File photo of Giants baseball star Barry Bonds prior to the 2003 Major League All-Star...

File photo showing National League All-Star Barry Bonds of the San Franciso Giants prior to the 2003 Major League All-Star Game in Chicago, on July 15, 2003. Another record-setting season has led Bonds to his fourth straight and unprecedented seventh overall National League Most Valuable Player Award, as voted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on November 15, 2004. The 40-year-old Bonds became the oldest winner of an MVP, surpassing Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Willie Stargell. As co-winner of the MVP in 1979, Stargell turned 39 March 6 of that year. Bonds led the NL in 2004 with a .362 batting average. He also belted 45 homers and drove in 101 runs despite just 373 official at-bats. That's because he broke his own record by walking 232 times. His .812 slugging percentage was tops in the majors and his .609 on-base percentage and 120 intentional walks set single-season major league marks. He also scored 129 times, second most in the NL.