As coach Bobby Lee Bonds Sr. (March 15, 1946 – August 23, 2003) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1981.

In his first full season in 1969, he set a major league record with 187 strikeouts, while also leading the NL in runs.

With the Angels needing right-handed power hitters, he was acquired from the Yankees for Mickey Rivers and Ed Figueroa on December 11, 1975.

Bonds was acquired along with Richard Dotson and Thad Bosley by the Chicago White Sox from the Angels for Brian Downing, Chris Knapp and Dave Frost on December 5, 1977.

[6] The transaction was part of Bill Veeck and Roland Hemond's rent-a-player strategy in which they attempted to get one productive campaign from a star player who was expected to become a free agent at season's end.

It had worked the previous year when Richie Zisk and Oscar Gamble helped to keep the White Sox in contention into September but it failed when the team opened 1978 with Bonds as its right fielder and a 9–20 start.

[8] Bonds, along with Len Barker, was dealt from the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Kern and Larvell Blanks on October 3, 1978.

[9] His trade to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Denny and Jerry Mumphrey on December 7, 1979, was the sixth in just over five years.

"[12] In the first inning of his first game with the Cubs, Bonds tripped on a seam in the artificial turf at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh and broke a bone in his wrist.

He was hitting instructor for the Indians from 1984 to 1987, and rejoined the Giants as a coach in 1993 when his son Barry signed with the team as a free agent.

He had as of 2018 the fifth-highest career power–speed number, behind his son Barry, Rickey Henderson, Willie Mays, and Alex Rodriguez, at 386.0.

[14][15] His brother, Robert, won two gold medals in the hurdles at the high school track and field state finals in 1960, and was an NFL Draft pick in 1965.

[16] Bonds died of complications from lung cancer and a brain tumor at age 57 in San Carlos, California.