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Bobby Bonds

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Full name Bobby Lee Bonds
Born March 15, 1946, Riverside, California
Died August 23, 2003, San Carlos, California
Buried at Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, California (Pacific Crest- Lot 89107- Section B- Space 4)
First Game: June 25, 1968; Final Game: October 4, 1981
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 190
Father of Barry Bonds
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1973)
Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1973)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1973)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1977)
Won NL Gold Glove as outfielder (1971 and 1973 to 1974)
Ejections as player: 1970 (1), 1975 (1), 1979 (1). Total: 3
Ejections as coach: 1984 (1), 1986 (1), 1993 (1). Total: 3
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1968 SF N Daily Splits 81 307 55 78 10 5 9 35 38 0 84 1 1 2 0 5 0 16 7 .254 .336 .407 0.8 1968 SF N 1969 SF N Daily Splits 158 622 120 161 25 6 32 90 81 3 187 10 3 4 0 14 9 45 4 .259 .351 .473 2.8 1969 SF N 1970 SF N Daily Splits 157 663 134 200 36 10 26 78 77 7 189 2 1 2 0 13 6 48 10 .302 .375 .504 3.7 1970 SF N 1971 SF N Daily Splits 155 619 110 178 32 4 33 102 62 6 137 5 0 5 0 12 10 26 8 .288 .355 .512 3.5 1971 SF N 1972 SF N Daily Splits 153 626 118 162 29 5 26 80 60 4 137 5 1 5 0 10 13 44 6 .259 .326 .446 1.8 1972 SF N 1973 SF N Daily Splits 160 643 131 182 34 4 39 96 87 9 148 4 0 4 0 13 8 43 17 .283 .370 .530 3.9 1973 SF N 1974 SF N Daily Splits 150 567 97 145 22 8 21 71 95 8 134 4 0 4 0 9 4 41 11 .256 .364 .434 1.6 1974 SF N 1975 NY A Daily Splits 145 529 93 143 26 3 32 85 89 8 137 3 0 5 0 6 10 30 17 .270 .375 .512 3.8 1975 NY A 1976 CAL A Daily Splits 99 378 48 100 10 3 10 54 41 6 90 3 0 5 0 3 7 30 15 .265 .337 .386 0.9 1976 CAL A 1977 CAL A Daily Splits 158 592 103 156 23 9 37 115 74 5 141 2 1 10 0 12 9 41 18 .264 .342 .520 2.3 1977 CAL A 1978 CHI A Daily Splits 26 90 8 25 4 0 2 8 10 1 10 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 2 .278 .347 .389 0.1 1978 CHI A 1978 TEX A Daily Splits 130 475 85 126 15 4 29 82 69 6 110 2 2 7 0 8 12 37 20 .265 .356 .497 1.8 1978 TEX A 1978 TOT A 156 565 93 151 19 4 31 90 79 7 120 2 3 8 0 8 14 43 22 .267 .355 .480 1.9 1978 TOT A 1979 CLE A Daily Splits 146 538 93 148 24 1 25 85 74 4 135 8 4 7 0 10 9 34 23 .275 .367 .463 1.8 1979 CLE A 1980 STL N Daily Splits 86 231 37 47 5 3 5 24 33 3 74 2 1 3 0 3 4 15 5 .203 .305 .316 -1.1 1980 STL N 1981 CHI N Daily Splits 45 163 26 35 7 1 6 19 24 5 44 2 1 0 0 0 4 5 6 .215 .323 .380 -0.5 1981 CHI N Total NL ( 9 Years) 1145 4441 828 1188 200 46 197 595 557 45 1134 35 8 29 0 79 58 283 74 .268 .352 .466 16.5 Total NL Total AL ( 5 Years) 704 2602 430 698 102 20 135 429 357 30 623 18 8 35 0 39 49 178 95 .268 .356 .478 10.7 Total AL Total (14 Years) Splits 1849 7043 1258 1886 302 66 332 1024 914 75 1757 53 16 64 0 118 107 461 169 .268 .353 .471 27.2 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1971 SF N Daily Splits 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 1971 SF N

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1971 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1971 NL 1973 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 1973 NL 1975 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1975 AL Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1968 SF N Daily Splits OF 80 76 57 708 169 6 4 1 0 .978 0 35 62 1968 SF N RF 62 53 42 480 90 5 4 1 0 .960 1968 SF N CF 35 23 15 228 74 1 0 0 0 1.000 1969 SF N Daily Splits OF 155 154 131 1404.2 339 9 8 2 0 .978 0 76 101 1969 SF N RF 101 91 78 816 181 5 4 1 0 .979 1969 SF N CF 76 63 53 588.2 150 5 4 1 0 .975 1970 SF N Daily Splits OF 157 155 135 1385.2 326 14 11 7 0 .969 0 37 137 1970 SF N RF 137 127 115 1133.2 257 11 8 7 0 .971 1970 SF N CF 37 28 20 252 70 3 3 1 0 .961 1971 SF N Daily Splits OF 154 152 136 1357.2 329 10 2 1 0 .994 0 35 131 1971 SF N RF 131 124 114 1106 241 7 1 1 0 .996 1971 SF N CF 35 28 22 251.2 85 1 1 0 0 .989 1972 SF N Daily Splits OF 153 153 149 1362.1 345 8 8 3 0 .978 0 14 141 1972 SF N RF 141 139 137 1242 299 8 5 3 0 .984 1972 SF N CF 14 14 12 120.1 41 0 3 0 0 .932 1973 SF N Daily Splits OF 158 157 145 1386.1 346 12 11 5 0 .970 0 2 157 1973 SF N RF 157 156 144 1376.1 347 12 11 5 0 .970 1973 SF N CF 2 1 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1974 SF N Daily Splits OF 148 146 140 1289 305 11 11 3 0 .966 0 8 141 1974 SF N RF 141 138 133 1222 283 11 10 3 0 .967 1974 SF N CF 8 8 7 67 23 0 1 0 0 .958 1975 NY A Daily Splits OF 129 128 98 1095 287 12 4 6 0 .987 1 45 99 1975 NY A RF 99 87 74 768.2 194 8 3 5 0 .985 1975 NY A CF 45 41 24 324.1 94 4 2 1 0 .980 1975 NY A DH 12 12 11 - 1975 NY A LF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1976 CAL A Daily Splits OF 98 97 91 862 199 9 5 3 0 .977 0 2 98 1976 CAL A RF 98 96 91 855 197 9 5 3 0 .976 1976 CAL A CF 2 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1976 CAL A DH 1 1 1 - 1977 CAL A Daily Splits OF 140 139 131 1222.1 272 5 4 0 0 .986 0 0 140 1977 CAL A RF 140 139 131 1222.1 279 5 4 0 0 .986 1977 CAL A DH 18 18 18 - 1978 CHI A Daily Splits OF 22 22 20 185.2 40 3 2 1 0 .956 0 0 22 1978 CHI A RF 22 22 20 185.2 40 3 2 1 0 .956 1978 CHI A DH 3 3 3 - 1978 TEX A Daily Splits OF 111 111 98 971.1 213 13 7 5 0 .970 0 0 111 1978 TEX A RF 111 111 98 971.1 213 13 7 5 0 .970 1978 TEX A DH 18 17 15 - 1978 TOT A RF 133 133 118 1157 253 16 9 6 0 .968 1978 TOT A DH 21 20 18 - 1978 TOT A OF 133 133 118 1157 253 16 9 6 0 .968 0 0 133 1979 CLE A Daily Splits OF 116 115 97 971.2 267 9 6 1 0 .979 0 0 116 1979 CLE A RF 116 115 97 971.2 268 9 6 1 0 .979 1979 CLE A DH 29 29 29 - 1980 STL N Daily Splits OF 70 57 44 514.2 114 5 4 2 0 .967 63 0 15 1980 STL N LF 63 45 42 429.1 85 3 3 0 0 .967 1980 STL N RF 15 12 2 85.1 26 2 1 2 0 .966 1981 CHI N Daily Splits OF 45 45 39 387.1 108 2 2 0 0 .982 0 42 3 1981 CHI N CF 42 42 37 370 104 3 2 0 0 .982 1981 CHI N RF 3 3 2 17.1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total (14 Years) Splits OF 1736 1707 1511 15103.2 3659 128 89 40 0 .977 64 296 1474 Total (14 Years) RF 1474 1413 1278 12453.1 2918 108 71 38 0 .977 Total (10 Years) CF 296 249 191 2219 645 17 16 3 0 .976 Total ( 5 Years) DH 81 80 77 - Total ( 2 Years) LF 64 45 42 431.1 85 3 3 0 0 .967 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1971 SF N Daily Splits OF 3 2 2 20 3 0 1 0 0 .750 0 0 3 1971 SF N RF 3 2 2 20 3 0 1 0 0 .750

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1971 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 1971 NL CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1973 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1973 NL RF 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 1975 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0 1975 AL CF 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 3 1 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 1 Total ( 2 Years) CF 2 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

              Coaching Record

Year Team Position START END 1984 CLE A Coach 4- 3 9-30 1985 CLE A Coach 4- 8 10- 6 1986 CLE A Coach 4- 7 10- 5 1987 CLE A Coach 4- 6 10- 4 1993 SF N First base 4- 6 10- 3 1994 SF N First base 4- 4 8-10 1995 SF N First base 4-26 10- 1 1996 SF N Hitting 4- 1 9-29 Total ( 8 Years)

Ejection Information

As player: Date Team Umpire Reason 5-27-1970 BOX SF N Satch Davidson Called third strike 8-24-1975(1) BOX NY A Hank Soar Called third strike 6-26-1979 BOX CLE A Durwood Merrill Check swing (Threw helmets)

As coach: Date Team Umpire Reason 7- 4-1984 BOX CLE A Ken Kaiser Balls and strikes 6- 2-1986 BOX CLE A Greg Kosc Called third strike 5-12-1993 BOX SF N John McSherry Fighting

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by San Francisco Giants (August 4, 1964).

Traded by San Francisco Giants to New York Yankees in exchange for Bobby Murcer (October 22, 1974).

Traded by New York Yankees to California Angels in exchange for Mickey Rivers and Ed Figueroa (December 11, 1975).

Traded by California Angels with Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Brian Downing, Chris Knapp and Dave Frost (December 5, 1977).

Traded by Chicago White Sox to Texas Rangers in exchange for Claudell Washington and Rusty Torres (May 16, 1978).

Traded by Texas Rangers with Len Barker to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jim Kern and Larvell Blanks (October 3, 1978).

Traded by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jerry Mumphrey and John Denny (December 7, 1979).

Released by St. Louis Cardinals (December 22, 1980).

Signed by Texas Rangers (April 17, 1981).

Sold by Texas Rangers to Chicago Cubs (June 4, 1981).

Released by Chicago Cubs (October 23, 1981).

Signed by New York Yankees (May 18, 1982).

Released by New York Yankees (June 21, 1982).

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