Splash 45 - Road to History

• August 8th, 2007: SF Giants vs. Washington Nationals
• 1st Inning: Barry Bonds LHB vs. Tim Redding RHP
• Career Home Run 757, hit 24 hours after breaking the MLB record
• 438 ft down the right field line, Splash 45
• Game winning hit in a 5-0 shutout
• Matt Cain would become the winning picture and hit his first career home run
• Bruce Bochy would get his 1000th managerial win, becoming the 55th manager in baseball history to do so
• Barry Bonds would later sign the ball on his last home day as a Giant in 2007
• Peter McGowan, the architect of the ball, would later sign the sweet spot on his last day as Giants Managing Partner
• 2009 McCoveys Restaurant, Willie McCovey signs his first splash ball
• 2010 Guardian Dinner, Orlando Cepeda would sign 757
• 2010 Spring Training, Tim Redding would sign 757 after pitching a start at the Colorado Rockies old spring training camp in Tucson, Corbett Field
• 2010 Community Fund lunch, Matt Cain would sign 757 with WP+HR1
• 2010 Community Fund lunch, Bruce Bochy would sign 757 with 1000Win
• 2010, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry sign 757
• 2010, Dec., Willie Mays would see 757 and take a photo with Aireka