Barry Bonds uses the fewest number of games anyone has ever needed to hit 50 homers in a season

On August 11, 2001 — At Wrigley Field, Joe Borowski serves up home run No. 50 to Barry Bonds and the Giants roll to a 9 – 4 win over the Cubs. Winning pitcher Livan Hernandez is 4 for 4‚ including his first major league homer. He now has 8 straight hits and is 12 for 13. Hernandez, had a 3-for-3 performance against the Phillies on August 5 and going 2-for-3 against the Pirates on the last day in July.

It is the first time in his 16-year career, Bonds hits 50 homeruns in a single season. He also using the fewest number of games anyone has ever needed to hit 50 homers in a season, using just 117 contests. In 1999, Sammy Sosa reached the mark in 121 contests.The 36 year-old Giants outfielder will go yard 23 more times to establish a new big league single-season record with 73 home runs.