SF Giants history: Barry Bonds' most iconic home run turns 18

SF Giants great Barry Bonds hit countless huge home runs in his career, but none will be as memorable as the one he hit on August 7, 2007. That homer broke the career home run record and will forever have a place in history.

It was Bonds' 756th career home run and broke the previous record held by Hank Aaron. There will always be controversy surrounding Bonds' accomplishment, but the homer is still one of the most indelible moments in Giants history.

SF Giants history: Remembering Bonds' 756th homer

The home run came against the Washington Nationals who are currently in town playing against the Giants right now.

Bonds had so many memorable milestone homers in his storied career. He broke all of them down with Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper in a recent video.

Speaking about the 756th homer, Bonds said that he was incredibly tired at that time since there was so much media attention on him leading up to him breaking the record. He said that he mainly felt relief that it was finally over and that he would not have to be asked about it anymore or deal with the pressure of trying to get it done.

After he hit the homer, Bonds addressed the crowd with a microphone and looked up to the sky to thank his late father, Bobby Bonds, who was his coach and taught him to be the hitter he was. His godfather Willie Mays was also right there by his side.

Kuiper shared his memory of the milestone and there is video of him reading from notes, something he hardly ever did, in the broadcast booth as he dropped his memorable, "Bonds stands alone!" line as his broadcast partner Mike Krukow peeks over at him with a look that reads as, "What are you doing over there?"

It was a special moment for both of those two men obviously, but for everyone in attendance that night and Giants fans everywhere who got to experience a piece of baseball history.

These days, you can catch Bonds hanging out at concerts or behind the batting cage at Giants games helping out young hitters. He has still remained heavily involved with the Giants which is awesome to see because he is a franchise legend and is such a great resource for players with his endless knowledge on hitting.

One can only hope he will be enshrined officially in Cooperstown one day, but even if he is not Giants fans will never forget his greatness and will never forget that night 18 years ago when he became the Home Run King.

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