Bond undressed and tied the towel round his waist.
Bonds of deep affection tied the three men together.
Bonds unleashed that disciplined, compact swing and launched his 70th home run of the season, to tie him with Mark McGwire for the major league record.
Should Bonds tie or better Ruth this weekend, the ball may not land in the hands of a fan as a precious souvenir.
In doing so, Bonds ties the mark for most home runs in the first four games of the season, set by Lou Brock in 1967.
Bonds tied Killebrew's 573 with a home run in Friday's 5-1 victory over Milwaukee.
Everyone at AT&T Park wondered whether Bonds could immediately tie the score.
On May 20, Bonds tied Ruth, hitting his 714th career home run to deep right field to lead off the top of the 2nd inning.
On September 22, Bonds tied Henry Aaron's National League career home run record of 733.
Coldly, Bond tore it off the corpse, put it on and tied the sash.