» August 11, 1986: The Cubs parade a record 10 pitchers in a 17-inning 10–8 loss to the Pirates. Pittsburgh uses seven hurlers. The game is a continuation of a contest started on April 20, but was postponed because of darkness. Barry Jones, the winning pitcher who strikes out the side, and Barry Bonds, who hit the game winning RBI, were in the minors when the game started. Loser Frank DiPino started the season with Houston.

» June 8, 1989: The Pirates send 16 batters to the plate in the 1st and taking a 10–0 lead (Pittsburgh's best inning since September, 1942) on eight hits, two for extra bases (Rey Quinones' double and Barry Bonds' 3-run homer) The Bucs leave the bases loaded. Announcer Jim Rooker crows that if the Pirates lose this game he'll walk back to Pittsburgh. Von Hayes answers Rooker with a 2-run homer in the 1st, another in the 3rd, Steve Jeltz goes deep in the 4th and 6th innings, one from each side of the plate, and score after six is 11–10. The Phils explode for five in the 8th to make the final, 15–11. Rooker did not make good on his promise until after the season, when he will conduct a charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.

» July 5, 1989: Barry Bonds homers in Pittsburgh's 6–4 loss to the Giants, giving Barry and father Bobby Bonds the ML father-and-son home run record with 408. The Bells (Gus Bell and Buddy Bell) and the Berras (Yogi Berra and Dale Berra) had shared the record of 407.

» August 20, 1989: Howard Johnson hits his 30th home run of the season in the Mets 5–4 loss to the Dodgers and joins Barry Bonds and Willie Mays as the only players to achieve 30 home runs and 30 SBs in two different seasons.

» September 19, 1990: Doug Drabek wins his 20th game and Barry Bonds hits his 30th and 31st home runs, as Pittsburgh beats Chicago 8–7. Two days later Bonds will steal his 50th base of the season.

» October 3, 1990: Cecil Fielder becomes the 11th player ever to hit 50 home runs when he belts his 50th and 51st in the Tigers' season finale, a 10–3 win over New York. He is the first AL player since 1961 to reach the 50 mark. Kevin Maas and Gary Ward also homer as Jack Morris (15–18) is the winner. Maas ends the season with 21 homers and 41 RBI, the only player, till Barry Bonds in 2001 to not double his homer total in RBI.

» November 19, 1990: Pittsburgh's Barry Bonds wins the National League MVP Award, easily outdistancing teammate and runner-up Bobby Bonilla. Bonds hit .301 with 23 home runs, 114 RBI, and 52 stolen bases.

» September 16, 1991: Barry Bonds homers and drives in his 100th run for the 2nd consecutive season, just the 8th Pirate to accomplish that. Pittsburgh beats the Cubs, 9–2,

» November 5, 1991: Terry Pendleton of the Braves wins the National League MVP Award. The third baseman led the NL in batting average and hits, tied for first in total bases and was 3rd in slugging. He'll be named Comeback Player of the Year—the first player to raise his average 80 points and add 15 home runs—and win his 3rd Gold Glove. Barry Bonds is runner-up; the two will switch places next year.

» January 31, 1992: The Pirates sign OF Barry Bonds to a one-year contract worth $4.7 million, the largest-ever one-year deal.

» September 15, 1992: At St. Louis, the Pirates edge the Cards, 4–2 behind homers by Jeff King, Barry Bonds, and Andy Van Slyke. Mark Clark (3–10) is the loser. Bucs RF Alex Cole helps with a 9–3 putout in the 2nd inning to nip Clark.

» September 18, 1992: Pittsburgh's Barry Bonds hits his 30th home run of the season off Philadelphia's Terry Mulholland in the Pirates' 5–2 win over the Phillies. Bonds thus becomes the 5th player in history to have a pair of 30-HR, 30-stolen bases seasons. The others include his father, Willie Mays, Howard Johnson, and Ron Gant.

» September 20, 1992: Phillies 2B Mickey Morandini becomes the 9th player in history to turn an unassisted triple play in Philadelphia's 13 inning 3–2 loss to the Pirates. With runners on 1st and 2nd in the 6th inning, Morandini caught Jeff King's line drive, stepped on 2nd to double up Andy Van Slyke, and tagged out Barry Bonds, who was running from 1st.

» September 26, 1992: The Mets lose to the Pirates, 19–2 as the Bucs collect 20 hits, including homers by Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke. Van Slyke adds a triple and Lloyd McClendon has a homer and 4 RBIs. IF Bill Pecota pinch hits and pitches the last inning for NY, becoming the first position player ever to hurl an inning for the Mets. He gives up one hit and one run.

» October 13, 1992: The Pirates even the NLCS at three games apiece with a 13–4 rout of the Braves. Tim Wakefield wins his 2nd game of the series. Barry Bonds and Lloyd McClendon each have two hits in Pittsburgh's 8–run 2nd inning to tie a playoff record.

» December 8, 1992: It's signing day as the Giants ink free agent OF Barry Bonds and make him baseball's highest–paid player, with a 6-year contract worth $43.75 million.

» May 14, 1993: At San Diego in the top of the 8th, Matt Williams is at bat with runners on 1B and 3B. Padres pitcher Greg Harris than picks off Barry Bonds at 1B unassisted for the 2nd out.

» August 2, 1994: The Giants lose to the Reds, 9-7, despite three home runs from OF Barry Bonds. Bonds picks up four ribbies as the Giants fall two games behind the Dodgers in the Western Division race.

» June 28, 1995: Colorado pulls off a hidden ball trick in a 2-1, 11-inning loss to the host San Francisco Giants. In the first inning, Darren Lewis is tagged out at third base by Vinny Castilla, with Barry Bonds at bat.

» June 30, 1995: Barry Bonds has four hits, including a pair of homers, and drives in five runs to pace the Giants to a 7–6 win over the Padres. His 2nd homer is a 2-run shot with two outs in the 9th inning off Trevor Hoffman, his 1st walk-off home run at home. Chris Hook (3–0) is the winner.

» September 3, 1995: The Mets outslug the Giants, 11–6, despite Barry Bonds hitting the Giants 11,00th franchise homer. Barry's father hit the 8,000th franchise homer 24 years ago, on September 3, 1971.

» April 27, 1996: Barry Bonds hits two homers, the 300th and 301st of his career, then with the Giants leading 6–1, he is tossed out of the game for disputing a 6th-inning, 3rd-strike call. Bonds is only the 4th major leaguer to hit 300 homers and steal 300 bases, joining his father Bobby Bonds, his godfather Willie Mays, and Andre Dawson. Bonds Sr. is the first base coach today, filling in for Jim Davenport, while Dawson, playing left field for the Marlins, has the best view of the two homers. Mark Leiter (2–3) allows six hits for the 6–3 win, with Rod Beck getting the final out.

» April 30, 1996: Led by Barry Bonds' two homers, one a grand slam, the Giants rally from four runs down to top the Padres 9–4. Bonds finishes the first month with 11 home runs, tying mark for most homers in April.

» May 9, 1996: The Cardinals use an 11-run 8th inning to beat the Giants, 16–8. Willie McGee's grand slam is the highlight of the inning, and Luis Alicea also adds four RBI in the game. Barry Bonds hits his league high 15th homer to pace the Giants.

» June 13, 1996: Barry Bonds has four hits, including his first homer in more than a month, to lead the Giants to a 12–8 win over the Astros. Down 9–0 after two innings, the Astros score six in the 5th, including Sean Berry's pinch grand slam.

» July 1, 1996: In San Francisco, Barry Bonds and Mark Carreon homer to lead the Giants to a 9–6 win over the Rockies. The win snaps a 10-game losing streak, the longest for the Giants since a 10-game skein in 1985 and a 13-game losing streak in 1944.

» August 25, 1996: The Giants defeat the visiting Expos 7–2 and Barry Bonds sits, ending his consecutive game streak at 357, a Giants record. Bonds had pinch hit in the previous two games.

» September 16, 1996: Steve Finley's lead off home run in the 11th gives the Padres a 2–1 over the host Giants. SF's only run is Barry Bonds 40th, and he joins Hank Aaron and Jose Canseco as the only players with 40 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a season.

» September 25, 1996: In a 7–5 win over the Dodgers, Barry Bonds goes 1–1 and receives an intentional walk, giving him a new National League record of 149 walks in a season. He also swipes two bases giving him 39. The Dodgers get a homer from Eric Karros, his 34th, and a 2-run pinch homer from Billy Ashby. Of Ashby's nine homers, five have been pinch hits, one short of Johnny Frederick's record. The Giants win clinches a tie for the NL West.

» September 27, 1996: Barry Bonds steals his 40th base to become the 2nd player, after Jose Canseco, to reach 40 homers and 40 steals in a season. He has 42 homers. San Francisco tops Colorado, 9–3, with a 7-run 7th.

» November 1, 1996: The major league All-Star team opens their 8-game series in Japan with a 6–5 loss to the Japan All-Stars. Players include Cal Ripken, Sammy Sosa, Steve Finley, Brady Anderson, Barry Bonds, Mike Piazza, Hideo Nomo, Gary Sheffield, Alex Rodriguez, and Shane Reynolds.

» April 30, 1997: In an 11–5 win over the Cubs, Rockies star Larry Walker hits his 11th homer in April, tying the NL record. Willie Stargell, Mike Schmidt, Gary Sheffield, and Barry Bonds have done it.

» May 14, 1997: Barry Bonds' solo homer in the 10th inning leads San Francisco to a 4–2 win over Cincinnati. The Giants' 4th consecutive victory improves their record to 23-13, their best start in 24 years. The Giants opened the 1973 season at 25-11. On the other end, Cincinnati is off to its worst start in 47 years. The Reds (11-26) have lost four in a row for their worst opening mark since 1950, when they had an identical record.

» May 16, 1997: Montreal spots the Giants an early 9-run lead, then stages its biggest rally in franchise history to win, 14–13. Barry Bonds and Glenallen Hill homer as the Giants take an 11-2 lead after three innings. Montreal responds with four runs in the fourth, three in the fifth and three more in the sixth for a 12-11 lead.

» May 26, 1997: Barry Bonds has three hits, including a game-winning leadoff home run in the 9th, to give the Giants a 4–3 win over the Astros. Craig Biggio is 4-for-5 for Houston.

» June 18, 1997: The Giants win their 2nd straight against the Mariners, 4–2, behind Mark Gardner three hitter for seven 2/3 innings. Stan Javier hits his third interleague home run. Javier, who spent eight seasons in the American League, has just those three home runs this season. The two teams set a major league record by having four sons of former major leaguers in the lineups: Ken Griffey Jr., Jose Cruz Jr., Barry Bonds, and Javier.

» September 21, 1997: The 1st-place Giants top the Padres, 8–5 when Stan Javier snaps a 9th inning tie with a 2-run triple. In the 4th, Barry Bonds legs out an inside-the-park homer when his fly ball in the sun bounces off Greg Vaughn's knee.

» May 28, 1998: With Arizona leading the Giants, 8–6, in the bottom of the 9th with the bases loaded, manager Buck Showalter orders reliever Gregg Olson to intentionally walk Barry Bonds to bring home the Giants' 7th run. It is only the 4th bases–loaded intentional walk in major league history and the first since Swish Nicholson on July 23, 1944.

» August 2, 1998: Welcome to the Bigs. The Phils' Mike Welch makes his first big league start and the Giants greet him with three consecutive homers in the 2nd inning. Newly acquired Ellis Burks starts the fireworks, then Barry Bonds -- who had tripled in the first inning -- goes deep, then Jeff Kent drills his 15th. Welch takes the loss, allowing eight runs in three innings. Bonds is 4–for–4 with a stolen base to pace the Giants.

» August 23, 1998: Giants OF Barry Bonds hits his 26th homer, and 400th career home run, off Kirt Ojala of the Marlins in the Giants' 10–5 victory. He thus becomes the 1st player in major league history with more than 400 career home runs and 400 career steals.

» September 4, 1998: With his Giants down 6–0, Barry Bonds, with 23 stolen bases so far, attempts to steal 2B but is thrown out. Ellis Burks then hits a home run and the Giants end up losing, 8–5. Bonds ends the game with a National League record of 15 straight times reaching base.

» September 5, 1998: Giants OF Barry Bonds strikes out in the 1st inning of the game against the Dodgers to snap his National League record streak of reaching base safely 15 consecutive times. Bonds went 9–for–9 in the streak, which surpassed the old mark set by Pedro Guerrero in 1985. The Dodgers take the game by a score of 6–3.

» September 12, 1998: Mark McGwire draws his 152nd walk of the season, to break the National League mark set by Barry Bonds, as the Astros defeat the Cardinals, 3–2.

» September 19, 1998: Mariners SS Alex Rodriguez hits his 40th home run of the season, off Jack McDowell of the Angels, to become the 3rd player in history to have 40 home runs and 40 SBs in the same season. Jose Canseco and Barry Bonds are the others. The Mariners lose the game, however, 5–3.

» April 5, 1999: The Giants defeat the Reds, 11–8, on 3B Charlie Hayes' go–ahead 3–run home run in the 8th inning. Hayes replaced starter Bill Mueller, who broke his toe after being hit by a Brett Tomko pitch as the second batter up in the game. SF OF Barry Bonds sets a National League record by receiving his 290th intentional walk in the 4th inning. The old record was held by Hank Aaron.

» April 20, 1999: Giants star Barry Bonds undergoes surgery on his right arm, which will cause him to be out of action for at least 10 weeks.

» July 15, 1999: The Athletics defeat the Giants, 11-9, in a game in which San Francisco OF Barry Bonds sets an all-time major league record by receiving his 294th intentional walk. Henry Aaron held the previous mark.

» July 22, 1999: The Padres defeat the Giants, 8-7. OF Barry Bonds fans four times for the Giants, while SF P Jerry Spradlin strikes out four Padres in the 7th inning. Spradlin becomes the 1st pitcher in SF history to perform the feat, which has been turned 32 previous times.

» August 20, 1999: The Giants defeat the Brewers, 10-3 as Ramon Martinez, Barry Bonds, and Ellis Burks hit homers.

» August 22, 1999: The Giants defeat the Brewers, 7-3. LF Barry Bonds, 2B Jeff Kent, and RF Ellis Burks hit consecutive home runs for SF in the 1st inning. It is the 2nd time the Giants have performed the feat in three days.

» August 30, 1999: Barry Bonds clubs a pair of homers, including a 2-run no out game-winner in the 10th, to give the Giants a 6–4 win over the Phillies. The win goes to Rich Rodriguez, who has won seven straight since losing June 13, 1997. The 2nd-place Giants have now won 10 of 12.

» April 18, 2000: The Giants defeat the Reds, 13-9, as OF Barry Bonds scores five runs for SF.

» May 1, 2000: The Giants defeat the Mets, 10-3, as Barry Bonds hits the first splashdown homer in Pacific Bell Park history. His 11th home run of the year drops into McCovey Cove just past the right field wall.

» August 29, 2000: The Pirates defeat the Giants, 8-0. Barry Bonds' single is the only hit allowed by Kris Benson (8 innings) and Josias Manzanillo (1 inning).

» November 16, 2000: Giants 2B Jeff Kent wins the NL MVP Award, just edging out teammate Barry Bonds. Kent hit 334 with 33 homers and 114 RBIs for the NL West champs. Bonds had 49 homers and scored 129 runs.

» April 2, 2001: The Giants Livan Hernandez beats the Padres, 3–2, with relief help from Robb Nen, who K's the side in the 9th. Barry Bonds homers for the Giants. Tony Gwynn's 8th inning RBI-single is his 3,110th hit, tying him with Dave Winfield. With his start today, Gwynn becomes the 5th player in NL history to spend 20+ years while playing his entire career with one team. The others are: Cap Anson: 1871-97 Cubs (5 years in the NA); Mel Ott: 1926-47 Giants; Stan Musial: 1941-44, 1946-63 Cardinals; Willie Stargell: 1962-82 Pirates.

» April 17, 2001: The Giants edge the Dodgers, 3-2, as Barry Bonds hits his 500th career home run.

» May 8, 2001: The Devil Rays edge the Orioles, 4-3, as Tampa Bay's Fred McGriff joins Mark McGwire, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Eddie Murray, and Reggie Jackson as the only players to homer off 300 different pitchers in their career. McGriff's solo in the 8th snaps a 3–3 tie.

» May 19, 2001: In a rain-delayed game, the Giants defeat the Braves, 6-3, as Barry Bonds hits three home runs. He takes over 13th place on the all-time homer list.

» May 20, 2001: The Braves defeat the Giants, 11-6, despite two home runs -- #515 and #516 -- by Barry Bonds. His five four-baggers, including four consecutive, in two games ties a ML mark. Bonds also homered on the 17th and 18th, giving him seven home runs in his last four games. Atlanta does a bit of homering of their own, thanks in part to Giants reliever Alan Embree who gives up taters to four of the first six batters he faces in the 7th inning. He is the first reliever since Paul Foytack of the 1963 Los Angeles Angels to surrender four long balls in an inning.

» May 21, 2001: The Diamondbacks double the Giants, 4-2, overcoming another home run by Barry Bonds. His 8th home run in five games ties another ML record.

» May 22, 2001: The Giants lose to the Diamondbacks, 12-8, despite Barry Bonds' 9th home run in the last six games. His streak of six straight games with homers is his 2nd of the season. Mark Grace has four hits, including two doubles.

» May 27, 2001: Against the Rockies' Denny Neagle in the 1st inning, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits the franchise's 12,000th home run. It is Bonds' 26th of the year. Only the Yankees have hit more. Neagle gives up all five runs, including solos to Armando Rios and Rich Aurilia, in the 5–4 loss to SF.

» June 7, 2001: The Padres pound Russ Ortiz (7-4) and outslug the Giants, 10–7, to snap their 8-game losing streak. Cesar Crespo hits his 1st ML homer for the Pads, while his brother Felipe, playing 1B for the Giants in J.T. Snow's absence, hits a pair. It was the 9th time that brothers on opposing teams had both homered in the same game. The last time was when Bret and Aaron Boone did it last year. Barry Bonds hits #32, his 13th homer in 18 games. Mike Darr has four hits and four RBIs for SD.

» June 19, 2001: Trailing 2–0 with two outs in the 9th and an 0–2 count by Robb Nen, San Diego scores three runs and wins in the 15th, 4–3. Rich Aurilia's throwing error with two out allows Phil Nevin to score in the 15th. Barry Bonds belts his 37th homer, setting a mark for dingers before the All-star game. Pinch running, Rickey Henderson steals 3B, snapping a swipe drought of 24 games, his longest. Rickey will still top 20 steals this year for the 23rd straight time.

» June 21, 2001: The Giants beat the Padres, 8-6, as OF Barry Bonds hits his 38th home run to set a new mark for homers hit before the All-Star break.

» June 22, 2001: The Giants double the Cardinals, 10-5, despite a home run by Mark McGwire. It is the first meeting between teams sporting 500-HR hitters (Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire) since 1976.

» July 1, 2001: The Giants clip the Cardinals, 5–4, on Barry Bonds Day. Barry has a double and three walks as Calvin Murray provides the scoring with a 3-run home run. Mark McGwire is 0-for-4 and is now 0-for his last 22 at bats.

» August 9, 2001: The Giants score a 6–4 victory over the Reds in a game marked by two milestone home runs. Ken Griffey Jr. hits the 450th of his career, becoming the youngest player (by 15 days, over Jimmie Foxx) in history to reach that mark. He was also the youngest to hit 350 and 400. Barry Bonds hits his 49th of the season, becoming the fastest to ever reach that number.

» August 11, 2001: Joe Borowski serves up home run No. 50 to Barry Bonds and the Giants roll to a 9–4 win over the Cubs. Winning pitcher Livan Hernandez is 4–for-4, including his first ML homer. He now has eight straight hits and is 12-for-13.

» August 16, 2001: OF Barry Bonds strokes two home runs to lead the Giants to a 5–3 win over the Marlins. The homers give Bonds 53 for the year, setting a new league record for home runs in a season by a lefthanded hitter. Johnny Mize of the Giants held the previous mark with 52 in 1947.

» August 23, 2001: Barry Bonds and Shawon Dunston of the San Francisco Giants became just the 12th pair of teammates to hit back-to-back homers as pinch hitters when they go deep in the top of the ninth. Bonds pinch homer is his first since 1989 and snaps a 5–5 tie. It is also his 549th home run, moving him ahead of Mike Schmidt into 8th place. The Giants win, 10-5.

» September 6, 2001: The Giants edge closer to the Diamondbacks in the NL West race by beating Arizona, 9–5. Barry Bonds hits his 60th home run of the year for SF, becoming just the 5th player in history—and the oldest—to reach the magic mark.

» September 9, 2001: The Giants squeak by the Rockies, 9–4 in 11 innings. Barry Bonds hits three home runs in a game for the 2nd time this season, giving him 63 for the year, besting Roger Maris' mark of 61 for lefthanded hitters.

» September 23, 2001: The Giants rout the Padres, 11–2, as Barry Bonds hits his 65th and 66th home runs of the season. The homers give Bonds a major-league record 34 road round–trippers. He also breaks Babe Ruth's ML mark for most home runs over two seasons by a lefthanded batter (115).

» September 24, 2001: In Los Angeles, Barry Bonds walks his 1st two at bats and then slugs his 67th homer in the 7th inning to give the Giants a 2–1 win over the Dodgers. Bonds hit a pair in his last two at bats yesterday. Bonds now has 35 homers on the road, a ML record.

» October 2, 2001: San Francisco keeps its NL West hopes alive with a 4–1 win over Houston. Barry Bonds is homerless as Kirk Rueter throws 6+ strong innings. The slumping Astros drop into a tie for the NL Central with St. Louis, 5–1 winners over Milwaukee.

» October 3, 2001: San Francisco again pounds the Astros, 11–8. Barry Bonds has no homers, but walks three times and scores 3. His 171 walks is a new ML record, topping Babe Ruth's 1923 base on balls mark. He'll finish with 177. The Astros lose for the 7th time in eight games.

» October 4, 2001: The Giants defeat the Astros, 10-2, as Barry Bonds hits his 70th home run of the season to tie Mark McGwire's ML mark. Rookie P Wilfredo Rodriguez surrenders the historic blast.

» October 5, 2001: Barry Bonds hits his 71st and 72nd home runs of the season to set a new ML single-season mark in the Giants' 11-10 heartbreaking loss to the Dodgers. The 1st inning blast to break the record comes off Dodgers P Chan Ho Park. Rich Aurilia hits his 37th but the Dodgers eliminate the Giants from a possible playoff berth. The game takes four hours: 27 minutes, the longest 9-inning game in ML history. With the Giants eliminated, Bonds will not start tomorrow, but will hit a pinch single on the only good pitch he sees.

» October 7, 2001: The Giants beat the Dodgers, 2-1, as Barry Bonds extends his major-league record with his 73rd home run of the season. He will finish the year with a slugging percentage of .863 to break Babe Ruth's all-time single-season record. Bonds will have 411 total bases, 3rd in the NL behind Luis Gonzalez and Sammy Sosa. He also is the only player besides Kevin Maas to have more than 20 homers and not double his home run total in RBI. (Maas had 21 home run, 41 RBI, in 1991)

» November 19, 2001: San Francisco OF Barry Bonds wins the NL Most Valuable Player award. He becomes the first player in history to win the award four times.

» April 3, 2002: The Giants defeat the Dodgers, 12–0, as Barry Bonds hits a pair of home runs for the second day in a row. He becomes only the second player in history to begin a season with a pair of 2–HR games. Eddie Mathews was the other.

» April 5, 2002: The Giants defeat the Padres, 3–1 in 10 innings on Barry Bonds' 5th home run of the year. In doing so, Bonds ties the mark for most home runs in the 1st four games of the season set by Lou Brock in 1967.

» April 28, 2002: The Giants edge the Reds, 5–4, behind homers by Reggie Sanders and Benito Santiago. Robb Nen relieves in the 8th after Adam Dunn hits a 2-run home run. An insurance run in the top of the 9th offsets another Dunn homer, off Nen. Ump union head John Hirschbeck tells fellow ump Mark Carlson not to issue a warning to Reds P Gabe White after a pitch sails over the head of Barry Bonds. Hirschbeck will be sent a warning letter about this, which will end up before a judge.

» April 30, 2002: For the 2nd day in a row, Barry Bonds belts two homers to lead the Giants to a 12–0 rout of the Dodgers. Winner Russ Ortiz helps with a 2–run home run and batterymate Benito Santiago chips in a 3–run home run. Going back to last year, Bonds is now 10 for his last 14 at bats, with seven homers.

» May 4, 2002: Barry Bonds hits his 400th home run as a Giants, leading the Giants to a 3–0 win over Cincinnati. Ryan Jensen relieves starter Jason Schmidt in the 1st inning and carries a no–hitter into the 8th before surrendering a single to Jason LaRue. Bonds is the first player to hit 400 homers for one team and 100 with another.

» May 25, 2002: The Rockies beat the Giants, 6–3, as Barry Bonds takes over sole possession of 5th place on the all–time home run list with the 584th round–tripper of his career.

» May 28, 2002: Arizona's Miguel Batista hurls nine innings of 1–hit ball against the Giants, but the Giants win in 10 innings, 1–0. Barry Bonds walks off Myers, and Jeff Kent's 2nd hit of the game, off Bret Prinz, moves him to 3rd. Benito Santiago's single wins it. Robb Nen, in relief of Jason Schmidt, picks up the win.

» June 5, 2002: The Giants batter the Padres, 12–2, as Barry Bonds hits his 587th home run to move him into 4th place on the all–time list ahead of Frank Robinson.

» July 9, 2002: In a controversial finish, the All–Star Game ends in a 7–7 tie after 11 innings as both the National and American leagues run out of pitchers. Both managers discuss it with commissioner Bud Selig, who calls the game. Alfonso Soriano and Barry Bonds hit home runs in the contest.

» August 9, 2002: Barry Bonds hits the 600th home run of his career, but the Giants still fall to the Pirates by a score of 4–3. Bonds joins Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays (his godfather) in the exclusive club.

» August 10, 2002: The Giants beat the Pirates, 8–3, as Barry Bonds draws three intentional walks to give him an ML–record 46 for the season. The three intentional passes also tie a record for a 9–inning game. Bonds will receive 68 intentional walks this year, 23 more than the old record, set by the Giants' Willie McCovey in 1969.

» August 27, 2002: Barry Bonds slugs three home runs and a double to lead the Giants to a 7–4 win over the Rockies. It is the 4th three–homer game of Bonds' career.

» September 1, 2002: Arizona tips the Giants, 7–6, as Tony Womack smacks two homers and lays down a 9th inning bunt single to load the bases. David Dellucci follows with a 2-run double to win it. Jeff Kent has two RBIs to reach the 100-RBI mark for the 6th straight time, a record for secondbasemen. D'Back pitchers continue to respect Barry Bonds, walking him four times today. They walked him twice yesterday and four rimes on the 30th, giving him 10 walks in three straight regulation-length games. Barry will have tomorrow off and get a walk on the 3rd.

» September 26, 2002: Livan Hernandez (12–16) pitches a masterful 2–hitter as the Giants beat the Padres, 6–0. Hernandez is tied with Ben Sheets for most losses in the National League. The Giants stay three games ahead of LA for the wild card spot. Reggie Sanders connects twice for homers, and Barry Bonds walks in his 16th straight game to tie Jack Clark's NL record set in 1987. He's walked 194 times; he'll end the year with 198 passes, a new major-league record topping Ruth's mark of 1923. Bonds will finish with a .582 on–base percentage, easily topping the old mark of .553 that Ted Williams had set in 1941.

» September 28, 2002: At San Francisco, the Giants clinch the National League wild card over LA by defeating the Astros, 5–2. The two clubs set a major-league record by using 16 pitchers in the game. Barry Bonds has two RBIs, including a splash homer, his 46th of the year. It's the 20th he's plopped in the bay; only 26 have been hit there. Jeff Bagwell and Lane homer for the Astros.

» October 3, 2002: The Braves defeat the Giants, 7–3, to even their series at one game apiece. Kevin Millwood hurls six strong innings for the victory while Javy Lopez and Vinny Castilla support his pitching with home runs. Rich Aurilia, Barry Bonds, and JD Snow all homer in a losing cause for SF.

» October 5, 2002: The Braves take a 2–1 lead in their series with SF by pounding the Giants, 10–2. Keith Lockhart homers for Atlanta and Barry Bonds for SF. Greg Maddux goes the first six innings for the victory.

» October 7, 2002: The Giants beat the Braves, 3–1, to move on to the NLCS against St. Louis. Russ Ortiz gets his second win of the series while Barry Bonds hits home run number 3.

» October 12, 2002: Three Cardinals home runs help St. Louis to a 5–4 win over the Giants, who lead their NLCS by two games to 1. Jim Edmonds, Eli Marerro, and Mike Matheny clout round–trippers for the Cards while Barry Bonds adds one for SF. Chuck Finley gets the win for St. Louis.

» October 19, 2002: The Giants take the World Series opener with a 4–3 win over the Angels. Barry Bonds, Reggie Sanders, and J.T. Snow homer for SF as Jason Schmidt gets the win. Troy Glaus hits a pair of round–trippers for Anaheim.

» October 20, 2002: The Angels even the Series with an 11–10 win over the Giants. Tim Salmon goes 4–4 with two homers and four RBIs for Anaheim. Reggie Sanders, David Bell, Jeff Kent, and Barry Bonds connect for SF. Postseason sensation Francisco Rodriguez gets the win in relief.

» October 22, 2002: The Angels pound out 16 hits in a 10–4 win over the Giants. Ramon Ortiz goes five innings for the victory. Rich Aurilia and Barry Bonds homer for SF while Scott Spiezio drives in three runs for Anaheim.

» October 26, 2002: With the Giants leading 5–0 after six 1/2 innings, the Angels score three runs in the 7th and three more in the 8th to come away with a 6–5 victory that evens the Series at three games apiece. Scott Spiezio hits a 3–run homer for Anaheim while Darin Erstad also connects. Brendan Donnelly gets the win in relief. Shawon Dunston and Barry Bonds homer for SF.

» November 5, 2002: The Silver Slugger Award winners are announced. Barry Bonds and Mike Piazza win their 10th awards.

» November 11, 2002: Barry Bonds wins his record 5th MVP award, becoming the unanimous choice of the baseball writers.