ANOTHER ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
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*.
