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Roberto Martin Antonio "Bobby" Bonilla (born February 23, 1963 in the Bronx, New York) of Puerto Rican decent, is a former player in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 to 2001.

Bonilla began his career as a first baseman and outfielder, but primarily played third base during his best years with the Pittsburgh Pirates. During that time, he formed a formidable combination alongside stars Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke.

He was a six-time All-Star, and had career statistics of 2010 hits, 287 home runs, 1173 runs batted in, and a career .279 batting average. He was a member of the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins.

Became infamous with the New York Media for the line "I'll show you the Bronx!" ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Career

• Chicago White Sox: 1986
• Pittsburgh Pirates: 1986-1991
• New York Mets: 1992-1995, 1999
• Baltimore Orioles: 1995-1996
• Florida Marlins: 1997-1998
• Los Angeles Dodgers: 1998
• Atlanta Braves: 2000
• St. Louis Cardinals: 2001
• MLB Union Representative: Present

                                    Totals
          
   G     AB   R    H   2B 3B  HR RBI   TB  BB   SO  SB  CS OBP  SLG  AVG
 
  2113 7213 1084 2010 408 61 287 1173 3401 912 1204 45 57 .358 .472 .279

[edit] See also

• Top 500 home run hitters of all time

[edit] External link

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis

Preceded by: Darryl Strawberry	National League Player of the Month April & May 1988	Succeeded by: Will Clark
Preceded by: Will Clark	National League Player of the Month April 1990	Succeeded by: Andre Dawson