THE COUNTDOWN
August 4 — Bonds rocketed a 2-and-1 pitch from San Diego starter Clay Hensley an estimated 382 feet off the facade on the second deck in left field at PETCO Park to lead off the second inning, forcing a tie at 1. The homer, his 87th against the Padres, tied Hank Aaron's 33-year-old home run record at 755. Bonds finished 1-for-1 with three walks and 2 runs. The Giants lost to the Padres, 3-2, in 12 innings. The Count: 1 to go.
July Statline — .186 AVG, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 13 R, .429 OBP, .424 SLG, .853 OPS
July 27 — Bonds belted a 2-and-1 pitch from Florida starter Rick Vanden Hurk to the left centerfield bleachers at AT&T Park with none on and two out in the first inning, putting the Giants in front 2-0. Vanden Hurk is the 444th pitcher to give up a homer to Bonds. Bonds finished 1-for-1 with four walks and 2 runs. The Giants beat the Marlins, 12-10. The Count: 2 to go.
July Statline — .186 AVG, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 13 R, .429 OBP, .424 SLG, .853 OPS
July 27 — Bonds belted a 2-and-1 pitch from Florida starter Rick Vanden Hurk to the left centerfield bleachers at AT&T Park with none on and two out in the first inning, putting the Giants in front 2-0. Vanden Hurk is the 444th pitcher to give up a homer to Bonds. Bonds finished 1-for-1 with four walks and 2 runs. The Giants beat the Marlins, 12-10. The Count: 2 to go.
July 19 — Bonds slugged a 3-and-2 pitch from Chicago Cubs reliever Will Ohman to left-center field at Wrigley Field with two on and two out in the seventh inning to close the gap to 9-8. It marked his 71st career multi-homer game, one behind all-time leader Babe Ruth. Bonds also homered off starter Ted Lilly in the second inning, a first-pitch solo shot to right field with no out. He finished 3-for-3 with 6 RBI, but the Cubs still beat the Giants, 9-8. The Count: 3 to go.
July 3 — Bonds launched an 0-and-2 pitch from Cincinnati starter Aaron Harang an estimated 409 feet to the right centerfield bleachers at Great American Ball Park with one on and two out in the first inning, putting the Giants in front 2-0. Bonds finished 1-for-3 with two walks and 2 RBI. The Giants fell to the Reds, 7-3. The Count: 5 to go.
June Statline — .364 AVG, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 11 R, .558 OBP, .621 SLG, 1.179 OPS
June 29 — Bonds blasted a 3-and-2 pitch from Arizona starter Livan Hernandez an estimated 380 feet to the right centerfield arcade at AT&T Park with none on and none out in the eighth inning, forging a tie at 3. Bonds finished 2-for-4 with one walk and 2 RBI. The Giants fell to the Diamondbacks, 4-3 in 10 innings. The Count: 6 to go.
June 22 — Bonds pounded a 3-and-2 pitch from New York Yankees reliever Scott Proctor to right centerfield at AT&T Park with none on and none out in the eighth inning, closing the gap to 6-3. Proctor is the 442nd pitcher to give up a homer to Bonds, who finished 1-for-3 with one walk and 2 RBI. The Giants fell to the Yankees, 7-3. The Count: 7 to go.
June 17 — Bonds hit a 1-and-0 knuckleball from Boston starter Tim Wakefield to rightfield at Fenway Park, his first at the historic stadium, with none on and none out in the sixth inning, closing the gap to 8-4. Bonds finished 2-for-3 with one walk as the Giants fell to the Red Sox, 9-5. The Count: 8 to go.
June 11 — Bonds launched an 0-and-1 pitch from Toronto starter Josh Towers an estimated 438 feet into the seats in right centerfield at AT&T Park with one on and none out in the fourth inning, forging a tie at 3-3. Bonds finished 1-for-3 with one walk as the Giants rallied past the Blue Jays, 4-3. The Count: 9 to go.
May Statline — .194 AVG, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 13 R, .449 OBP, .388 SLG, .837 OPS
May 27 — Bonds slammed a 2-and-1 pitch from Colorado starter Taylor Buchholz into centerfield at AT&T Park with one on and one out in the sixth inning, closing the gap to 4-3. Bonds finished 2-for-3 with 2 walks as the Giants fell to the Rockies, 6-4. The Count: 10 to go.
May 8 — Bonds rocketed the first pitch from New York Mets starter Tim Glavine into centerfield at AT&T Park with none on and one out in the fourth inning, closing the gap to 4-1. Bonds finished 1-for-3 with 1 walk as the Giants fell to the Mets, 4-1. The Count: 11 to go.
May 5 — Bonds launched the first pitch from Philadelphia starter Jon Lieber into centerfield at AT&T Park to lead off the second inning, knotting the teams at 1. Bonds finished 1-for-1 with 3 walks as the Giants beat the Phillies, 9-4. The Count: 12 to go.
May 2 — Bonds lined the first pitch from Colorado starter Jeff Francis into the rightfield arcade at AT&T Park with one on and one out in the fourth inning to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. Bonds finished 2-for-4 with 4 RBI, giving him 1,951 career RBI to tie Stan Musial for fourth all-time. The Giants beat the Rockies, 5-3. The Count: 13 to go.
April Statline — .356 AVG, 8 HR, 17 RBI, 17 R, .536 OBP, .814 SLG, 1.350 OPS
April 28 — Bonds pounded a 1-and-1 pitch from Arizona starter Edgar Gonzalez into the right-centerfield concourse at Chase Field with one on and two out in the first inning to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. Bonds finished 1-for-2 with two walks as the Giants fell to the Diamondbacks, 5-4. The Count: 14 to go.
June Statline — .364 AVG, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 11 R, .558 OBP, .621 SLG, 1.179 OPS
June 29 — Bonds blasted a 3-and-2 pitch from Arizona starter Livan Hernandez an estimated 380 feet to the right centerfield arcade at AT&T Park with none on and none out in the eighth inning, forging a tie at 3. Bonds finished 2-for-4 with one walk and 2 RBI. The Giants fell to the Diamondbacks, 4-3 in 10 innings. The Count: 6 to go.
June 22 — Bonds pounded a 3-and-2 pitch from New York Yankees reliever Scott Proctor to right centerfield at AT&T Park with none on and none out in the eighth inning, closing the gap to 6-3. Proctor is the 442nd pitcher to give up a homer to Bonds, who finished 1-for-3 with one walk and 2 RBI. The Giants fell to the Yankees, 7-3. The Count: 7 to go.
June 17 — Bonds hit a 1-and-0 knuckleball from Boston starter Tim Wakefield to rightfield at Fenway Park, his first at the historic stadium, with none on and none out in the sixth inning, closing the gap to 8-4. Bonds finished 2-for-3 with one walk as the Giants fell to the Red Sox, 9-5. The Count: 8 to go.
June 11 — Bonds launched an 0-and-1 pitch from Toronto starter Josh Towers an estimated 438 feet into the seats in right centerfield at AT&T Park with one on and none out in the fourth inning, forging a tie at 3-3. Bonds finished 1-for-3 with one walk as the Giants rallied past the Blue Jays, 4-3. The Count: 9 to go.
May Statline — .194 AVG, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 13 R, .449 OBP, .388 SLG, .837 OPS
May 27 — Bonds slammed a 2-and-1 pitch from Colorado starter Taylor Buchholz into centerfield at AT&T Park with one on and one out in the sixth inning, closing the gap to 4-3. Bonds finished 2-for-3 with 2 walks as the Giants fell to the Rockies, 6-4. The Count: 10 to go.
May 8 — Bonds rocketed the first pitch from New York Mets starter Tim Glavine into centerfield at AT&T Park with none on and one out in the fourth inning, closing the gap to 4-1. Bonds finished 1-for-3 with 1 walk as the Giants fell to the Mets, 4-1. The Count: 11 to go.
May 5 — Bonds launched the first pitch from Philadelphia starter Jon Lieber into centerfield at AT&T Park to lead off the second inning, knotting the teams at 1. Bonds finished 1-for-1 with 3 walks as the Giants beat the Phillies, 9-4. The Count: 12 to go.
May 2 — Bonds lined the first pitch from Colorado starter Jeff Francis into the rightfield arcade at AT&T Park with one on and one out in the fourth inning to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. Bonds finished 2-for-4 with 4 RBI, giving him 1,951 career RBI to tie Stan Musial for fourth all-time. The Giants beat the Rockies, 5-3. The Count: 13 to go.
April Statline — .356 AVG, 8 HR, 17 RBI, 17 R, .536 OBP, .814 SLG, 1.350 OPS
April 28 — Bonds pounded a 1-and-1 pitch from Arizona starter Edgar Gonzalez into the right-centerfield concourse at Chase Field with one on and two out in the first inning to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. Bonds finished 1-for-2 with two walks as the Giants fell to the Diamondbacks, 5-4. The Count: 14 to go.
April 25 — Bonds launched a 1-and-1 pitch from Los Angeles Dodgers starter Randy Wolf into centerfield at Dodger Stadium with two on and none out in the first inning to give the Giants a 3-0 lead. Bonds went 2-for-4 as the Giants beat the Dosgers, 6-4. The Count: 15 to go.
April 22 — Bonds slugged the first pitch from Arizona starter Yusmeiro Petit into the right field arcade at AT&T Park with two out in the fourth inning to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. He went 1-for-3 with an RBI as the Giants won, 2-1. The Count: 16 to go.
April 21 — Bonds hit an 0-and-1 pitch from Arizona starter Edgar Gonzalez an estimated 457 feet to center field at AT&T Park to lead off the second inning and give the Giants a 1-0 lead. He went 2-for-3 with an RBI as the Giants won, 1-0. The Count: 17 to go.
April 18 — Bonds knocked a 2-and-2 pitch from St. Louis reliever Ryan Franklin to right field at AT&T Park and into McCovey Cove with one out in the eighth inning to forge a tie at 5. It was the 42nd "splash hit" in Park history. He went 1-for-3 with 2 runs and 2 RBI as the Giants won, 6-5. The Count: 18 to go.
April 13 — Bonds pounded a 1-and-1 pitch from Pittsburgh reliever Shawn Chacon to right-center field at PNC Park with two out in the fourth inning to give the Giants an 8-2 lead. It marked his 70th career multi-homer game. Bonds also homered off starter Zach Duke in the second inning, a 1-and-1 drive to right field with one on and one out. He went 3-for-3 with 4 RBI as the Giants won, 8-5. The Count: 19 to go.
April 4 — Bonds slammed a 2-and-2 pitch from San Diego starter Chris Young to left-center field at AT&T Park with two out in the first inning to give the Giants a 1-0 lead. He went 1-for-4 and the Giants lost, 5-3. The Count: 21 to go.
April 22 — Bonds slugged the first pitch from Arizona starter Yusmeiro Petit into the right field arcade at AT&T Park with two out in the fourth inning to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. He went 1-for-3 with an RBI as the Giants won, 2-1. The Count: 16 to go.
April 21 — Bonds hit an 0-and-1 pitch from Arizona starter Edgar Gonzalez an estimated 457 feet to center field at AT&T Park to lead off the second inning and give the Giants a 1-0 lead. He went 2-for-3 with an RBI as the Giants won, 1-0. The Count: 17 to go.
April 18 — Bonds knocked a 2-and-2 pitch from St. Louis reliever Ryan Franklin to right field at AT&T Park and into McCovey Cove with one out in the eighth inning to forge a tie at 5. It was the 42nd "splash hit" in Park history. He went 1-for-3 with 2 runs and 2 RBI as the Giants won, 6-5. The Count: 18 to go.
April 13 — Bonds pounded a 1-and-1 pitch from Pittsburgh reliever Shawn Chacon to right-center field at PNC Park with two out in the fourth inning to give the Giants an 8-2 lead. It marked his 70th career multi-homer game. Bonds also homered off starter Zach Duke in the second inning, a 1-and-1 drive to right field with one on and one out. He went 3-for-3 with 4 RBI as the Giants won, 8-5. The Count: 19 to go.
April 4 — Bonds slammed a 2-and-2 pitch from San Diego starter Chris Young to left-center field at AT&T Park with two out in the first inning to give the Giants a 1-0 lead. He went 1-for-4 and the Giants lost, 5-3. The Count: 21 to go.
