season) on September 26th, Bonds has hit 762 home runs.
2007 Major League Baseball season
Sosa became the fifth player in Major League history to hit 600 career home runs and the second to hit his 600th career home run against his former team; in 2002, Barry Bonds hit his 600th home run against his former team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.
September 2004 in sports
Baseball: Barry Bonds hits the 700th home run of his career in a game against the San Diego Padres.
History of the San Francisco Giants
On July 27, in the first inning of the Giants' three game series against the Florida Marlins, Bonds hit his 754th career home run.
History of the San Francisco Giants
In the bottom of the 5th inning at home against the Nationals on August 7, 2007, Bonds hit his 756th home run which caused a melee in the crowd.
1996 in baseball
April 27 - Barry Bonds hits 300th career home run.
176 (number)
Barry Bonds hit 176 home runs while with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1986 – 1992)
1990 in baseball
July 12 - Barry Bonds hits his 100th career home run.
Kerwin Danley
In the top of the second inning at San Diego, Barry Bonds of the Giants hit his 755th career home run off Clay Hensley, tying Hank Aaron for first all-time.
2007 in baseball
Barry Bonds hits his 750th home run off of Liván Hernández in the 8th inning at AT&T Park as his San Francisco Giants lose 6-4 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Dave O'Brien
More notably, he called the August 7, 2007, game between the Giants and the Washington Nationals in which Bonds hit his 756th home run, breaking the record that was held by Hank Aaron for more than 33 years.
AT&T Park
On April 17, 2001, Bonds hit his 500th career home run at then-Pacific Bell Park.
AT&T Park
On August 9, 2002, Bonds hit his 600th career home run at the park.
AT&T Park
On April 12, 2004, Bonds hit career home run 660 at SBC Park to tie Willie Mays for third on the all-time list and on the next night, he hit number 661 to move into sole possession of third place.
AT&T Park
On September 17, 2004, Bonds hit his 700th career home run at the park to become just the third member of baseball's 700 club.
AT&T Park
On May 28, 2006, Bonds hit his 715th home run at the park to pass Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time list.
AT&T Park
On August 7, 2007, Bonds hit his 756th home run, breaking Hank Aaron's record.
AT&T Park
Barry Bonds is the Giant who has hit the most home runs into "The Cove" as Giants fans call it.
2002 World Series
Barry Bonds hit a home run in his first career World Series at-bat.
2002 World Series
Barry Bonds hit another home run, becoming the first man to homer in his first 3 World Series games.
2004 in baseball
September 17 - The San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds becomes just the third player in major league history to hit 700 career home runs.
2006 in baseball
May 28 - Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run off Rockies pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim in a 6-3 loss at AT&T Park.
2006 in baseball
September 23 - Barry Bonds hits his 734th home run, breaking the NL record set by Hank Aaron.
Dana DeMuth
In the top of the second inning at San Diego, Barry Bonds of the Giants hit his 755th career home run off Clay Hensley, tying Hank Aaron for first all-time.
Scott Hairston
The second game was also the game in which Barry Bonds hit his 755th home run to tie the all-time record previously held by Hank Aaron.
2004 in sports
September 17 – At San Francisco, Barry Bonds becomes just the third player in MLB history to hit 700 home runs.
Josh Gibson
Barry Bonds referred to "Josh Gibson's 800 home runs" in his post-game press conference after hitting his 756th MLB home run.
2005 in baseball
September 16 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his first home run of the season and the 704th of his career.
1993 in baseball
July 8 - Barry Bonds hits 200th career home run.
1998 in baseball
August 23 - Barry Bonds hits 400th career home run
Pat Misch
It was in this game that Barry Bonds hit his 755th home run, tying Hank Aaron for most all-time career home runs.
71 (number)
Barry Bonds hit his 71st home run of 2001 against the Dodgers on October 5, 2001
2007 in the United States
August 7 - Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's home run record by hitting his 756th home run.
Asterisk
After Bonds hit his record-breaking 756th home run on August 7, 2007, fashion designer and enterpreneur Marc Ecko purchased the home run ball from the fan who caught it, and ran a poll on his Web site to determine its fate.
Barry Bonds
In 1996, Bonds became the first National League player and second (of the current list of four) major league player(s) to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season.
Barry Bonds
In the Giants' first 50 games in 2001, Bonds hit 28 home runs, including 17 in May—a career high.
Barry Bonds
Then, on May 20, 2006, Bonds tied Ruth, hitting his 714th career home run to deep right field to lead off the top of the 2nd inning.
Barry Bonds
On May 28, 2006, Bonds passed Ruth, hitting his 715th career home run to center field off Colorado Rockies pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim.
Byung-Hyun Kim
On May 28, Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run off Kim at SBC Park and surpassed Babe Ruth's 714 career home runs and put himself in sole possession of second place on the all-time career home runs list.
Ed Montague (umpire)
On May 28, 2006, Montague was umpiring second base when Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run to pass Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time list.
April 2006 in sports
Barry Bonds hit his first home run of the season off Aaron Cook in the San Francisco Giants' 6-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies.