Baseball History · On This Day On This Day: December 22 Posted on December 22, 2019 by Baseballia 1980 The Cardinals release OF Bobby Bonds. Despite 326 home runs and 456 stolen bases in 13 seasons, he hit just .203 with St. Louis. Bonds will make one more stop, his sixth in the last four years, with the Cubs in 1981 (.215 in 45 games).