Top Sites: HumorFeed About.com I Love Bacon Mad Kane Studio 8 Ironic Times Jon Stewart Mark Fiore More linkage >> More Stuff: lcd tvs Ad information >>		FOR THE RECORD May 22, 2006 Bonds'* 714th* Homer* Ties* Ruth* Record* Oakland,* CA*  |  Barry* Bonds* of* the* San* Francisco* Giants* hit* his* 714th* career* home* run* Saturday* in* a* 4-2* win* over* the* Oakland* Athletics* to* tie* Babe* Ruth* for* second* place* in* Major* League* Baseball* history*. Bonds* ended* a* nine-game* slump* with* a* shot* into* the* first* deck* of* the* elevated* stands* in* right-center* during* San* Francisco's* 4-2* victory* over* the* A's*. The* second-inning* drive* landed* about* eight* rows* up* in* the* seats* just* to* the* left* of* the* scoreboard*. Although* the* A's* don't* provide* estimated* distances* on* home* runs*, this* one* appeared* to* travel* about* 400* feet*.
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