<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngo-1971 wagcina engowesine e-NL ngokushaya amagoli futhi owesibili ngokushaya amagoli, ehola iGiants ngesilinganiso esingu-.288 njengoba bawina isicoco seNational League West, bathola indawo yabo yokuqala ye-postseason kusukela ngo-1962 World Series. Isibindi esiphukile sasimvimbela ukuba adlale  <response>: Ngo-1971 i-NLCS, ukubonakala kwakhe kuphela kwe-postseason; wayengumdlali owedlule we-rookie uDave Kingman eMdlalweni 1, futhi akazange adlale eMdlalweni 2 ngaphambi kokuqala imidlalo emibili yokugcina, ukushaya 2-for-8 kulolu chungechunge. Ngaleyo sizini, wabekwa endaweni yesine ekuvotweni komklomelo we-MVP we-NL. Ngo-1972 uBonds washaya amagoli angu-118 okuyisikhundla sesibili ku-NL ngesizini yesithathu elandelanayo waba ngowesibili emidlalweni eshaywayo kanti ama-home run akhe angama-26 ayesendaweni yesishiyagalolunye kulo mjikelezo kanti ama-base akhe ayi-44 ayintshontshiwe ayesendaweni yesine kulo mqhudelwano. Ngo-1973, wabekwa endaweni yesithathu ekuvotweni kwe-MVP ngemuva kokushaya amakhaya angama-39 aphezulu, ayi-11 awo aqala umdlalo, futhi ahola umncintiswano ngokugijima okwesibili. U-Bonds waqanjwa ngokuthi yi-NL Player of the Year yi The Sporting News ngo-1973 futhi waqanjwa njengomdlali wasemaphandleni eqenjini le-American League All-Star Team le TSN ngo-1977. 