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San Francisco's Barry Bonds connects on a two-run home run off of Colorado's Byung-Hyun Kim. It was Bonds' career home run number 715, surpassing Babe Ruth on the all time home run list.

This is the first time in nearly 85 years that Ruth hasn’t been in the top two on the career home run list, according to David Vincent of the Society for American Baseball Research. He passed Sam Thompson to move into second on June 20, 1921, when he hit his 127th home run.

Bonds has hit most of his other milestone home runs in San Francisco: 500, 600, 700 along with 660 and 661 to tie and pass godfather Willie Mays. In 2001, Bonds hit the final three of his 73 homers at home to break Mark McGwire’s single-season record of 70.

Aaron passed Ruth in April 1974.

“Watching Barry, I had goosebumps,” said Colorado center fielder Ryan Spilborghs, called up before the game. “It was one of the most incredible baseball moments I’ve ever had.”

This was Bonds’ last chance during the six-game homestand before the Giants left town for another week. He hadn’t homered at home since May 2 against San Diego’s Scott Linebrink.

“Oh, I knew it was gone,” said Bonds, who hit his 49th career homer off Colorado. “I knew it was definitely gone. There was no doubt.”

Kim has a history of giving up notable homers — he allowed tying two-run homers with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to the Yankees’ Tino Martinez and Scott Brosius in Games 4 and 5 of the 2001 World Series.

Kim also gave up a key homer in the World Baseball Classic semifinals in South Korea’s loss to Japan.

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Giants manager Felipe Alou wrote Bonds into the lineup without checking with the seven-time NL MVP about playing in a day game following a night game, aware that Bonds wanted to make history at home.

“That’s one of the reasons I’m playing him without even asking him,” Alou said. “We’re going to be gone for a week. Today’s the perfect day.”

Hitting it in Florida in a near-empty stadium was far from what Bonds or the Giants wanted for his latest feat.

“I’m glad for him. He is a great player, and has had a great career,” St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols said. “It’s going to be tough for anyone else to reach 715.”

Fans at San Diego’s Petco Park booed when a replay of Bonds’ homer was shown on the big screen during the sixth inning of the Cardinals-Padres game. Bonds was booed repeatedly during a season-opening series at San Diego, and a fan threw a toy syringe at him on opening day.

“I’m just wondering how much longer he can do it,” Atlanta pitcher John Smoltz said. “He’s the greatest — in my era — home run hitter I have ever seen.”

Beginning Monday morning, fans with tickets to Sunday’s game were able to bring their stub to a Giants store for their special Bonds 715 home run pin.