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G Magazine, September 2007 |
Summary |
G Magazine, September 2007. Volume 22, Number 4. The front cover is a photo of Barry Bonds at AT&T Park hitting his 756 home run in the field. Includes an article on Barry Bonds' milestones including hitting 756 home runs to pass Hank Aaron's record. Magazine is 10.75 x 8.25 x 0.25., on top baseball players and their home run records such as Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, information on AT&T Park including a map, the 2007 Giants roster, highlights of the 2007 season and two separate interview article with Willie McCovey and Bruce Bochy, current manager of San Francisco Giants. |
Published Date |
September 2007 |
Publisher |
Diablo Custom Publishing |
Published Place |
Walnut Creek, CA |
Catalog Number |
2017.001.004 |
Notes |
"The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball franchise based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, and renaming three years later to the New York Giants, the team eventually moved to San Francisco in 1958. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. As one of the longest-established and most successful professional baseball teams, the franchise has won the most games of any team in the history of American baseball. The team was the first major league team based in New York City, most memorably playing at the legendary Polo Grounds. They have won 23 NL pennants and have played in 20 World Series competitions – both NL records. The Giants' eight World Series championships rank second in the National League and are tied for fourth overall (New York Yankees are first with 27, then the St. Louis Cardinals (the National League record-holders) with 11, the Oakland Athletics with 9, and the Boston Red Sox also with 8). The Giants have played in the World Series 20 times – 14 times in New York, six in San Francisco – but boycotted the event in 1904. Playing as the New York Giants, they won 14 pennants and five World Series championships behind managers such as John McGraw and Bill Terry and players like Christy Mathewson, Carl Hubbell, Mel Ott, Bobby Thomson, and Willie Mays. The Giants' franchise has the most Hall of Fame players in all of professional baseball. The Giants' rivalry with the Dodgers is one of the longest-standing and biggest rivalries in American sports. The teams began their rivalry as the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers, respectively, before both franchises moved west for the 1958 season. The Giants have won six pennants and three World Series championships since arriving in San Francisco. Those three championships have come in 2010, 2012, and most recently in 2014, having defeated the Kansas City Royals four games to three during the 2014 World Series." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants] "Barry Lamar Bonds is a former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. Bonds received seven NL MVP awards and 14 All-Star selections, and is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Bonds was born on July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California to former major leaguer Bobby Bonds and Patricia Howard. He attended Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California where he excelled in baseball, basketball, and football. He batted for a .467 batting average his senior year and was named prep All-American. In the 1982 MLB draft, the San Francisco Giants drafted Bonds as a high school senior, but were unable to agree on contract terms. Instead Bonds decided to attend college. Bonds attended Arizona State University, hitting .347 with 45 home runs and 175 runs batted in (RBI). In 1984 he batted .360 and had 30 stolen bases and in 1985 finished with 23 home runs, 66 RBIs and a .368 batting average. Bonds tied the NCAA record with seven consecutive hits in the College World Series as a sophomore and was named to All-Time College World Series Team in 1996. He graduated from Arizona State in 1986 with a degree in criminology and a promising MLB career ahead. He was named ASU On Deck Circle Most Valuable Player. The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bonds as the sixth overall pick of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft. In 1993, Bonds signed with the San Francisco Giants, following in his father and grandfather's footsteps, where he would spend the next 15 seasons and retire in 2007. Bonds was regarded as an exceptional hitter, and finished his regular season career with a very high on-base percentage (.444) and isolated power (.309). He holds many MLB hitting records, including most career home runs, most home runs in a single season (73, set in 2001) and most career walks. Bonds also received eight Gold Gloves for his defense in the outfield. Ranked second in career Wins Above Replacement among all major league position players by both Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference.com, Bonds is behind only Babe Ruth." [https://www.barrybonds.com/pages/bio-2/02/2017] "Barry Bonds swung and then immediately threw his arms in the air, realizing that he had become the most prolific home run hitter in major league history. Everyone in the ball park instantly realized the importance of what they had witnessed as well, watching Bonds's latest and most important white streak soar into the night. Bonds's 756th homer pushed him past Hank Aaron and pushed baseball's history into an awkward spot. He is alone now atop the career home run list. With his devastating, compact swing, Bonds blasted a fastball from Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals over the fence in right center field in the fifth inning. The eager San Francisco Giants fans, who were already standing and hoping to watch their hero create history at AT & T Park, cheered, hugged and high-fived. Some even wept. When Bonds reached home, Nikolai, his 17-year old son and a Giants' bat boy, was there to greet him. Nikolai held up one finger to his father, a sign that Bonds was No. 1. Bonds stopped at the plate, and raised his arms high again, then pointed to the sky, a tribute to his late father, Bobby. All around Bonds following the homer, a party for 43,154 unfolded. There were fireworks blazing, water cannons spitting, and streamers falling. The Giants assembled near the plate to congratulate Bonds, a sea of men in white uniforms engulfing Bonds. Bonds hugged his family members and waved his helmet to the fans. Aaron, who had distanced himself from Bonds's pursuit, offered a congratulatory message in a videotape that he recorded about a month ago and that was played on the scoreboard. The message received a huge ovation, too, because, in some ways, Aaron's blessing of Bonds's performance sanctioned Bonds's achievement. Aaron said Bonds's accomplishment required "skill, longevity and determination," and said that he was privileged to hold the record for 33 years. "I move over and offer my best wishes to Barry and his family on this historical achievement," Aaron said. "My hope today, as it was on that April evening in 1974, is that the achievement of this record will inspire others to chase their own dreams." Later, Bonds said Aaron's message "meant absolutely everything." Larry Baer, the Giants' chief operating officer, called the Aaron moment "important" and "very special" because he said it "helped create, hopefully, some closure for people." After Aaron's message, Bonds stood on the field with a microphone and spoke briefly. Bonds, whose godfather, Willie Mays, was near him, thanked his teammates, his family, the Nationals and the fans. As Bonds spoke about his father, a former major leaguer who died in 2003, his eyes grew moist. Bonds walked to left field for the sixth and was quickly replaced, allowing him to receive another rousing ovation. The Giants faltered on Bonds's big night, losing 8-6. Commissioner Bud Selig, who was in San Diego last Saturday when Bonds hit his 755th homer, was not here on Tuesday. Jimmie Lee Solomon and Frank Robinson, two of baseball's executives, were in his place. Selig congratulated Bonds in a two-minute telephone call after Bonds left the game and said that Solomon and Robinson met with Bonds on his behalf. "I congratulate Barry Bonds for establishing a new, career home run record," Selig said in a statement. "Barry's achievement is noteworthy and remarkable." [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/sports/baseball/08bonds.html-2/2/2017] |
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Baseball Baseball, Major League Baseball-Giants Bonds, Barry Giants Mays, Willie McCovey, Willie Periodical Periodicals San Francisco San Francisco Giants |
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Baseball Baseball players Baseball teams Magazine covers Memorabilia Periodicals |
People |
Bonds, Barry Mays, Willie McCovey, Willie |
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Courtesy of the San Francisco Giants |