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OTD 2004: Barry Bonds Became MLB Walks Leader
July 4, 2004: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds took the 2,191st walk of his career, earning him the all-time MLB record
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Most career BB by a hitter in MLB history:
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 5, 2021
1. Barry Bonds (2,558)
2. Rickey Henderson (2,190)
3. Babe Ruth (2,062)
4. Ted Williams (2,021)
5. Joe Morgan (1,865) pic.twitter.com/ZD06yhjUxY
7x National League MVP Barry Bonds accomplished just about everything a player could hope for as a professional athlete. He holds numerous records to his name, including home runs in a single season (73), career home runs (762), and the highest on-base percentage in a single season (.609). The numbers do not lie.
Bonds was among the game’s greatest hitters of all time, and a terror to pitchers across the league. This fact no doubt contributed to a specific group of records he held concerning walks. These include most walks taken in a single season (232), intentional walks in a single season (120), as well as consecutive games with both walks (18) and with intentional walks (6). All these records culminated into the achievement of having the most walks in MLB history, a feat he achieved on this very day in 2004 and won’t be surpassed anytime soon.
Most walks in a single postseason
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) October 24, 2020
Barry Bonds (2002) 27
Gary Sheffield (1997) 20#Dodgers Max Muncy (2020) 18
Chipper Jones (1999) 18
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