The father of the eventual Home Run King, Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonds, was one hell of a baseball player himself and the first man with that surname to be an All-Star in San Francisco.
Bonds debuted for the Giants in 1966, and before long, we had the prototype for the Power-Speed # statistic (which he led nine times, five as a Giant) that would come in vogue decades later. The speedy Rightfielder stole bases the same way he went deep, which was often. Bonds became the first player to have a 30 Home Run/30 Stolen Base year, and he would do so five times! An All-Star twice in San Francisco, Bonds became a new type of leadoff hitter who could set the table and clear it with the same ease. Defensively, he was also very good, winning three Gold Gloves.
Bonds, who would become the second player behind his teammate, Willie Mays, to have 300 Home Runs and 300 Stolen Bases, was traded to the Yankees in 1974. Bonds collected 1,106 Hits with 186 Home Runs and 263 Stolen Bases as a Giant.
In 2008, Bonds was part of San Francisco's first Wall of Fame Class.
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