The Evolution of Barry Bonds
JOE LEMIRE
August 13, 2007
Longest home run
distances courtesy of Bill Jenkinson, baseball historian and author of The Year
Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs.
1986
HOME RUNS: 42
HR/AB: 1/12.3
SB: 40 WALKS:
151
INTENTIONAL
WALKS: 30
LONGEST HOMER:
436 ft.
THEY SAID IT
FROM BONDS
"I'm not
going to hit 600 home runs like my godfather [Willie Mays] did."
ABOUT BONDS
"He's down on
that list compared to the other [great sluggers]. Not as big a home run hitter.
Plays the whole field more than [Matt] Williams and [Albert] Belle."