Barry Lamar Bonds

  • Steroids Invented

    Steroids Invented
    Germans were injected with Anabolic Steroids to make them more agressive in steroids.
  • Birth Date

    Birth Date
    This was the day Barry Lamar Bonds was born in Riverside, California.
  • Draft of 1982

    Draft of 1982
    He was selected in the second round of the draft by the Giants, but he elects to attend Arizona State University instead.
  • Draft 1985

    Draft 1985
    Barry was chosen first round, sixth overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • Major league debut.

    Major league debut.
    Barry Bonds made his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • First Career Hit.

    First Career Hit.
    Barry recorded his first major league hit.
  • First career home run.

    First career home run.
    He hit his first career home run Atlant's, Craig McMurty.
  • Hits his 100th career home run.

    Hits his 100th career home run.
    He hit first home run off of San Diego's, Andy Benes.
  • Wins his first NL MVP.

    Wins his first NL MVP.
    This is the date he won the first of his sixth MVPs.
  • Signs with the San Francisco Giants.

    Signs with the San Francisco Giants.
    This is the day he signed a 6 year contract with the Giants.
  • Homers in his first at bat as a Giant.

    Homers in his first at bat as a Giant.
    Hits his first home run with the Giants, at Candlestick Park.
  • Records his 1000th career hit.

    Records his 1000th career hit.
    His 1,000th career hit was a double off of Atlanta's Mike Stanton.
  • 200th career home run.

    200th career home run.
    Hit his 200th home run off of Philadelphia's Jose DeLeon.
  • 300th career home run.

    300th career home run.
    On this date he joined john Burkett, Bobby Bonds (his father), Willie Mays and Andre Dawson as the only members of the 300-300 club.
  • 40th base stolen of the season.

    40th base stolen of the season.
    He now joined Jose Canseco as the only players to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a single season.
  • 1000 RBIs.

    1000 RBIs.
    He hit his 1,000th career RBI on this date.
  • 400th Career homerun

    400th Career homerun
    Barry hit his 400th career homerun and joined Kirt Ojala as a member of the 400-400 club.
  • 2000th Hit

    2000th Hit
    On this date, he recorded his 2000th career hit.
  • 500th homerun

    500th homerun
    Hit his 500th career homerun off Terry Adams.
  • Walk record

    Walk record
    He had 177 walks that season.
  • Single Season homerun record

    Single Season homerun record
    Breaks Mark McGwire's previous record and got 73 homeruns in a season.
  • 4th MVP

    4th MVP
    Wins his record setting 4th MVP.
  • Batting Title

    Batting Title
    Finished the season with a .370 batting average.
  • Record extending 5th NL MVP.

    Record extending 5th NL MVP.
    This is when Barry got his fifth MVP.
  • Admitted to use of steroids

    Admitted to use of steroids
    He admited to using a clear, and creamy substance from a trainer but he didn't know that they were steroids.
  • Steroid Report

    Steroid Report
    George Mitchell realesed his steroid report of over 80 players who were receiving steroids from BALCO.