Baseball Guru
04-13-2002, 05:45 AM
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Sports Writer
April 13, 2002, 4:08 AM EDT
Now that Barry Bonds has caught Harmon Killebrew, the San Francisco slugger can set his sights on Mark McGwire -- again.
Bonds hit his 573rd homer, tying Killebrew for sixth place on the career list, and the Giants beat Milwaukee 5-1 at Pacific Bell Park on Friday night for the Brewers' sixth straight loss.
Bonds connected for a three-run shot off Ben Sheets (1-2) in the third inning, his major league-leading sixth homer of the season.
"I knew it was gone," Bonds said. "If it wasn't, the ballpark needs to be smaller."
Next up for Bonds, quickly climbing the career home run chart, is McGwire, who is fifth with 583.
Bonds already eclipsed Big Mac's biggest number, hitting 73 home runs last season to break McGwire's single-season record of 70 set in 1998.
AP Sports Writer
April 13, 2002, 4:08 AM EDT
Now that Barry Bonds has caught Harmon Killebrew, the San Francisco slugger can set his sights on Mark McGwire -- again.
Bonds hit his 573rd homer, tying Killebrew for sixth place on the career list, and the Giants beat Milwaukee 5-1 at Pacific Bell Park on Friday night for the Brewers' sixth straight loss.
Bonds connected for a three-run shot off Ben Sheets (1-2) in the third inning, his major league-leading sixth homer of the season.
"I knew it was gone," Bonds said. "If it wasn't, the ballpark needs to be smaller."
Next up for Bonds, quickly climbing the career home run chart, is McGwire, who is fifth with 583.
Bonds already eclipsed Big Mac's biggest number, hitting 73 home runs last season to break McGwire's single-season record of 70 set in 1998.