Bonds Knocks #735
April 4, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under History
Barry Bonds hit his 735th homer off the Padres Chris Young in the first inning Wednesday night. Someone suggested (I forget who) that we use Bonds’ pursuit of history as a reason to celebrate Hank Aaron. I think that’s a great idea, so here we go.
Aaron pounded his 735th home run off the late Pat Dobson on April 26, 1975, at Yankee Stadium. With the Brewers trailing, 8-0, Aaron hammered a solo shot in the seventh inning. He also singled and grounded into a double play in the game. Hall of Famer Robin Yount, then just 19 years old, was Milwaukee’s starting shortstop. The right fielder for the Yankees? Bobby Bonds.
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