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Posted: Thursday September 16, 2004 1:47PM; Updated: Friday September 17, 2004 11:36PM
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Date, Site: Sept. 17, 2004, SBC Park
Pitcher: Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres
Inning: 3 Men on Base: 0 Age: 40 years, 55 days
Bonds became the first player to reach 700 homers since Hank Aaron on July 21, 1973. As the Giants launched streamers and a fireworks display, Bonds crossed the plate, pointed skyward, then took a curtain call to a joyous standing ovation.

Date, Site: April 12, 2004, SBC Park
Pitcher: Matt Kinney, Milwaukee Brewers
Inning: 5 Men on Base: 2 Age: 39 years, 263 days
Nobody was happier about this home run than Willie Mays, whom Bonds tied at 660 after enduring a 24 at-bat homerless drought. It meant Mays wouldn't have to keep going on road trips with the club.

Date, Site: Aug. 9, 2002, Pac Bell Park
Pitcher: Kip Wells, Pittsburgh Pirates
Inning: 6 Men on Base: 0 Age: 38 years, 17 days
This time, Bonds didn't get the cold shoulder from his teammates after crossing home plate. The rest of the Giants came out to celebrate historic, 421-foot bomb to center field.

Date, Site: Oct. 7, 2001, Pac Bell Park
Pitcher: Dennis Springer, Los Angeles Dodgers
Inning: 1 Men on Base: 0 Age: 37 years, 75 days
The Giants lost the NL West race to Arizona, but at least San Francisco fans got to see Barry Bonds belt three home runs in the season's final series to set the single-season record of 73.

Date, Site: April 17, 2001, Pac Bell Park
Pitcher: Terry Adams, Los Angeles Dodgers
Inning: 8 Men on Base: 1 Age: 36 years, 268 days
Former Giants Willie Mays and Willie McCovey were on hand as Bonds became the 17th member of the 500 HR club. The McCovey Cove-bound homer turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 victory.

Date, Site: Aug. 23, 1998, Joe Robbie Stadium
Pitcher: Kirt Ojala, Florida Marlins
Inning: 3 Men on Base: 0 Age: 34 years, 30 days
Bonds broke ground on the 400/400 club with this blast as the Giants won 10-5. The Miami crowd of 36,701 gave him a standing ovation, to which he tipped his cap and grinned.

Date, Site: April 27, 1996, Candlestick Park
Pitcher: John Burkett, Florida Marlins
Inning: 3 Men on Base: 1 Age: 31 years, 277 days
Bonds' two homers on the day made him the fourth member of the 300 HR/300 SB club, joining Bobby Bonds, Willie Mays and Andre Dawson. Bonds was ejected in the sixth by the home plate umpire.

Date, Site: July 8, 1993, Veterans Satdium
Pitcher: Jose DeLeon, Philadelphia Phillies
Inning: 7 Men on Base: 0 Age: 28 years, 349 days
Bonds picked on Danny Jackson for No. 199, a three-run shot in the fifth, before belting No. 200. The 13-2 win put San Francisco up nine games on Atlanta, which went on to stage an amazing comeback.

Date, Site: July 12, 1990, Three Rivers Stadium
Pitcher: Andy Benes, San Diego Padres
Inning: 1 Men on Base: 2 Age: 25 years, 353 days
Bonds' two-out blast led to a bench-clearing shoving match when Benes drilled the next batter, Sid Bream. The Pirates won 4-3 on Jeff King's 15th-inning single.

Date, Site: June 4, 1986, Fulton-County Stadium
Pitcher: Craig McMurtry, Atlanta Braves
Inning: 5 Men on Base: 0 Age: 21 years, 315 days
In his seventh career game, Bonds gave a sign of things to come. He drove in four runs on four hits as the Pirates rolled to a 12-3 win.

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