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Barry Bonds Passes Hank Aaron, Hits 756 Tuesday Night
Barry Bonds sent Mike Bacsik’s 3-2 delivery deep into the right-centerfield seats in the bottom of the fifth to break Hank Aaron’s career home run record. The blast by Bonds gave the Giants a 5-4 lead but the Washington Nationals managed to rally for four runs in the eighth and even the three game series at 1-1 in their 8-6 win in San Francisco.
Nobody in the packed AT&T Park seemed to care much about the final score, but rather appreciated the history of the night. Regarded as the greatest individual record in sports, the home run record had belonged to Hank Aaron for 33 years but Bonds put together a five year stretch between 2000-04 in which he hit 49, 73, 46, 45, and 45 home runs to become a legitimate threat to mark.
The 43-year-old Bonds finished the night 3-3 with a double and single added to the record-breaking bomb. After Bonds took his spot in left field in the top of the sixth Giants manager Bruce Bochy replaced the future Hall of Famer with Dave Roberts as the Giants fans gave the 22-year vet a standing ovation as he left the field.
