With the Barry Bonds steroids/lying to Congress trial going on right now, here is a 1969 Topps baseball card featuring Barry’s dad, Bobby Bonds, who had a stellar major league career without any chemical enhancement. He played 14 years in the majors, mostly for the San Francisco Giants, and was a player with a rare combination of power and speed, with 461 stolen bases, 332 home runs and 1,024 RBI for his career. Bonds also was a good fielder, winning 3 Gold Gloves. He is one of only 5 players in baseball history to hit a grand slam home run in his first major league game. As a player, coach, scout and front office employee, Bonds spent a total of 23 seasons in the Giants’ organization. He died in 2003 of complications from lung cancer and a brain tumor.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
06
Apr