With the single-season home run record in 2001, and membership in the "700 Home Run Club" in 2004 already checked off his to-do list, slugger Barry Bonds was stalking Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in 2005. While Bonds pursuit was cut extremely short by injury and surgeries in 2005, he still hit like clockwork in the 14 games he played, smacking 5 homers, and racking up a .404 OBP, in 52 plate appearances. Bonds' first game back from the IL was 9/12/05, and it just so happens he was wearing the offered 2005 San Francisco Gigantes jersey. A nod to the Hispanic community, this Spanish language home jersey type was debuted by the Giants in '05, when they wore it just three times. Two of the games came in May, and the third was in September, with this final occasion being Bonds only opportunity to take the field in this handsome gamer, going 1-for-4 on the day, with a double and a run scored.



Big and bold "Gigantes" lettering spans the front, Bonds number "25" and an MLB logo patch are seen on the back, and a Giants logo patch occupies the left sleeve. Also noted on the left sleeve is a Majestic logo, while a Majestic factory label with adjacent size "52" resides on the left front tail. As can be expected from use during just a single game, this jersey shows only light signs of wear, including traces of soiling on the left shoulder that could be pine tar from contact with Bonds' bat. The accompanying MEARS LOA cites a game use grade of (A5) and numerous Getty Images are available for style match. As the Giants seldom wear their Spanish language jersey, game-worn examples are rare and the number worn by Bonds has to be very small as his window after this one was 2006-2007.

Opening Bid $400.