From day one of the 2001 campaign, Barry Bonds unleashed a relentless, all-out assault on the single-season home run record. With 11 home runs in April, 17 in May, and 11 in June, Bonds was off to a blistering start. Though he cooled down with just 6 roundtrippers in the month of July, Bonds returned to form with 12 home runs in both August and September. As the season entered the month of October, Bonds was sitting on 69 circuit clouts. On Thursday, October 4, 2001, Bonds crushed a 450-foot blast off Astros rookie lefthander Wilfredo Rodriguez to match Mark McGwire's single season record of 70 home runs. Astros fans, despite assurance of their team's sixth straight loss, cheered wildly as the 37-year-old slugger jubilantly trotted around the bases, pounced upon home plate and pointed both hands to the sky. Offered is that very home plate on which he stood following his celebratory lap around the base path that night. Immortalized in millions of photos worldwide and forever an exceptional part of baseball's rich history. It displays heavy use from that historic game and is authenticated by Major League Baseball with their affixed hologram.