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Barry Bonds
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Career Notes

1996
With his first of two HRs on April 27 (off John Burkett) Bonds became only the fourth player in major league history to total 300 HRs and 300 SBs joining his father Bobby Bonds (332 HR/461 SB), godfather Willie Mays (660/338) and Andre Dawson (436/314) ... Tied a Major League record on April 30 with his 11th home run (hit off Bob Tewksbury) in the month of April. The record is shared by Gary Sheffield (1996), Brady Anderson (1996), Willie Stargell (1971), Mike Schmidt (1976), and the Graig Nettles (1974) ... Played in his 321st consecutive Giants game on July 15 to break Will Clark's club record for consecutive games played.

1995
Led the NL in walks (120) and on-base pct. (.431) while ranking amongst the leaders in runs (2nd-109), home runs (4th-33), RBI (6th -104), total bases (5th -292), slugging pct. (5th- .577), extra base hits (tied for third -70) ... Became the first Giant to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a season since his father Bobby did it 1973 ... Reached the milestone with 30th theft Sept. 22 vs. Colorado, accomplishing the 30-30 feat for the third time in his career (also in 1990 and '92 with Pittsburgh) ... The only other Giants to reach 30-30 were Bobby in 1969 and '73 and Willie Mays in 1956 and '57 ... Bobby reached the mark 5 times including '75, '77, and '78 ... Holds the longest consecutive game streak in the NL, having appeared in 230 straight games ... The streak dates back to May 7, 1994 vs. Los Angeles, with him appearing in the starting lineup 227 times (missed 1 start in 1995) during the stretch ... Only Baltimore's Cal Ripken (2,153), Chicago's Frank Thomas (259), Detroit's Travis Fryman (250) and Chad Curtis (241) have longer streaks ... Led the NL in intentional walks for the fourth straight year, drawing 22 ... Barry (292) and his father (332), hold the ML mark for HRs by a father-son combo with 624 ... They both also hold the same mark for stolen bases with 801 combined (Bobby 461, Barry 340) ... Was the leading NL vote-getter for this year's All-Star Game, receiving 1,392,130 votes (O's Cal Ripken led ML with 1,698,524)

1994
Despite playing with a bone spur in his right elbow, his numbers projected to be better than 1993's MVP season until the strike cut the season short ... Ranked among the N.L's top 10 in 11 offensive categories ... Led the league in walks (74) and intentional walks (18), was third in homers (37) and slugging percentage (.647), fourth in runs scored (89), sixth in stolen bases (29), and ninth in RBI (81) ... Had 10 outfield assists to balance his outstanding offensive numbers ... A strong finisher, Bonds was hitting .408 with 14 homers and 27 RBI after the All Star Break ... Finished the season with a flourish hitting six homers in his final 10 games ... Smacked three homers in a game for the first time in his major league career vs. the Reds on Aug. 2 ... Hit .342 with 22 homers and 47 RBI on the road ... Hit 250th career homer off the Phillies Shawn Boskie July 18 ... Hit two homers in two consecutive games July 15-16 ... Hit third grand slam of his career off Colorado's Armando Reynoso on May 9 ... 16 of 37 homers either tied the game or gave San Francisco the lead.

1993
Voted to the UPI and Sporting News National League All-Star teams and the Associated Press Major League All-Star team ... Chosen as the Associated Press Major League Player of the Year ... His .336 (fourth in the NL) average was higher than any of the other 27 NL players who won the homer and RBI crowns in the same season since 1937 ... Won fourth straight Gold Glove ... Notched career highs in average, RBI (123), homers (46) and runs scored (126) ... Paced the NL in both slugging and on-base percentage (first player since Mike Schmidt in `81) ... Awarded the S. Rae Hickok Award as the nation's top professional athlete ... Became a Giant in the off-season signing the biggest free agent contract in sports history ... Made third straight All-Star appearance ... His .677 slugging percentage was the best in team history ... His 123 RBI marked his fourth consecutive 100-plus RBI season ... Posted multiple homer games seven times ... First player to hit 30-plus homers in his first season wearing a Giant uniform ... Almost half of his homers (21 of 46) either tied or gave the Giants the lead ... Received a major league best 43 intentional free passes ... Failed to reach base in a game only 16 times in 156 starts ... First Giant since `91 to steal three bases in the same game ... Recorded 20-plus steals for the fifth straight season ... Matched his career best with a six RBI day July 8 ... Hit .431 with seven homers and 25 RBI in April to earn NL player of the Month honors.

1992
Second NL Most Valuable player award in three years ... Tied for sixth in the NL in average (.311), second in homers (34), fourth in RBI (103), first in walks (127), first in runs (109), on-base percentage, slugging percentage, extra-base hits and home run ration (one every 13.9 at-bats) ... Hit .317 with seven homers and 17 RBI in 18 games in April to earn NL Player of the Month honors ... Second appearance (first as a starter) on the NL All-Star squad ... Nabbed NL Player of the Week award for the first week in Sept. hitting four homers, with seven RBI and 10 runs scored ... Saw time on the disabled list for the first time in his career June 15 after straining a muscle on his right side ... Was activated July 3 after missing 18 games ... Collected 500th RBI on July 12 ... Appeared in his 1,000th career game on Sept. 22 at St. Louis ... Notched a career best 15-game hitting streak batting .473 Sept. 12-26 ... A member of the exclusive 30-30 club (30-plus homers and 30-plus steals) ... Awarded third straight Rawlings Gold Glove ... Batted .261 with a homer in seven games during the National League Championship Series vs. Atlanta ... Granted free agency by the Pirates on Oct. 26, 1992 ... Signed by the San Francisco Giants as a free agent on Dec. 8, 1992.

1991
Was runner-up to Terry Pendleton in the NL Most Valuable Player voting ... His 13 outfield assists ranked third in the NL ... Shared NL Player of the Week honors with Will Clark for week ending July 14 ... Placed second in the NL in sacrifice flies and intentional free passes ... Knocked in a run every 4.4 at-bat (best in the majors) ... Finished with a .292 average, 25 homers, 116 RBI and 43 steals ... Hit a disappointing .148 against Atlanta in the NL Championship Series.

1990
NL Most Valuable Player award winner chosen by the Baseball Writers Association of America and honored as the Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News ... Selected to the NL All-Star squad for the first time ... Second player ever to hit 30-plus homers and steal 50-plus bases in the same season ... Paced the NL with a .565 slugging percentage, placed second in walks and third in swipes ... Gunned down 14 potential base runners (tied for NL lead) ... Named NL Player of the Week for April 23-29 and Player of the Month for July ... Became a 30-30 man for the first time (33 taters and 52 steals).

1989
His 159 games were his most for a season ... His 14 outfield assists were good for second in the NL ... Stole 32 bases, hit 19 homers, drove in 58 RBI and hit .248 for the season.

1988
Hit .347 leading off the first inning with eight homers ... Earned NL Player of the Week honors April 11-17 ... Underwent surgery Sept. 28 after injuring his left knee June 17 ... Hit a career best .283.

1987
Began the year in center but was switched to left on May 30 ... Tatered in four straight games Aug. 18-21 ... Hit 25 homers and swiped 32 bases.

1986
Batted .311 in 44 games at Class AAA Hawaii of the Pacific Coast League before his call-up to the Pirates on May 30 ... Lead all NL first year players in homers, RBI, steals and walks ... First big league hit went for two bases May 31 and first homer was posted on June 4.


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