Bobby Lee Bonds was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1981, primarily with the San Francisco Giants.
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22 Facts About Bobby Bonds
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Bobby Bonds's brother, Robert, won two gold medals in the hurdles at the high school track and field state finals in 1960, and was an NFL Draft pick in 1965.
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Bobby Bonds hit a grand slam in his third at bat in his first major league game, June 25,1968, becoming just the second player, and the first in MLB's modern era, to hit a grand slam in his debut game.
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Bobby Bonds was remarkable during his era for his combination of power and speed, but for his propensity to strike out.
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Bobby Bonds broke his own strikeout record a year later with 189.
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When Bobby Bonds retired, he ranked third in career strikeouts with 1,757, behind Willie Stargell's 1,912 and Reggie Jackson's 1,810.
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Bobby Bonds hit 39 home runs and had 43 stolen bases in 1973 — the highest level of home runs and stolen bases until Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics in 1988.
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Barry and Bobby Bonds had 1,094 combined home runs through 2007 — a record for a father-son combination.
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Bobby Bonds was a three-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a three-time All-Star.
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Bobby Bonds was second in the NL in runs, third in triples and stolen bases, and fourth in doubles and total bases.
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Bobby Bonds set a major league record with 189 strikeouts, which stood for 34 years until it was broken in 2004 by Adam Dunn.
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In 1972, Bobby Bonds scored 118 runs, which was second in the NL and his 26 home runs was ninth in the circuit while his 44 stolen bases was 4th in the league.
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Bobby Bonds was named the NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News in 1973 and was named an outfielder on TSN's American League All-Star Team in 1977.
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In 1975, Bobby Bonds broke Eddie Yost's career record of 28 leadoff home runs.
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Bobby Bonds was acquired along with Richard Dotson and Thad Bosley by the Chicago White Sox from the Angels for Brian Downing, Chris Knapp and Dave Frost on December 5,1977.
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Bobby Bonds was sent to the Texas Rangers for Claudell Washington and Rusty Torres on May 16,1978.
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Bobby Bonds was hitting instructor for the Indians from 1984 to 1987, and rejoined the Giants as a coach in 1993 when his son Barry signed with the team as a free agent.
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Eleven times Bobby Bonds was in his league's top 10 in stolen bases, with eight of those season in the top six.
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Bobby Bonds was in the top ten in total bases eight times, leading the NL in 1973.
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Bobby Bonds had as of 2018 the fifth-highest career power–speed number, behind his son Barry, Rickey Henderson, Willie Mays, and Alex Rodriguez, at 386.
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Bobby Bonds died of complications from lung cancer and a brain tumor at age 57 in San Carlos, California.
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Bobby Bonds is interred at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, California.
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