text: Sporting News: Bonds is player of year; Pujols fourth San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, who hit .362, set a record with 232 walks and topped 700 career homers, was named 2004 player of the year by The Sporting News.
inputs: Sporting News: Bonds is player of year; Pujols fourth San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, who hit .362, set a record with 232 walks and topped 700 career homers, was named 2004 player of the year by The Sporting News.