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Bonds Hits 750, 5 from Record

SF Giant slugger comes within 5 of Aaron record after fan causes stir on field

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2007 10:15 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Barry Bonds smacked his 750th home run last night, bringing him just 5 shy of Hank Aaron’s record. The Giants lost to the Diamondbacks 4-3, but Bay Area fans were thrilled enough with the milestone to overlook the team’s third straight loss.

Bonds’ homer in the 8th, which tied the game until Miguel Montero homered for the D-backs in the 10th, came after an incident in which a fan hopped a fence and ran out in the field to Bonds. Bonds calmly greeted the man, put his arm around him, and walked him to security, as fans chanted "Barry! Barry!"  “He just wanted to shake my hand,” Bonds said later.

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds, right, runs the bases after hitting his 750th career home run off Arizona Diamondbacks' Livan Hernandez, left, in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 29, 2007, in San Francisco. The hit puts Bonds within six of breaking Hank Aaron's home run record....
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds, right, runs the bases after hitting his 750th career home run off Arizona Diamondbacks' Livan Hernandez, left, in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 29,...   (Associated Press)
A fan, left, shakes the hand of San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds in left field during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday, June 29, 2007, in San Francisco. Bonds calmly greeted the man and walked him off and into the custody of security personnel....
A fan, left, shakes the hand of San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds in left field during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday, June 29, 2007, in San Francisco. Bonds...   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds swings for his 750th career home run off Arizona Diamondbacks' Livan Hernandez in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 29, 2007, in San Francisco. The hit puts Bonds within six of breaking Hank Aaron's home run record.(AP Photo/Ben Margot)
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds swings for his 750th career home run off Arizona Diamondbacks' Livan Hernandez in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 29, 2007, in San Francisco. The hit...   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds walks with a fan who came to meet him in left field during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, June 29, 2007, in San Francisco. Bonds calmly greeted the man and walked him off and into the custody...
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds walks with a fan who came to meet him in left field during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, June 29, 2007, in San Francisco....   (Associated Press)
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