IV

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 266

Congratulating Barry Bonds on his spectacular, record-breaking season for

the San Francisco Giants and Major League Baseball.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 16, 2001

Ms. PELOSI submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the

Committee on Government Reform

RESOLUTION

Congratulating Barry Bonds on his spectacular, recordbreaking season for the San Francisco Giants and Major

League Baseball.

Whereas Barry Bonds has brought distinction to Major

League Baseball and excellence to the San Francisco Giants, following in the baseball footsteps of his father,

Bobby Bonds, and his godfather, Willie Mays;

Whereas Barry Bonds has had an outstanding career that so

far includes 3 Most Valuable Player awards, 10 All-Star

Game appearances, 8 Rawlings Gold Glove awards, and

the distinction of being named Player of the Decade for

the 1990s by the Sporting News;

Whereas in 2001 Barry Bonds had one of the greatest seasons in Major League Baseball history, achieving 73
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home runs, a slugging average of .863, and an on-base

percentage of .515;

Whereas Barry Bonds has established himself as the most

prolific single-season home run hitter in Major League

Baseball history, hitting his 73rd home run on October

7, 2001, eclipsing the previous record of 70 home runs

set by Mark McGwire in 1998;

Whereas Barry Bonds has attained the rank of 7th place on

the all-time Major League Baseball home run list with

567;

Whereas Barry Bonds drove in 136 runs to set a Giants

franchise record for runs batted in by a left fielder, and

has recorded at least 100 RBI’s in each of 10 different

seasons;

Whereas of Bonds’ 73 home runs, 24 gave San Francisco the

lead and 7 tied the game;

Whereas Barry Bonds also hit the 500th home run of his career during the 2001 season, a 2-run game-winning home

run which landed in the waters of McCovey Cove, San

Francisco;

Whereas Barry Bonds, at age 37, is the oldest player in

Major League Baseball history to hit more than 50, 60,

and 70 home runs in a single season;

Whereas Barry Bonds has recorded 484 stolen bases in his

career, becoming the only Major League Baseball player

to both hit more than 400 home runs and steal more

than 400 bases;

Whereas Barry Bonds’ 233 stolen bases achieved while playing for San Francisco place him 6th on the Giants franchise list behind his father, Bobby, who is 5th with 263

stolen bases;
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Whereas Barry Bonds has proven himself to be an active

leader not only in the Giants clubhouse but also in the

community, donating approximately $100,000 to the September 11th Fund to aid the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania;

and

Whereas Barry Bonds has also devoted his time and money

to support the Link & Learn Program of the United

Way, and has been an active participant in numerous

other San Francisco Bay area community efforts: Now,

therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives con2 gratulates Barry Bonds on his spectacular record-breaking

3 season in 2001 and outstanding career in Major League

4 Baseball, wishes him continued success in the seasons to

5 come, and thanks him for his contributions to baseball and

6 to his community.

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