July 5, 1989 – History was made with family members playing in the MLB. Barry Bonds hit a Rome Run in Pittsburgh’s 6-4 loss versus San Francisco Giants, joining father Bobby Bonds, who wore played the majority of his career on those same Giants, as the MLB father-son HR record-holders (408).
Bobby was an outfielder with eight different teams, mostly with the Giants, and for his career, he hit .268/.353/.471 (129 OPS+) with 332 career home runs in parts of 14 seasons from 1968-81. His Son Barry is the all-time home run king with 762 homers, and he retired as a career .298/.444/.607.
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