After all, he got his 714 home runs in a lot less at bats than either of those guys. At one time Ruth was more than 300 home runs ahead of the second place guy. And Babe Ruth was a pitcher for most of his career with the Red Sox. Some of his pitching records (Yes, even in the World Series on the Red Sox, remember it was them that traded him to the the Yankees and began the Curse) held for a long time too. Bonds wasn't the first guy to be intentionally walked with the bases loaded. Ruth also would pitch and not bat ninth in the order either sometimes.