Bonds Hits No. 755, Ties Aaron

Giants slugger swats No. 755
By Marie Morris,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 4, 2007 10:16 PM CDT
Bonds Hits No. 755, Ties Aaron
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds reacts just after hitting a home run, his 755th, during the second inning of their Major League Baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Diego, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007. With the hit, Bonds caught Hank Aaron and tied the career home run record. (AP Photo/ Kevork...   (Associated Press)

Barry Bonds hit his 755th career home run tonight in San Diego, tying all-time leader Henry Aaron with a 382-foot clout off instant historical footnote Clay Hensley. Camera flashes sparkled and the fans rose to their feet as the 43-year-old slugger circled the bases and then hugged his son Nikolai, a Giants batboy, after crossing the plate.

Commissioner Bud Selig was on hand for the second-inning milestone, which came after an 8-day drought. Most fans at Petco Park cheered, while some booed and held up signs bearing asterisks. One fan in the bleachers in left center threw a ball onto the field, the AP reports, but whether it was a valuable keepsake or a decoy wasn't clear. (More Barry Bonds stories.)

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