Since returning from the All-Star. The 1st HR was only the 9th in PETCO Park history to have reached the third deck of Western Metal Supply Bldg.Was on the DL 6/12-25 with a strained left calf. with .579 (11-for-19) average, 10 RBI and tied for the lead with 4-2Bs. First baseman Albert Pujols is making history for the St. Louis Cardinals. With his 18th home run of the season, he now ties Carlton Fisk for second-most all time by a player in his age-42 season or older. Most Valuable Player - the highest finish by a rookie in either league since Fred Lynn won the A.L. Added three more RBIs on 4/7, including a two-run double in the first inning. record for total bases (353), breaking Richie Allen's 1964 mark of 352. Continued his elite play and was rewarded with the National League Most Valuable Player Award, the 15th Cardinal to win theprestigious award since its 1931 inception and first since Willie McGee in 1985Received 18 of 32 first-place votesWas chosen as the first baseman on the All-Busch Stadium Team in fan balloting, selected over finalists Orlando Cepeda,Jack Clark, Keith Hernandez and Mark McGwireNamedBaseball AmericaMajor League Player of the Year and recipient of the Oscar Charleston Award, the Most ValuablePlayer Award as presented by the Negro Leagues MuseumVoted as first baseman on the Major League Baseball LatinoLegends Team in balloting of fansWas the St. Louis Baseball co-Man of the Year with Chris Carpenter as voted on by the St. Louis chapter of the BBWAAWas named the first baseman onThe Sporting NewsN.L. Here's why this could be the greatest MLB postseason since well, maybe ever, Pujols stays on roll with career homer No. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. The Cardinals will next play the Padres on Thursday, Sept. 22. He hit 12 HR's on Sundays, including all four of his 2-HR games. Seattle rookie Ichiro Suzuki won A.L. All-Star first baseman had another record-setting year, earning his 2nd N.L. 28, passed Rafael Palmeiro (1,835) for the most career RBI by a player born outside the U.S. and N.L. An 0-for-2 performance against Atlanta that day lowered his batting average for the season to .189. Babe Ruth: 714 Pujols homered off 458 different pitchers during his career, connected most often while batting third in the lineup, and drove in 1145 total runs when he went deep! Caught looking twice - just 2nd time that had happened since the start of the '04 season and 1st time since 8/29/05 vs. FLA (A.J. Here is a list of active players who have the most home runs in MLB history: Here is a list of inactive players who have the most home runs in MLB history: Babe Ruth set the single-season home run record four times at 29 (1919), 54 (1920), 59 (1921), and 60 (1927). That streak is twice as long as the next start-of-career streak (four seasons, M. McGwire, 1987-90)Collected his 100th RBI on 9/11, becoming just the 3rd player in MLB history to have 100 RBI in each of first 8 seasons, joining Al Simmons (11 seasons) & Ted Williams (8)Walked for the 100th time on 9/23 vs. ARI, his 1st 100-walk season. leader with 34 go-ahead RBI and 20 GWRBI (teammate S. Rolen was second with 18)Belted a career-high 46 home runshis 28 road homers topped the NLfinished tied for second in N.L. But Goldschmidt is back at that level again. and led St. Louis with 56 multi-hit games, 4th in the leagueRanked 5th in the N.L. In this article, we will uncover how a Dominican immigrant, Albert Pujols, became one of the top baseball players in America. The 700 home run club is one of the most exclusive in baseball, but now it has a fourth member: Albert Pujols. Sometimes, youre going to get breaks. ranked 4th in MLB among 1st basemen and his assists (124) were 3rd-most. 4th inning (80), Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. And what about a younger generation of pitchers, whose Hall of Fame cases have yet to be heard? How many home runs does Albert Pujols have? Rookie of the Month honorPosted his second two-homer game and had three RBIs on 5/28 vs. MILHomered (#20) for the fourth-straight game on 6/12 and had his ninth three-hit game on 6/14 at KC. His 9.90 total chances/9 inn. Named Player of the Year by The Sporting News and was also named to The Sporting News All-Star TeamWas the winner of the N.L. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The 42-year-old is fourth on the career homer list in MLB history, and has 24 homers and 66 RBIs in what he has said is his last season. Its a mind-boggling exercise. Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods (Kansas City, MO), Prince Albert, Phat Albert, The Machine, La Maquina or Tio Albert. Through Oct. 3, Albert Pujols has hit 24 home runs in the 2022 MLB season. Keep up to date on who is pitching -- and how well they're expected to do -- with our forecaster, which provides a rolling 10-day outlook of every team's probable starting pitchers with game score projections. Check out the biggest names to pitch this season, Pujols thanks family, MLB after being awarded Ali Award. Los Angeles Angels released 1B Albert Pujols. at .429 (Bonds-SF, .480 & Helton-COL, .434). Finished 2nd with 360 total bases and 4th in N.L. Had Pujols simply retired at that point, he would still rank 43rd on the all-time list. April 2, 2001 This is the scope of Pujols greatness: He still ranks fourth all-time in homers in an age-21 season (37 in 2001) and now ranks second at double that age. update=copyright.getFullYear(); PITSet a pair of rookie records on 10/2 at MIL, including the N.L. Came off the DL 6/26 at DET & went 4-for-4 with IBBWent 4-for-4 on 8/30 at HOU and was triple shy of cycle. at first base led A.L. Took part in HR Derby, advancing to 2nd round after winning "swing-off" tie-breaker following 1st roundLed the team in batting average (.327) for a 9th consecutive season. Had 16-game hit streak 4/19-5/5Reached base safely in 72 of 77 road starts & had hits in 60 of those 77 gamesDid not start on 5/15 at NYM, his first non-start of '05pinch-hit in 9th inn. Sep 11, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols (5) hits a two-run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the ninth inning at PNC Park. Positions: As of Sept. 21, entering the Cardinals' game against the San Diego Padres, Pujols sat at 698 career home runs. Played in a combined 109 games between both LA clubs, batting .236 (65-275) with 17 home runs and 50 RBIHis 17 home runs tied his lowest total in a non-COVID shortened season (also 17 HR in 99 games in 2013)The Dodgers and Angels were 61-48 (.560) in games which he played and 34-20 (.630) in games during which he recorded a hitBatted .301 (22-73) with runners in scoring position, the 14th season in his career batting over .300 w/RISPHit .294/.336/.603 with 13 home runs and 34 RBI with a .939 OPS in his 146 plate appearances versus left-handed pitchingRanked among MLB leaders against left-handed pitching in homers (13, T-10th), slugging (.603, T-11th), and RBI (34, T-12th)Began the season with the Angels, but was designated for assignment on 5/6, cleared waivers on 5/13, and signed as a free agent by the Dodgers on 5/17Batted .254/.299/.460 with 12 home runs and 38 RBI in 85 games with the DodgersBatted .378/.415/.541 (14-37) with a .955 OPS as a pinch hitter with the DodgersWas on the COVID-19 list for one day (9/28) during the second-to-last series of the seasonPassed Willie Mays (3,283) into 11th place on the all-time hit leaderboard at Colorado (7/17)Collected his 61st career multi-home run game vs. Arizona (7/10) as part of a 22-1 rout at Dodger StadiumPassed Babe Ruth (1,356) in extra-base hits vs. San Francisco (5/30) on his 8th home run of the seasonHit only three doubles, the fewest in a season in his career, including the COVID-19 shortened season when he hit eightReturned to St. Louis (9/7) and homered off J.A. 9th inning (42), The 26 home runs tied an Angels franchise record for homers before the break. Had a two-run PH single 9/22 & PH-RBI single 9/23. Became the ninth member of the 600 home run club during 17th big league season and sixth with the AngelsConnected for career home run 600 at Angel Stadium on June 3 vs. Went 10-day D.L. Sometimes you are not.. Here are Pujols' first 10 seasons' worth of home runs, by year: 37, 34, 43, 46, 41, 49, 32, 37, 47 and 42. Hit over.300 in every month but August (.287, 29-for-101)Belted fifth career walk-off HR (#23) in the 13th inn. Albert Pujols is on Twitter at PujolsFive. Here's a look at some key lists he's ascending (through Sept. 25) and how he can get there. Through . Miguel Cabrera, 507 3. Tied league lead w/10 RBI, .680 OBP & 7 BBsHis .996 fielding pct. 1B Albert Pujols assigned to National League All-Stars. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. The universal DH allows Pujols to play every single game without the wear and tear of playing the field. Aaron Judge . Babe Ruth, 7144. history to begin career with 11-straight 30+ homer seasonsAfter All-Star Break, hit .319 with 19 HR & 49 RBIHad a MLB best 40-game onbase streak (8/11-9/25)10th time in 11 seasons he reached 100-run plateauCollected 2,000th hit, a double on July 29 vs. Cubs, 12th-quickest player to 2,000 hits, taking 1,650 gamesN.L. Hit HR #23 on 7/26 vs. CHI and matched season high with five RBI, tying Joe Medwick (823) for 8th on the team's all-time RBI list. A natural baseball player. (.429 BA, 4 HR & 1.357 slg.%). Los Angeles Angels activated 1B Albert Pujols from the 60-day injured list. In the middle of the second historic leaguewide home run binge of the past 25 years, Pujols is the only active player with at least 500 home runs (Miguel Cabrera is second at 480), and. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. My career has been amazing. The 42-year-old is fourth on the career homer list in MLB history, and has 24 homers and 66 RBIs in what he has said is his last season. Which active MLB players have the most home runs in history? Albert Pujols is now sitting at 698 home runs in his career, just two off from making it to the hallowed 700 club and fourth in MLB history. and fourth first baseman to do so. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. The 42-year-old Pujols rejoined the Cardinals this season and it's more than a farewell tour. Consider these:Mike Trout (346) + Joey Votto (342) = 688Giancarlo Stanton (375) + Paul Goldschmidt (315) = 690Larry Walker (383) + Matt Holliday (316) = 699Johnny Bench (389) + Ivan Rodriguez (311) = 700Albert Belle (381) + Prince Fielder (319) = 700Thats two great careers in one. Burnett). with a .340 BA vs. RHPs, 1st with a.349 road BA, 6th with a .330 day & 3rd with a .330 night BARanked 2nd N.L. Philanthropic Efforts: 2008 Roberto Clemente Award winner in recognition of his outstanding play on the field and tireless work in the community. Posted a .303 (30-for-99) clip with four doubles, 13 home runs and 26 RBIs in June Hit 13 home runs in June, tying the Angels franchise record for most homers hit in a single month (Mo Vaughn; 13 in May 2000 and Tim Salmon; 13 in June 1996) Only struck out eight times in 99 at-bats, marking just the seventh time since 1914 a player hit at least 13 homers in a month and struck out eight or fewer times (second such occurrence for Pujols) Tabbed as the A.L. Went hitless on 5/5, snapping his 12-game hit streak (.409 BA) that began on 4/20. Only Barry Bonds (19) and Hank Aaron (20) have more. Left knee surgery. Oscar Charleston winner by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as the most outstanding player in the N.LWas the team's "Triple Crown" winner for the 4th straight season and 7th time in 8 years. The historical relevance of 700 homers is obvious. There are plenty of milestones on the horizon for Albert Pujols in his final season. honor in 1975. Entered the game in the eighth inning and played second base for Jeff Kent. Barry Bonds was 42 years old when he hit 28 home runs in 2007. Ive been putting some good swings all year long, Pujols said after a Cardinals win on Aug. 14. of the team's 271 runs before injuryHis 3-HR game on 4/16 ended with walk-off shot. Ive been putting some good swings all year long, Pujols said after a Cardinals win on Aug. 14. When you think about hitting 700 freaking homers in the big leagues it almost seems unfathomable.. momentous day for the game. Hit .380 in the day to lead all N.L. Albert Pujols is now sitting at 698 home runs in his career, just two off from making it to the hallowed 700 club and fourth in MLB history. Scored 100 runs for 6th-straight season, but had NL-leading run streak end (3 yrs)Became the fastest among active players to reach the 2,000 total base mark, doing so 7/3 at ATL with a 2B and HR in his 854th gameNomar Garciaparra ranks 2nd (869 games)Combined for 2 HR's & 6 RBI 5/28-29 as he became 3rd fastest in ML to 25 HR'sBecame 3rd fastest to 20 HR behind Luis Gonzalez ('01-40 games) & Mickey Mantle (1956-41 games)He's the majors' fastest player ever to 19 HR (37 team Games), 15 HR (28 Gms.) on 6/17 vs. Reds for third game-ending HR of his career. St. Louis Cardinals activated 1B Albert Pujols from the 15-day disabled list. co-Player of the Week for May 8-14, batting .429 with NL-best 10 RBIAt the time of his injury, Albert was ML leader in HRs (25), RBI (65), runs (52), total bases (139), SLG (.751), OPS (1.193) and BA w/RISP (.523). Completed 20th big league season and ninth with the AngelsConnected for six home runs on the season662 career home runs are good for fifth all-timeHomered twice Sept. 18 vs. TexasFirst home run was career number 661, passing Willie Mays (660) for fifth place on the all-time home run listDrove in 2,087th RBI on Aug. 24, moving passed Alex Rodriguez (2,086) for second on the all-time list (since RBI became official stat in 1920-ELIAS)Hit 669th career double on Sept. 12 passing Craig Biggio for 5th all-time With his double on Sept. 2, reached 5,900 career total bases becoming the fifth player all-time to reach that mark joining Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Willie Mays and Barry BondsBecame fifth player all-time to make an Opening Day start in each of his first 20 seasons, joining: Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski, Eddie Murray & Frank Robinson. The career-best 5- game HR streak tied club single-season record. Among other defunct venues, Pujols is the only remaining active player to have homered at Cincinnatis Cinergy Field (the predecessor to Great American Ball Park), and San Diegos Qualcomm Stadium (the predecessor to Petco Park). Tied for N.L.-best inmulti-hit games with 57 (Eckstein-STL, Cabrera-FLA)Ranked 2nd in N.L. Had 4 HR's, 10 RBI, 8 runs & .438 BA (7-16) in the club's first three Sunday day games. Pujols has spent the vast majority of his career at first base. Had a .330 batting average, his season high, before going 0-for-5 in the season finale on 9/30 at PIT to finish at .327. with 195 hitsTied Derrek Lee for N.L. Albert Pujols milestone tracker September 25th, 2022 There are plenty of milestones on the horizon for Albert Pujols in his final season. Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent 1B Albert Pujols. batting lead at .357. when runners were in scoring position..His 37 homers T4th in the League, as did his 116 RBILed the team with 16 game-winning RBI, T3rd in M.L. It's worth noting that by passing A-Rod, Pujols is the all-time home run leader among infielders. When was Albert Pujols drafted? Where does Albert Pujols fall among MLBs all-time home run leaders. Barry Bonds: 762 Pujols currently sits in fourth on the all-time home run leaderboard. In 1961, Roger Maris hit 61 home runs although it was later cited that the accomplishment was recorded during a long season of 162 games instead of 154, according to the book Still a Legend: The Story of Roger Maris.. rookie record for extra-base hits with 83, surpassing Johnny Fredericks' (Brooklyn) 1929 record of 82His final home run (#37) was a two-run shot on 9/30 vs. Albert Pujols Stats, Fantasy & News. Was walked intentionally 22 times, fourth-most in the N.L. The contest was not . The sports world gave Pujols his flowers for a remarkable accomplishment. 'Believe in the power of cheese': How a group of rookies helped give the Brewers the best vibes in baseball, Fantasy baseball: Load up on San Diego bats this weekend, How Albert Pujols is using his final season to mentor a budding Cardinals slugger, Albert Pujols high-fived Nelly after mashing a home run. In less than two years, Pujols went from being drafted in the 13th round out of a junior college (1999) to starting for the Cardinals on Opening Day (2001) as a fully formed hitting machine. Ranked 6th in the N.L. Driving the news: Pujols, 42, hit yet another bomb last night his 14th of the season and seventh in his last 10 games. 8th inning (69), Albert went just 2-for-33 (0-for-12 with RISP), as his season batting average slipped from .354 to .323 on the nine-game tripBecame the first Cardinals rookie to make the N.L. Also nominated in 2003Traveled to Israel during the 2016 offseason and visited the new Shalva National Childrens Center, which is worldly renowned for providing state-of-the-art care and community outreach services of families with special needs children in Israel, including those with Down SyndromeDonated annual funds to the Angels Baseball FoundationStarted Pujols Family Foundation in 2005. [48] There's a box office element to this, too. 10 years later, after his release from the Los Angeles Angels early in the 2021 season and short stint with the Dodgers, Pujols announced he would return to the Cardinals in 2022. (A.J. do. of 3-2 winHit 3-run HR on 7/2 that tied Ray Lankford (228) for 3rd on all-time STL HR listReturned to active roster 6/22 after missing 15 games & was 4-for-4 on 6/23 at DETSuffered strained right oblique muscle on 6/3 and was DLed 6/4 for first time in career. 13 homersThats how many of Pujols total have come off pitchers who already are in the Hall of Fame. at the All-Star Game in Houston and went 2-3 with a pair of doubles and two RBIFinished season ranked first in the N.L. (Age 21-076d, pic.twitter.com/1kAumcLxZx, Congrats on joining some exclusive company, @PujolsFive , What a feat. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. first basemen with 1,458 putouts, 1,582 total chances and 136 double playsHis .343 (49-143) batting average with runners in scoring position ranked fourth in the NLReached base by hit or walk in 141 of 154 games (92%) for the yearHad just 52 K's in 692 PA's, but had K's in seven of his last 49 plate appearancesBatted .359 (113-315) in the season's final three monthsHad multi-hit efforts in 13 of last 30 games and 34 of last 71 contests (101-276, .366)Tied for team lead with 52 multi-hit games , including seven games with four-plus hits (5-four hit, 2-five hit)Batted .287 (25-87) in April, his first sub-.300 month since June of 2002 (.284). Had three streaks end on 8/23 vs. FLA; 5-game HR streak, 7-game RBI streak & 9-game hitting streak. Most Valuable Player balloting. Is the second Cardinal to finish in the top five in MVP voting four straight years, joining Stan Musial (five straight, 1948-52)Earned the Silver Slugger Award at first base. Alex Rodriguez: 696. You can never be 100 percent sure, but Pujols and his reputation are as squeaky clean as they come. 6th inning (82), - Former St. Louis Cardinals Hitting Coach (19992001) Mike Easler [Albert Pujols Quotes], Albert Pujols Career Home Runs | Research by Baseball Almanac. 2021 POSTSEASON: Went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter in the Wild Card Game against St. Louis, flying out to deep center in the bottom of the ninth inningstarted Game 3 on the NLDS vs. SF and went 2-for-2 while recording his first postseason hit since 2014at age 41.268, became the oldest Dodger in franchise history to record a postseason hit, surpassing Manny Mota (40) in Game 3 of the 1978 NLCS, and the oldest player with a multi-hit postseason game since Julio Franco (45.042) in 2003 NLDS Game 4)his three hits in the NLCS vs. Atlanta gave him 47 for his career, surpassing Pete Rose atop the all-time NL list. This is what Pujols is doing to give himself a chance at joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth as the only members of the 700 home run club in AL/NL history. You don't wallop that many homers without creating a lot of jaw-dropping numbers along the way, and that is certainly the case for The Machine. The 700 home run club is one of the most exclusive in baseball, but now it has a fourth member: Albert Pujols. Was the unanimous winner of his 3rd N.L. . No other player has more than one in the Statcast era (Ichiro Suzuki and Nelson Cruz have one apiece). Los Angeles Angels transferred 1B Albert Pujols from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Paul Goldschmidt announced as NL MVP by Albert Pujols, Who said position players can't pitch? Only seven other players had even reached double digits at that age, with Carlton Fisk having the most among that group (18 in both 1990 and 91). With that, he is now close to becoming the fourth player in baseball history to hit 700 home runs in their career. He walloped 37 big flies during that NL Rookie of the Year campaign and averaged 40 over 11 seasons during that first stint in St. Louis, never hitting fewer than 32. (.430). season) & first since 2001 All-Star Game (defensive replacement for Jeff Kent)Appeared at 2B on 4/22 at MIL-- first career appearance there (reg. July was the only month Albert failed to hit .300Suffered through his biggest slump of the year on the club's nine-game road trip entering the All-Star break. Also scored 3 runs on the day. 6Became 70th player to reach mark, just one of two actives (Alex Rodriguez)Since 1901, only 10 players have reached mark in age 34 or younger season: Babe Ruth, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Robinson, Mel Ott, Mickey Mantle, Rickey Henderson, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Ty Cobb and Hank Aaron16th player in MLB history with 2,500 hits, 1,500 runs and 500 home runs and just fourth to do so before age-35 season: (Alex Rodriguez, Hank Aaron and Jimmie Foxx)With 37 doubles in 2014, his 561 career doubles are tied for 23rd all-time with Jeff Kent and Eddie MurrayOnly player since 1901 to tally 550 career doubles in first 14 seasons2014 marked 12th season of career with 20+ home runs and 30+ doubles, tied with Manny Ramirez for most in MLB historyLogged 16th career walk-off hit (second with Angels) with a solo home run in 19th inning Aug. 9 vs. He reiterated as much to USA Today: "I'm still going to retire, no matter whether I end up hitting 693, 696, 700, whatever," Pujols said. In the 2001 season, Barry Bonds set the current single-season record of 73 home runs. 17,809th in major league history) Ranking MLB's radical City Connect uniforms: Which one's No. Also nominated by his teammates in 2004 and 2005Graduated in 1998 from Fort Osage High School in Independence, MissouriTwice earned all-state honors in baseballEarned a baseball scholarship to Maple Woods College in Kansas City, MissouriAt age 16, moved with his father from Dominican Republic to Kansas CityBecame U.S. citizen Feb. 7, 2007, in a ceremony at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Really, I wouldn't change a thing.''. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Albert Pujols home run tracker: How Cardinals slugger can finish career with 700 home runs at current pace | Sporting News MIL ARI 3 7 Bot 7, 1 Out MIA PHI 1 2 Top 7, 1 Out WAS LAA 2 3. in MLB history, and has 24 homers and 66 RBIs in what he has said is his last season. and tied Angels single-season record by a first baseman (min. Left knee inflammation. Finished 6th in the National League with a .327 batting average with his .358 road batting average tops in MLB. HOME RUNS Pujols has 700 home runs, fourth on the all-time list. Thats a full 40-man roster for all 30 teams -- multiplied by two, with change to spare. ", "No, I've had enough," he said. Tuesday at Brewers: RHP Adrian HouserWednesday at Brewers: RHP Brandon Woodruff. Hit his first M.L. on 7/15 vs. HOU to giveCards 4-3 winSnapped 0-for-12 skid with 418-ft HR (#27) and 2B 7/26 at SD. Find out more. Over in the National League, St. Louis Cardinals legend and future Hall of Famer Albert Pujolshas reached the hallowed 700 homers milestone. Giancarlo Stanton is the leader among active players with 13.82 at-bats per homer. Among every day first basemen, his six errors ranked as T2nd fewestAppeared at 2B on 4/22 at MIL-- first career appearance there (reg. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Los Angeles Dodgers placed 1B Albert Pujols on the 10-day injured list. MILReceived two non-invasive treatments in the offseason, called OssaTron treatments, to remedy the plantar fasciitis discomfort in his left heel that bothered him in the second half of the season.Combined to go 24-58 (.414) with six home runs, 14 RBI and 14 runs in the postseasonthe six home runs were a Cardinals postseason recordwent 5-15 (.333) with two home runs and five RBI in four Division Series games vs. LAdrove in the division series clinching run in Game 4 with a three-run home run off Wilson Alvarez at LAwas named the Most Valuable Player of the League Championship Series after batting .500 (14-28) with four home runs, nine RBI and 10 runs scored vs. HOUthe 14 hits and 28 total bases were NLCS recordswas the fifth player in LCS history to bat .500 or better in a series, joining Chris Chambliss-NYY (1976), Will Clark-SF (1989), Javy Lopez-ATL (1996) and Eddie Perez-ATL (1999)batted .333 (5-15) in four World Series games vs. BOS. with a strained left hamstring. season) & first since 2001 All-Star Game (defensive replacement for Jeff Kent)Had season high 14-game hitting streak (.340, 4/30-5/15) and 42-game streak of reaching base come to an end on 5/16 vs. TB. No doubt about number 699 for #AlbertPujols! Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Albert Pujols, 5th in MLB history with 667 home runs, is designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels - Breaking Sports Sports Albert Pujols, 5th in MLB history with 667 home runs, is designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels Albert Pujols was cut by the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, abruptly ending the 41-year-old superstar He and Mike Trout were just the fourth pair of teammates to log 25 home runs before the All-Star break and first since Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez did so for the Mariners in 1998. Played for Dominican Republic in inaugural 2006 World Baseball Classic2006 winner of the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award. All rights reserved. Batted .447 (21-for-47) with four HRs during the streakWent 7-for-10 (.700) in the April 13-15 series vs. HOUPosted his first career two-homer game and had three RBIs 4/22 at HOUPut his name in the record books by tying the major league rookie record for HRs (8) in the month of April with his solo shot off John Franco in the eighth inning on 4/28. PUJOLS IS IN SOLE POSSESION OF 4TH ALL-TIME! Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. (.658). Belted three-run HR in 10th on 4/22 at CHI for 12-9 win. Which active MLB players have the most home runs in history? MLB Power Rankings: Who's No. leaders in several categories despite missing time on D.L. He had only four home runs through 82 team games, leaving him at 683 for his career.. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? In fifth season with the Angels and 16th in the Majors, finished third in the American League with 119 RBIThe RBI were the most driven in since 2010Eclipsed the century mark in RBI for the 13th ti me in career and joined Alex Rodriguez (14 ti mes), Jimmie Foxx (13), Lou Gehrig (13) and Babe Ruth (13) as the only players to amass 100 RBI in 13 diff erent seasonsTagged a team-leading 31 home runs to push career home run total to 591, good for ninth on baseball's all-ti me list Reached the 30-home-run mark for the 14th ti meIs just the fourth player all-ti me with 14, 30+ homer campaigns: Alex Rodriguez (15), Hank Aaron (15) and Barry Bonds (14) Became the fi rst to accomplish the feat in 14 of his fi rst 16 seasons.After opening the season batti ng .219 with 10 home runs and 33 RBI in fi rst 48 games, went on to hit .290 with 21 home runs and 86 RBI in last 104 ti lts sinceWas one of three players in the Majors in that stretch to hit .290 with 15 home runs and 85 RBI: Nolan Arenado and Carlos GonzalezLed the Majors with 31 RBI in JulyWas just the fi ft h ti me in career driving in 30+ runs in a month and fi rst since June 2009 (35)Marked just the 10th ti me in franchise history an Angel tallied 30 RBI in a single month and fi rst since Kendrys Morales (33) in August of 2009. Throughout the season, passed Manny Ramirez (555), Mike Schmidt (548), Mickey Mantle (536), Jimmie Foxx (534), Willie McCovey (521), Frank Thomas (521) and Ted Williams (521) for career homers. Supplied seven of the Cards' 21 hits in the three-game series (6/12-14) vs. the RoyalsBatted .330 (32-for-97) with 5 HRs and 15 RBIs in JuneHad his worst month in July, when he batted .241 with four homers and 12 RBIs. Albert led the club with 34 total bases in the spring and was second on the club in doubles (6) and batting average (.349)Made his major league debut by starting in left field on Opening Day (4/2) at COL and went 1-for-3Had a homer, three doubles and eight RBIs in a three-game series at ARI (4/6-8). He also collected 212 hits, including 51 doublesAlbert claimed a host of postseason awards and honors. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. with a .443 on-base pct. Produced his 6th straight season with .300 BA, 100 runs, 30 HR & 100 RBIDespite missing two weeks to injury, Albert ranked 2nd in the N.L. it was the first-ever Cards Opening Day multi-HR gameStruck out for the first time in spring on 3/27, his first strikeout in an exhibition game since 3/31/04 vs. MON.
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