73 Single Season Home Runs by Barry Bonds

1961 was the year of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. 1998 belonged to Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire. 2001 saw only one home run king, Barry Bonds. Bonds was not satisfied with breaking the now three year old single season home run record. He also set new records for slugging percentage (.863), walks (171), and home runs per at bat (6.52). He broke his personal record with one-hundred thirty-one runs batted in and finished the season with a .328 batting average. His on base percentage (.515), the best in the National League since John McGraw in 1900. Bonds became the oldest player to lead a league in home runs and also became the oldest player to reach the fifty, sixty, and seventy home run plateaus.

The record breaking long ball came off of Los Angeles' Chan Ho Park on October 5. The new high did not last long, as Bonds went yard two innings later. Bonds finished up with one more trip around the bases two days later, leaving the new record at seventy-three. Bonds continued his dominance over the following years, but never again reached his 2001 numbers. Baseball Almanac is proud to present those seventy-three unforgettable home runs.

"When he (Wilfredo Rodriguez) threw the first pitch, I just was 'Wow.' It's really rare when you see left-handers that throw harder than Billy Wagner or Randy Johnson. He doesn't throw as hard as them, but he's not that far off. When he threw the first pitch, I was like, 'Whoa, this guy throws harder than it looked like when he was warming up.'" - Barry Bonds

73 Single Season Home Runs by Barry Bonds The Unforgettable 73
#	Date	Pitcher	Team (AWAY)	Inn	Outs	Count	RBI	Length
1	04-02-2001	Woody Williams	San Diego	5^th	1	0-0	1	420' LCF
2	04-12-2001	Adam Eaton	SAN DIEGO	4^th	1	1-0	1	417' RCF
3	04-13-2001	Jamey Wright	MILWAUKEE	1^st	1	0-1	2	440' RCF
4	04-14-2001	Jimmy Haynes	MILWAUKEE	5^th	1	2-0	3	410' RF
5	04-15-2001	David Weathers	MILWAUKEE	8^th	2	1-1	1	390' LCF
6	04-17-2001	Terry Adams	Los Angeles	8^th	0	2-0	2	417' RF
7	04-18-2001	Chan Ho Park	Los Angeles	7^th	2	0-0	1	420' RCF
8	04-20-2001	Jimmy Haynes	Milwaukee	4^th	1	0-0	2	410' LCF
9	04-24-2001	Jim Brower	Cincinnati	3^rd	1	3-2	2	380' RCF
10	04-26-2001	Scott Sullivan	Cincinnati	8^th	2	3-2	2	430' CF
11	04-29-2001	Manny Aybar	Chicago	4^th	2	2-1	1	370' RF
12	05-02-2001	Todd Ritchie	PITTSBURGH	5^th	2	3-2	2	420' LCF
13	05-03-2001	Jimmy Anderson	PITTSBURGH	1^st	1	3-1	2	420' LCF
14	05-04-2001	Bruce Chen	PHILADELPHIA	6^th	1	1-1	2	360' RF
15	05-11-2001	Steve Trachsel	New York	4^th	0	3-2	1	410' RCF
16	05-17-2001	Chuck Smith	FLORIDA	3^rd	1	0-1	2	420' RCF
17	05-18-2001	Mike Remlinger	ATLANTA	8^th	1	0-1	1	391' RF
18	05-19-2001	Odalis Perez	ATLANTA	3^rd	0	3-2	1	416' RCF
19	05-19-2001	Jose Cabrera	ATLANTA	7^th	0	2-0	1	440' RCF
20	05-19-2001	Jason Marquis	ATLANTA	8^th	2	3-0	1	410' LCF
21	05-20-2001	John Burkett	ATLANTA	1^st	2	2-2	1	415' CF
22	05-20-2001	Mike Remlinger	ATLANTA	7^th	1	0-0	1	436' CF
23	05-21-2001	Curt Schilling	ARIZONA	4^th	0	2-0	1	430' CF
24	05-22-2001	Russ Springer	ARIZONA	9^th	0	0-0	2	410' LCF
25	05-24-2001	John Thomson	Colorado	3^rd	2	2-2	1	400' RF
26	05-27-2001	Denny Neagle	Colorado	1^st	1	3-1	2	390' RF
27	05-30-2001	Robert Ellis	Arizona	2^nd	0	0-0	1	420' RF
28	05-30-2001	Robert Ellis	Arizona	6^th	1	3-1	2	410' CF
29	06-01-2001	Shawn Chacon	COLORADO	3^rd	1	2-0	2	420' RF
30	06-04-2001	Bobby Jones	San Diego	4^th	0	2-1	1	410' CF
31	06-05-2001	Wascar Serrano	San Diego	3^rd	1	1-1	2	410' LCF
32	06-07-2001	Brian Lawrence	San Diego	7^th	2	1-1	2	450' CF
33	06-12-2001	Pat Rapp	Anaheim	1^st	2	0-0	1	320' RF
34	06-14-2001	Lou Pote	Anaheim	6^th	1	2-1	1	430' RCF
35	06-15-2001	Mark Mulder	Oakland	1^st	2	3-1	1	380' LCF
36	06-15-2001	Mark Mulder	Oakland	6^th	1	2-1	1	430' RCF
37	06-19-2001	Adam Eaton	SAN DIEGO	5^th	1	2-1	1	375' RCF
38	06-20-2001	Rodney Myers	SAN DIEGO	8^th	0	2-1	2	347' RF
39	06-23-2001	Darryl Kile	ST. LOUIS	1^st	1	3-1	2	380' RF
40	07-12-2001	Paul Abbott	SEATTLE	1^st	2	2-0	1	429' RCF
41	07-18-2001	Mike Hampton	Colorado	4^th	0	2-1	1	320' RF
42	07-18-2001	Mike Hampton	Colorado	5^th	1	0-1	2	360' LF
43	07-26-2001	Curt Schilling	ARIZONA	4^th	0	0-0	1	375' RF
44	07-26-2001	Curt Schilling	ARIZONA	5^th	1	0-0	4	370' LCF
45	07-27-2001	Brian Anderson	ARIZONA	4^th	0	1-1	1	440' RF
46	08-01-2001	Joe Beimel	Pittsburgh	1^st	2	1-0	1	400' RCF
47	08-04-2001	Nelson Figueroa	Philadelphia	6^th	1	2-2	2	405' RF
48	08-07-2001	Danny Graves	CINCINNATI	11^th	0	1-1	1	430' RCF
49	08-09-2001	Scott Winchester	CINCINNATI	3^rd	1	0-0	1	350' RF
50	08-11-2001	Joe Borowski	CHICAGO	2^nd	2	2-2	3	396' CF
51	08-14-2001	Ricky Bones	Florida	6^th	1	0-2	4	410' RF
52	08-16-2001	A.J. Burnett	Florida	4^th	0	1-0	1	380' RF
53	08-16-2001	Vic Darensbourg	Florida	8^th	0	1-2	3	430' RCF
54	08-18-2001	Jason Marquis	Atlanta	8^th	1	2-2	1	415' RCF
55	08-23-2001	Graeme Lloyd	MONTREAL	9^th	1	3-1	1	380' RCF
56	08-27-2001	Kevin Appier	NEW YORK	5^th	0	1-0	1	375' RCF
57	08-31-2001	John Thomson	Colorado	8^th	1	0-2	2	400' RF
58	09-03-2001	Jason Jennings	Colorado	4^th	0	1-0	1	435' RCF
59	09-04-2001	Miguel Batista	Arizona	7^th	2	0-0	1	420' RCF
60	09-06-2001	Albie Lopez	Arizona	2^nd	2	2-2	1	420' RCF
61	09-09-2001	Scott Elarton	COLORADO	1^st	1	1-1	1	488' RCF
62	09-09-2001	Scott Elarton	COLORADO	5^th	2	2-2	1	361' RF
63	09-09-2001	Todd Belitz	COLORADO	11^th	1	0-1	3	394' RCF
64	09-20-2001	Wade Miller	Houston	5^th	2	1-0	2	410' CF
65	09-23-2001	Jason Middlebrook	SAN DIEGO	2^nd	2	2-1	1	411' CF
66	09-23-2001	Jason Middlebrook	SAN DIEGO	4^th	1	2-0	1	365' LF
67	09-24-2001	James Baldwin	LOS ANGELES	7^th	2	1-1	1	360' RF
68	09-28-2001	Jason Middlebrook	San Diego	2^nd	2	3-0	1	440' RCF
69	09-29-2001	Chuck McElroy	San Diego	6^th	0	2-1	1	435' RF
70	10-04-2001	Wilfredo Rodriguez	HOUSTON	9^th	0	1-1	1	480' RCF
71	10-05-2001	Chan Ho Park	Los Angeles	1^st	2	1-0	1	440' RCF
72	10-05-2001	Chan Ho Park	Los Angeles	3^rd	0	1-1	1	410' CF
73	10-07-2001	Dennis Springer	Los Angeles	1^st	2	3-2	1	380' RF
The Unbreakable 73 : Barry Bonds

Did you know that Barry Bonds passed ten fellow members (Eddie Murray, Mel Ott, Eddie Matthews, Ernie Banks, Ted Williams, Willie McCovey, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Mike Schmidt & Reggie Jackson) of the 500 Home Runs Club during the 2001 season?

Click the player to Hear Barry Bonds' 70th Home Run

Barry Bonds 2001 season trivia: 1. More home runs (seventeen) were hit by Bonds on Thursday than any other day. 2. Bonds became the oldest player to lead either league in home runs AND the oldest player to hit fifty, sixty and seventy home runs. 3. Bonds became the the fastest player in a season to reach the thirty, forty, fifty, sixty and seventy plateaus.

During the postgame press conference Barry Bonds was joined by his daughters Shikari and Aisha and his son Nikolai. He said in regards to number seventy, "Wow. It was electrifying. It came with a victory, and that's what made it really special."