List of Barry Bonds' 73 Home Runs

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Three years after Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire broke the home run record set by Roger Maris in 1961, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the new home run king in 2001. Bonds also set new records for slugging percentage (.863), walks (171). [1] Bonds averaged his record breaking home runs in 6.52 at bats per home run. [2]

Barry Bonds was the fastest to 70 Home Runs in one season. Bonds achieved the feat in 159 games, whereas Mark McGwire achieved the feat in 162 games in 1998. [3] The record breaking 71st Home Run came off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park on October 5. [4] The 73rd and final home run of Bonds’ 2001 season was on October 7 versus the Dodgers. The pitcher was Dennis Springer and the home run was hit at Pacific Bell Park. The home run went to left centerfield and the situation was a 1-1 count with no one on base. [5]

Bonds broke his own personal record with one-hundred thirty-one runs batted in and finished the season with a .328 batting average. [6] His on base percentage (.515), the best in the National League since John McGraw in 1900. Bonds not only became the oldest player to lead a league in home runs but he managed to become the oldest player to reach the fifty, sixty, and seventy home run plateaus. [7]

The 73rd Home Run Ball created its own set of controversies. Alex Popov, the owner of a Berkeley, California, health food restaurant, claims he was the first to get a glove on the ball. Popov claimed in an Oct. 24, 2001, lawsuit that the historic horsehide was torn from his mitt by Patrick Hayashi, who emerged from a scrum of fans with the ball in hand. [8]Hayashi, a software engineer from Sacramento, said he found No. 73 rolling free in the minute-long melee. [9] In December 2002, a San Francisco judge ordered the two men to sell the ball and split the proceeds. The result was comic book creator and film producer Todd McFarlane purchasing the ball for $450,000 in an auction for the home run ball on Wednesday, June 25. [10] McFarlane's purchase was televised live on ESPN from the network's ESPNZone bar and restaurant in Times Square. [11] Sal Durante who caught Roger Maris’ 61st Home Run ball was a guest at the auction.

Number Date Pitcher Team Inning Length
1 04-02-2001 Woody Williams San Diego 5th 420'
2 04-12-2001 Adam Eaton San Diego 4th 417'
3 04-13-2001 Jamey Wright Milwaukee 1st 440'
4 04-14-2001 Jimmy Haynes Milwaukee 5th 410'
5 04-15-2001 David Weathers Milwaukee 8th 390'
6 04-17-2001 Terry Adams Los Angeles 8th 417'
7 04-18-2001 Chan Ho Park Los Angeles 7th 420'
8 04-20-2001 Jimmy Haynes Milwaukee 4th 410'
9 04-24-2001 Jim Brower Cincinnati 3rd 380'
10 04-26-2001 Scott Sullivan Cincinnati 8th 430'
11 04-29-2001 Manny Aybar Chicago Cubs 4th 370'
12 04-29-2001 Todd Ritchie Pittsburgh 5th 420'
13 05-03-2001 Jimmy Anderson Pittsburgh 1st 420'
14 05-04-2001 Bruce Chen Philadelphia 6th 360'
15 05-11-2001 Steve Trachsel New York Mets 4th 410'
16 05-17-2001 Chuck Smith Florida 3rd 420'
17 05-18-2001 Mike Remlinger Atlanta 8th 391'
18 05-19-2001 Odalis Perez Atlanta 3rd 416'
19 05-19-2001 Jose Cabrera Atlanta 7th 440'
20 05-19-2001 Jason Marquis Atlanta 8th 410'
21 05-20-2001 John Burkett Atlanta 1st 415'
22 05-20-2001 Mike Remlinger Atlanta 7th 436'
23 05-21-2001 Curt Schilling Arizona 4th 430'
24 05-22-2001 Russ Springer Arizona 9th 410'
25 05-24-2001 John Thomson Colorado 3rd 400'
26 05-27-2001 Denny Neagle Colorado 1st 390'
27 05-30-2001 Robert Ellis Arizona 2nd 420'
28 05-30-2001 Robert Ellis Arizona 6th 410'
29 06-01-2001 Shawn Chacon Colorado 3rd 420'
30 06-04-2001 Bobby J. Jones San Diego 4th 410'
31 06-05-2001 Wascar Serrano San Diego 3rd 410'
32 06-07-2001 Brian Lawrence San Diego 7th 450'
33 06-12-2001 Pat Rapp Anaheim 1st 320'
34 06-14-2001 Lou Pote Anaheim 6th 430'
35 06-15-2001 Mark Mulder Oakland 1st 380'
36 06-15-2001 Mark Mulder Oakland 6th 430'
37 06-19-2001 Adam Eaton San Diego 5th 375'
38 06-20-2001 Rodney Myers San Diego 8th 347'
39 06-23-2001 Darryl Kile St. Louis 1st 380'
40 07-12-2001 Paul Abbott Seattle 1st 429'
41 07-18-2001 Mike Hampton Colorado 4th 320'
42 07-18-2001 Mike Hampton Colorado 5th 360'
43 07-26-2001 Curt Schilling Arizona 4th 375'
44 07-26-2001 Curt Schilling Arizona 5th 370'
45 07-27-2001 Brian Anderson Arizona 4th 440'
46 08-01-2001 Joe Beimel Pittsburgh 1st 400'
47 08-04-2001 Nelson Figueroa Philadelphia 6th 405'
48 08-07-2001 Danny Graves Cincinnati 11th 430'
49 08-09-2001 Scott Winchester Cincinnati 3rd 350'
50 08-11-2001 Joe Borowski Chicago Cubs 2nd 396'
51 08-14-2001 Ricky Bones Florida 6th 410'
52 08-16-2001 A.J. Burnett Florida 4th 380'
53 08-16-2001 Vic Darensbourg Florida 8th 430'
54 08-18-2001 Jason Marquis Atlanta 8th 415'
55 08-23-2001 Graeme Lloyd Montreal 9th 380'
56 08-27-2001 Kevin Appier New York Mets 5th 375'
57 08-31-2001 John Thomson Colorado 8th 400'
58 09-03-2001 Jason Jennings Colorado 4th 435'
59 09-04-2001 Miguel Batista Arizona 7th 420'
60 09-06-2001 Albie Lopez Arizona 2nd 420'
61 09-09-2001 Scott Elarton Colorado 1st 488'
62 09-09-2001 Scott Elarton Colorado 5th 361'
63 09-09-2001 Todd Belitz Colorado 11th 394'
64* 09-20-2001 Wade Miller Houston 5th 410'
65 09-23-2001 Jason Middlebrook San Diego 2nd 411'
66 09-23-2001 Jason Middlebrook San Diego 4th 365'
67 09-23-2001 James Baldwin Los Angeles 7th 360'
68 09-28-2001 Jason Middlebrook San Diego 2nd 440'
69 09-29-2001 Chuck McElroy San Diego 6th 435'
70 09-29-2001 Wilfredo Rodriguez Houston 9th 480'
71 10-05-2001 Chan Ho Park Los Angeles 1st 440'
72 10-05-2001 Chan Ho Park Los Angeles 3rd 410'
73 10-07-2001 Dennis Springer Los Angeles 1st 380'

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Barry Bonds 73 Home Run Season & Home Run Logs by Baseball Almanac
  2. ^ The Official Site of The San Francisco Giants: History: Barry Bonds Home Run Tracker
  3. ^ The Official Site of The San Francisco Giants: History: Barry Bonds Home Run Tracker
  4. ^ Barry Bonds 73 Home Run Season & Home Run Logs by Baseball Almanac
  5. ^ The Official Site of The San Francisco Giants: History: Barry Bonds Home Run Tracker
  6. ^ Barry Bonds 73 Home Run Season & Home Run Logs by Baseball Almanac
  7. ^ Barry Bonds 73 Home Run Season & Home Run Logs by Baseball Almanac
  8. ^ COURTTV.COM - TRIALS - 'Million-dollar' Bonds ball sells for $450,000
  9. ^ COURTTV.COM - TRIALS - 'Million-dollar' Bonds ball sells for $450,000
  10. ^ COURTTV.COM - Barry Bonds Baseball Dispute - Full Coverage
  11. ^ The Barry Bonds #73 Home Run Ball Auction
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