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
FROM BONDS
"I've done a
lot in three years. I became a leadoff man, and I put better numbers on the
board than any other leadoff hitter."
ABOUT BONDS
"A lot of
clubs approached us because they thought we were shopping Barry. . . . We are
not shopping Barry."
LARRY DOUGHTY,
Pirates G.M.
HOME RUN TALLY
84
1990
AGE: 25
HT./WT.: 6' 1'',
185
GAMES: 151