 After only one year in Chicago, he then signed with the San Francisco Giants as a free agent.On June 13, 1980, during a 3–1 win over the New York Mets‚ May hit the 9000th home run in the history of the Giants franchise.John Montgomery Ward hit home run #1 in 1883‚ and the 8‚000th was hit by Bobby Bonds on September 4‚ 1971.