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'''José Alberto Pujols Alcántara''' ({{pron|puˈxols}}) (born January 16, 1980, in [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]]), better known as '''Albert Pujols''', (nicknamed '''Prince Albert''', '''Sir Albert''', '''Phat Albert''', '''El Hombre''', and '''The Machine''')<ref>{{cite web | title=Albert Pujols Statistics | url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pujolal01.shtml | year=2008 | accessdate=2008-05-09}}</ref> is a [[Major League Baseball]] [[first baseman]] for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the game today,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=silver/060418_2 | title=Baseball's most valuable players | author=[[Nate Silver]] | year=2006 | publisher=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2006-10-31-elias-rankings_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA | title=Cardinals slugger Pujols earns perfect score in annual Elias player rankings | author=Hal Bodley | date=2006-10-31 | publisher=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> and was voted the Most Feared Hitter in Baseball in a poll of all 30 big-league managers in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&page=rumblings/080424 |title=Identifying the most feared hitter in the bigs |first=Jayson |last=Stark |publisher= ESPN.com |date=2008-04-24}}</ref>
'''José Alberto Pujols Alcántara''' ({{pron|puˈxols}}) thats his real name???? (born January 16, 1980, in [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]]), better known as '''Albert Pujols''', (nicknamed '''Prince Albert''', '''Sir Albert''', '''Phat Albert''', '''El Hombre''', and '''The Machine''')<ref>{{cite web | title=Albert Pujols Statistics | url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pujolal01.shtml | year=2008 | accessdate=2008-05-09}}</ref> is a [[Major League Baseball]] [[first baseman]] for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the game today,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=silver/060418_2 | title=Baseball's most valuable players | author=[[Nate Silver]] | year=2006 | publisher=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2006-10-31-elias-rankings_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA | title=Cardinals slugger Pujols earns perfect score in annual Elias player rankings | author=Hal Bodley | date=2006-10-31 | publisher=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> and was voted the Most Feared Hitter in Baseball in a poll of all 30 big-league managers in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&page=rumblings/080424 |title=Identifying the most feared hitter in the bigs |first=Jayson |last=Stark |publisher= ESPN.com |date=2008-04-24}}</ref>


As of the end of the 2008 season, he led active players in [[batting average]] (.334)<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/BA_active.shtml Active Leaders & Records for Batting Average] (Baseball-Reference.com)</ref> and [[slugging percentage]] (.624).<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SLG_active.shtml Active Leaders & Records for Slugging %] (Baseball-Reference.com)</ref>
As of the end of the 2008 season, he led active players in [[batting average]] (.334)<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/BA_active.shtml Active Leaders & Records for Batting Average] (Baseball-Reference.com)</ref> and [[slugging percentage]] (.624).<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SLG_active.shtml Active Leaders & Records for Slugging %] (Baseball-Reference.com)</ref>
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==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Born on January 16, 1980, Pujols was raised in Santo Domingo by his grandmother. When Pujols was a young boy, he first displayed his passion for baseball by going to dirt fields to play. His favorite player in the majors was [[John Franco]]. Pujols and his family immigrated to the United States from the [[Dominican Republic]] in 1996, first to [[New York City]]. In the U.S., Pujols displayed his skill of hitting by batting over .500 in his first season of baseball at [[Fort Osage High School]] in Independence, Missouri. He hit .660 with eight home runs his final year of high school. At Fort Osage, Pujols earned all-state honors in baseball twice. Pujols graduated from high school in December 1998. He went on to attend [[Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City|Maple Woods Community College]] in the [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] area during the spring of 1999. In his only season with the community college, Pujols hit a [[grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] and turned an [[unassisted triple play]] in his first game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/10/11/one_that_got_away/ |title=One that got away: Scout recalls Red Sox passing on Pujols |first=Gordon |last=Edes |publisher= Boston Globe |year=2006 |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> He batted .461 for the year.
Born on January 16, 1980, Pujols was raised in Santo Domingo by the local undertaker . When Pujols was a young boy, he was jumped on the street on the way home from school and fought off thirty attackers.. His favorite player in the majors was [[John Franco]]. Pujols and his family immigrated to the United States from the [[Dominican Republic]] in 1996, first to [[New York City]]. In the U.S., Pujols displayed his skill of hitting by batting over .500 in his first season of baseball at [[Fort Osage High School]] in Independence, Missouri. He hit .660 with eight home runs his final year of high school. At Fort Osage, Pujols earned all-state honors in baseball twice. Pujols graduated from high school in December 1998. He went on to attend [[Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City|Maple Woods Community College]] in the [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] area during the spring of 1999. In his only season with the community college, Pujols hit a [[grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] and turned an [[unassisted triple play]] in his first game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/10/11/one_that_got_away/ |title=One that got away: Scout recalls Red Sox passing on Pujols |first=Gordon |last=Edes |publisher= Boston Globe |year=2006 |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> He batted .461 for the year.


==Minor League==
==Minor League==

Revision as of 13:31, 16 June 2009

"Pujols" redirects here. For other uses, see Pujols (disambiguation).
Albert Pujols
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 5
First baseman
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
debut
April 2, 2001, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
(through June 14, 2009)
Batting average.334
Hits1,602
Doubles356
Home runs341
Runs batted in1,034
Slugging percentage.627
On-Base plus Slugging1.053)
Teams
Career highlights and awards

José Alberto Pujols Alcántara ([pronunciation?]) thats his real name???? (born January 16, 1980, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), better known as Albert Pujols, (nicknamed Prince Albert, Sir Albert, Phat Albert, El Hombre, and The Machine)[1] is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the game today,[2][3] and was voted the Most Feared Hitter in Baseball in a poll of all 30 big-league managers in 2008.[4]

As of the end of the 2008 season, he led active players in batting average (.334)[5] and slugging percentage (.624).[6] In only his ninth season, he already ranks 81st in career home runs among all current and past major-leaguers. On July 4, 2008, Pujols hit his 300th career home run, becoming the fifth-youngest player (28 yrs., 170 days) in MLB history to reach that milestone.[7]

He is 6' 3" and weighs 230 pounds.[8]

Early life and career

Born on January 16, 1980, Pujols was raised in Santo Domingo by the local undertaker . When Pujols was a young boy, he was jumped on the street on the way home from school and fought off thirty attackers.. His favorite player in the majors was John Franco. Pujols and his family immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic in 1996, first to New York City. In the U.S., Pujols displayed his skill of hitting by batting over .500 in his first season of baseball at Fort Osage High School in Independence, Missouri. He hit .660 with eight home runs his final year of high school. At Fort Osage, Pujols earned all-state honors in baseball twice. Pujols graduated from high school in December 1998. He went on to attend Maple Woods Community College in the Kansas City area during the spring of 1999. In his only season with the community college, Pujols hit a grand slam and turned an unassisted triple play in his first game.[9] He batted .461 for the year.

Minor League

Few big league teams were very interested in Pujols. A Colorado Rockies scout reported favorably about the young hitter, but the club took no action. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays arranged a tryout for Pujols, but it went poorly (after the team did not draft him, the scout who had found Pujols resigned).[10] He is a prime example of a late draft value pick.[11] The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Pujols in the 13th round of the 1999 draft with the 402nd overall pick. However, Pujols initially turned down a USD $10,000 bonus and opted to play in the Jayhawk League in Kansas instead. By the end of the summer of 1999, the Cardinals increased their bonus offer to $70,000, and Pujols signed with the team. He was assigned to the minor leagues.

In 2000, Pujols played for the Peoria Chiefs of the single-A Midwest League, where he was voted league MVP. Pujols quickly progressed through the ranks of the St. Louis farm clubs, first at the Potomac Cannons in the high-A Carolina League and then with the Memphis Redbirds in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.

Major leagues

2001 season: Rookie of the Year

During spring training in 2001, the Cardinals were preparing for Pujols to be sent to Memphis, the team's AAA affiliate. However, his outstanding play, combined with Bobby Bonilla's hamstring injury (at the time the starting 3B for the Cardinals) allowed Pujols the opportunity to start the season for the big league St. Louis Cardinals.[12]

In the season's second series, playing against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Pujols hit a home run, three doubles and eight RBI, securing his spot on the team. In May, he was named National League Rookie of the Month. In June, he was named to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game by NL manager Bobby Valentine, the first Cardinal rookie selected since 1955. Pujols' phenomenal rookie season helped the Cardinals tie for the National League Central Division title. For the season, Pujols batted .329/.403/.610 with 37 home runs and 130 RBI, and was unanimously named the National League Rookie of the Year.[13] His 37 home runs were one short of the National League rookie record of 38, held by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves and Frank Robinson of the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs. His 130 RBI set an NL rookie record.

2002 season

Pujols drove in 133 runs in his first 162 games in the majors, the second-highest total through May 2009 of any active player, one RBI behind Ryan Braun.[1] In 2002, Pujols struggled early on, but continued to bat extremely well throughout the season, hitting .314/.394/.561 with 34 homers and 127 RBI. The team finished first in the NL Central during a difficult 2002 season. The Cardinals defeated the Diamondbacks in the first round of the playoffs, but lost to the San Francisco Giants in the National League Championship series. Pujols finished second in the MVP voting behind Barry Bonds.[14]

2003 season

In the 2003 season, Pujols had one of the best individual offensive seasons in Cardinals history, batting .359/.439/.667 with 43 home runs and 124 RBI. He won the National League batting title while also leading the league in runs, hits, doubles, extra base hits and total bases. At 23, Pujols became the youngest NL batting champion since 1962 and joined Rogers Hornsby as the only players in Cardinals history to record 40+ homers and 200+ hits in the same season. The Cardinals, however, failed to make the playoffs, faltering in the stretch to the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. Pujols finished second in the MVP voting to Barry Bonds[15] for the second straight year and had a 30-game hitting streak.

2004 season

Pujols started his major league career playing primarily as a third baseman. During his rookie season, he started at four different positions (1B, 3B, LF, and RF), and has also appeared at 2B (late in the 2001 All-Star game as well as a regular season game in April 2008) and SS (late in one 2002 regular season game). When Scott Rolen joined the team in 2002, Pujols was moved to left field. Following an injury scare in 2003, Pujols was moved to his current position at first base.

Pujols signed a seven-year, $100 million contract extension with a $16 million club option for 2011 on February 20, 2004. He received a full no-trade clause for 2004–2006, and a limited no-trade clause for the remainder of the deal.[16]

Throughout the year, Pujols was nagged by plantar fasciitis, but was still a powerful hitter, hitting .331/.415/.657 with 46 home runs and 123 RBIs. Pujols, along with teammates Jim Edmonds and Scott Rolen, earned the nickname MV3 for their phenomenal 2004 seasons. In addition, Pujols was chosen to appear on the cover of EA Sports' video game, MVP Baseball 2004[17]. He was also the MVP of the 2004 National League Championship Series, helping his team reach the World Series,[18] where they were swept by the Boston Red Sox.

2005 season: Most Valuable Player

Pujols wearing the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals retro jersey on June 18, 2005 at Metro Dome.

The 2005 season saw Pujols establish career highs in walks and stolen bases, while leading his team in almost every offensive category. He finished batting .330/.430/.609, with 41 home runs (including his 200th career homer), 117 RBIs, 97 walks, and 16 stolen bases (leading major league first basemen). His performance earned him the 2005 National League Most Valuable Player award.[19]

The Cardinals were eliminated by the Houston Astros 4 games to 2 in the National League Championship Series, but Pujols hit a memorable home run in Game 5 as the Cardinals were only one out from elimination. With the Astros leading 4–2 with two outs in the ninth inning, David Eckstein singled. The next batter, Jim Edmonds, walked. Pujols then hit a game-winning home run off closer Brad Lidge that landed on the train tracks in the back of Minute Maid Park.[20] After the game, Pujols commented that he was telling himself, "Don't try to be a hero; don't try to hit a three-run home run."[21]

In 2005, John Dewan noted in The Fielding Bible that no first baseman was better at digging balls out of the dirt than Pujols. Pujols saved 42 bad throws by his fielders in 2005 (Derrek Lee was second with 23). Pujols also shared the major league lead in errors for a first baseman, with 14.

2006 season: World Series Champion

Pujols at the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Pujols set the record for the most home runs hit in the first month of the season, at 14, on April 29, 2006. The record was tied by Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees in 2007. On June 3, 2006, Pujols suffered an oblique strain chasing a foul pop fly. He was later placed on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his career on June 4 – June 21, missing 15 games. Pujols, at the time of his injury, had 25 home runs and 65 RBI and was on pace to break the single-season records held by Barry Bonds (73 HRs) and Hack Wilson (191 RBI). He returned in time to help the Cardinals win the NL Central. He started at first base for the 2006 National League All-Star team. Pujols finished the season with a .331/.431/.671 line, establishing new career-highs in slugging percentage (in which he led the majors), home runs (49)(second) and RBIs (137) (second). In the 2006 National League MVP voting, he came in a close second to Ryan Howard, garnering 12 of 32 first-place votes.[22]

After appearing in the playoffs with the Cardinals in four of his first five years in the big leagues but falling short each time, Pujols won his first championship ring when the Cardinals won the 2006 World Series, defeating the Detroit Tigers four games to one.[23]

Pujols' defensive improvements were recognized with the Gold Glove award in 2006. He had the highest range factor among first basemen in his two full seasons at the position, and led the National League in that category; emblematic was the sprawling, flip-from-his-back play Pujols made to rob Plácido Polanco of a hit in the 7th inning of Game 5 of the World Series.

2007 season

Pujols had a slower start in the spring than in previous years due to several injuries in his right elbow. Following the All-Star Break, he hit four home runs in his first three games back. Pujols was also awarded the Player of the Week honors on July 15 after going 9-for-15 with a 1.357 slugging percentage and 19 total bases, all while batting .429.

He hit his 25th home run on August 15, making him the fifth player to hit 25 home runs in his first seven seasons in the major leagues, and the first since Darryl Strawberry. On August 22, he hit his 30th home run of the season, becoming the first major league player to hit at least 30 home runs in each of his first 7 seasons. It was his fifth consecutive game with a home run, tying the Cardinals' single-season record. He finished August batting .317, slugging .558 with 30 home runs and 84 runs batted in, while still sporting an excellent .416 on-base percentage despite his slower-than-usual start in April.

In a pre-game warmup on the field before a September 18 game at home, Pujols suffered a strained calf muscle in his left leg and was not able to start or appear later in the game. In September, he hit two home runs for a total of 32, the last one giving him 16 RBI for the month, and 100 RBI for the seventh consecutive year to become only the third player to accomplish the feat at the start of his career.

Pujols won the Fielding Bible Award in 2007 for his defensive excellence at first base.[24]

2008 season: Second MVP and Roberto Clemente Award

Pujols reached another milestone early in the season when he hit his 300th career double in April 2008.[25] For the month of April, he reached base safely (via hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch) in all 29 team games played, starting on April 1. His streak eventually reached 42 games, ending on May 16. It was the longest streak in baseball since Derek Jeter's 53-game streak in 1999. [26]

On June 10, Pujols strained his left-calf muscle and went on the 15-day disabled list for the second time in his eight-year career.[27][28] He was re-activated on June 26 after missing 13 games.[29]

On Monday, August 25, Pujols won the NL Player of the Week award (Aug. 18–24) for the seventh time in his career after batting .579 (11-for-19) with a .652 on-base percentage, a 1.105 slugging percentage, and 10 RBIs.[30]

Pujols had his 1,500th career hit on August 30 against the Houston Astros.[31] On September 1, Pujols hit his 30th home run of the season off of Randy Johnson to start his career with eight consecutive 30 HR seasons, the first player to do so in MLB history. [32][33]

Pujols hit his 100th RBI on Thursday, September 11 off Rich Harden (also Pujols' 40th double of the season) to become the first player in MLB history to start his career with eight seasons of at least 30 HR, 100 RBIs, a .300 BA and 99 runs. He also finished with a league-leading .296 Isolated Power (ISO) average.[2]

On October 13, Pujols elected to have surgery on his troubled right elbow, "a procedure that included decompression and transposition of the ulnar nerve" but not the more invasive Tommy John surgery to relieve persistent pain. He has played through varying degrees of discomfort with it since 2003. [34]

On October 21, Pujols was named Players Choice National League Outstanding Player of the Year, beating out the other finalists, Chipper Jones (ATL), Ryan Braun (MIL), Manny Ramirez (LAD), and Ryan Howard (PHI).[35] The Players Choice Awards are voted on by every member of the Major League Baseball Players Association (the players' union) and include several categories; Pujols was NL Outstanding Rookie of the Year in 2001, both NL Outstanding Player and (overall) Player of the Year in 2003, and Marvin Miller Award winner (for "charitable accomplishments off the field") in 2006.

Three days later, Pujols was named Players Choice Player of the Year; the two other finalists were Cliff Lee (Cleveland Indians) and Manny Ramirez (Boston Red Sox-Los Angeles Dodgers).[36][37] This was Pujols' second Player of the Year Award, having also won in 2003; he joined Alex Rodriguez (2002, 2007) and Barry Bonds (2001, 2004) as two-time winners (this was added to the Players Choice Awards in 1998). This same day Michael Young of the Texas Rangers was announced as the Marvin Miller Man of the Year; this Players Choice award had one finalist from every MLB division, with Pujols representing the NL Central.

On October 22, Pujols was named The Sporting News Player of the Year (not to be confused with the Players Choice Player of the Year award).[38] He was also the SN Player of the Year in 2003.

On October 25, Pujols was named the 2008 winner of the Roberto Clemente Award for the player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement, and the individual's contribution to his team.[39]

On October 30, Pujols won the Fielding Bible Award for defensive excellence at first base for the third consecutive year (2006-08). He is the only player to win this award all three years of its existence.[40] In announcing Pujols' 2006 win, the award webpage noted, "It's amazing to think that the best hitter of this generation is also the best fielding player at his position."[41] The 2008 vote was close, though, with 5 first-place votes going to Albert and 4 to Mark Teixeira (ATL-LAA).[42][43]

On November 5, for the 3rd time in 4 years, Pujols was named NL Most Valuable Player in the annual Internet Baseball Awards,[44] a poll conducted by Baseball Prospectus. Pujols "has received a higher average level of support from the voters than any other player in the [17-year] history of the voting," finishing # 4, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 7, and 1 in his 8 major league seasons.

On November 13, Pujols won his fourth Silver Slugger, having previously won one at each of three positions: 3B in 2001, OF in 2003, and 1B in 2004.[45]

On November 17, Pujols won his second NL MVP Award.[46] Pujols received 18 first-place votes and 369 total points. Second in both categories, Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies snagged 12 firsts and 308 points. (Philly Brad Lidge got the 2 other firsts and came in eighth overall, behind Ryan Braun, Manny Ramirez, Lance Berkman, CC Sabathia, and David Wright.) Besides his 18 first-place votes, Pujols received 10 for second place, 2 for third place, 1 for fourth place, and 1 for seventh place. Pujols has finished in the top nine in the BBWAA voting every year in his 8-year career.[47]

On December 15, he won TYIB's 'Hitter of the Year' Award.[48]

2009 season

On February 15, he confirmed he would not play in the World Baseball Classic for his native Dominican Republic, because of insurance issues relating to his off-season right elbow surgery in October 2008.[49]

On March 2, it was confirmed he decided not to participate in a Cardinals' exhibition game (March 5) against his native country Dominican Republic (Roster). [50]

According to USA Today, Albert Pujols was ranked the best first baseman in all of baseball.

On April 25, he hit his eighth career grand slam against the Chicago Cubs on Fox national television, giving him 1,002 RBIs, powering the Cardinals to a 8-2 win. He became the 260th player to reach the coveted 1,000 RBI mark after Carlos Beltran (New York Mets) did it the night before. He also became the 30th player in history to reach 1,000 RBIs before his 30th birthday and now ranks fifth among all Cardinals' players with his 1,002 RBIs, passing Ken Boyer.[51][52] His grand slam was his 38th career home run against the Cubs, more than against any other team.[53]

He was named 'NL Player of the Week' for the ninth time in his career (April 20-26, 2009) by leading the NL with 11 RBIs, ranked third in slugging percentage (.950) and on-base percentage (.556), tied for third in home runs (three) and posted a .450 batting average, going 9-for-20 at the plate. [54]

On May 5, he was named NL Player of the Month for April. It was the fourth time he had won the award.[55]

Hit a memorable upper-deck HR off the "Big Mac Land" sign in left field against the Cubs on May 21, 2009, causing the 'I" in "Big" to be knocked out.[56]

In early voting for the All Star Game as of June 1, he was leading all NL players (1,240,396 votes at 1B). followed by Chase Utley (1,111,963 at 2B) and Ryan Braun (908,745 at OF).[57]

On June 7, he hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning that scored two runners (Skip Schumaker and Colby Rasmus). It was the first time a Cardinals' player has done that since Tom Herr performed the feat in the 1982 World Series (Game Four, Oct. 16), scoring Willie McGee and Ozzie Smith.[58]

On June 13, he hit his 27th career multi-HR game, his fourth in 2009, plus a double giving him 10 total bases against Cleveland in a (Fox) nationally-televised game.[59]

Personal

Pujols married his wife, Deidre, on January 1, 2000. They have three children, Isabella (Deidre's daughter, adopted by Albert), Albert Jr., and Sophia. Albert and his wife are active in the cause of people with Down syndrome, as Isabella was born with this condition. He has taken part-ownership in Patrick's Restaurant in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The remodeled restaurant was re-opened as Pujols 5 on August 30, 2006.[60]

Pujols is close friends with second baseman Plácido Polanco, a former teammate with the St. Louis Cardinals. Pujols is godfather to Polanco's 3-year-old son, Ismael.[61] Polanco played for the 2006 Detroit Tigers team that lost to the Cardinals in the 2006 World Series.

On February 7, 2007, Pujols became a U.S. citizen,[62] scoring a perfect 100 on his citizenship test.[63]

On April 24, 2007, Upper Deck Authenticated announced it had signed Pujols to an exclusive autographed memorabilia agreement.

On November 18, 2008, Pujols agreed to help bring a MLS franchise to St. Louis by using his reputation and a large financial investment.[64]

Pujols and his wife are active Christians; his foundation's website states, "In the Pujols family, God is first. Everything else is a distant second."[65]

Pujols Family Foundation

In 2005, Albert and Diedre Pujols launched the Pujols Family Foundation, which is dedicated to "the love, care and development of people with Down syndrome and their families," as well as helping the poor in the Dominican Republic. Pujols has taken several trips to the Dominican, by taking supplies as well as a team of doctors and dentists to the poor who need medical care.[66] The Pujols Family Foundation also holds an annual golf tournament in which members from the Cardinals and other people play golf to raise money to send dentists to the Dominican Republic. [67]

Accomplishments

  • Seven-time All-Star (2001, 2003-08)
  • 48-game consecutive on-base streak in 2001, from July 28 - September 22.
  • Two-time MVP of the National League (2005, 2008), finishing second three times (2002, 2003, & 2006)
  • National League Batting Champion, 2003
  • Second all-time for most home runs hit in first five seasons (201 home runs from 2001 through 2005), behind Ralph Kiner.
  • Named to Major League Baseball's Latino Legends Team in 2005 as the starting first baseman.
  • Hit the first Cardinal home run in new Busch Stadium (Apr. 10, 2006)[68]
  • Became the 35th player to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats, and the 20th batter to hit four home runs in four consecutive plate appearances, on April 16 and 17, 2006.
  • Holds the record for most home runs in the month of April with 14 in 2006 (tied by Alex Rodriguez, 2007).
  • Became the fastest player in Major League history to reach 19 home runs in a season, doing so on May 13, 2006.
  • Became the third-fastest, after Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire, to reach 25 home runs in a season, doing so on May 29, 2006.
  • Became the 16th batter to hit three home runs in a game twice in the same season in 2006 (April 16 & September 3).
  • 20 of his 49 home runs accounted for the game-winning RBI in 2006, breaking Willie Mays' single-season record set in 1962.[69][70]
  • 2006 World Series Championship.
  • Hit his 300th career home run on July 4, 2008.
  • Became the fastest player to get career home run 300 from their 1st (April 6, 2001 - July 4 2008), totaling 2,646 days, beating Alex Rodriguez by 572 days (June 12, 1995 - April 3, 2003).
  • Became only the second player to hit 300 home runs in his first eight seasons. Ralph Kiner, the first to do it, had 329 home runs in his first eight seasons.
  • Became one of only four players in major league history with a career batting average of .330 or higher [.332] and fewer than 500 strikeouts [480] at the time of their 300th home run. Ted Williams, Stan Musial, and Joe DiMaggio were the others.
  • Became only the third player in baseball history to start his career with eight consecutive seasons of 100+ RBIs, on September 11, 2008. Al Simmons (1924-1934) with 11, and Ted Williams (1939-42, 1946-49) with 8, were the only other players to accomplish that feat.[71]
  • Became the only player in baseball history to start his career in eight consecutive seasons with a .300+ batting average, 30+ HRs, 100+ RBIs and 99+ runs scored. From 2001 through 2008, his seasonal averages in these Triple Crown categories have been .334, 40, and 122.
  • Became only the 11th National League player to win the MLB Most Valuable Player Award at least two times (2005, 2008).
  • Hit his 8th career grand slam on April 25, 2009, in a nationally televised (Fox) game against the Chicago Cubs, leading the Cardinals to an 8-2 win, and his 1,002nd career RBI becoming the 260th player to reach the 1,000-RBI level.
  • Only the 6th player in St. Louis Cardinals' history to reach 1,000 RBIs.
  • Has 27 career multi-HR games, including 4 in 2009.[72]
  • His first HR on June 13, 2009 was his 1,600th career hit, and he later added his NL-lead-tying 22nd HR and then a Double, giving him a rarely-done 10 total bases in a nationally-televised (Fox) interleague game vs. Cleveland, going 3-for-4 and boosting him to a NL-leading slugging percentage with .699.
  • The leading National League batter, hitting .355 (through Jun. 13, 2009) in interleague play since it started on June 12, 1997.[73]


Awards

Miscellaneous statistics and facts

  • Career rankings among active players and on the All-Time lists, respectively, (through May 8, 2009)
    • .3346 Batting average - 1st and 23rd
    • .4255 On-base percentage - 2nd and 13th
    • .6257 Slugging percentage - 1st and 4th
    • 1.0512 OPS - 1st and 4th (tied)
    • 171 Adjusted OPS+ - 1st and 7th
    • .7780 Offensive Win% - 1st and 13th
    • 1,567 Hits - 42nd and 503rd
    • 347 Doubles - 34th and 253rd
    • 333 Home runs - 14th and 91st (300th on July 4, 2008)
    • 1,009 RBI - 24th and 251st (1,000th on April 25, 2009)
    • 976 Runs - 27th and 322nd
    • 690 Extra-base hits - 22nd and 168th
    • 2,930 Total Bases - 27th and 287th
    • 517 Adjusted Batting Runs - 6th and 39th
    • 47.90 Adjusted Batting Wins - 6th and 48th
    • 1,233 Runs Created - 20th and 162nd
    • 715 Walks - 28th and 311th
    • 159 Intentional Walks - 6th and 33rd
    • 50 Sacrifice Flies - 40th and 296th
    • 160 Grounded Into Double Plays - 21st and 203rd
    • 9.0756 ABs per SO - 14th (best) and 647th
    • 14.1910 ABs per HR - 3rd and 7th

Baseball-Reference.com Leader and Record Board Index

Career statistics

Year Age Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS BB SO SF SH HBP IW GDP BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ VORP Salary
2000 20 Peoria-A ML-MVP 109 395 62 128 32 6 17 84 223 2 4 38 37 2 0 5 7 10 .324 .389 .565 .954 --- --- $ ---
2000 20 Potomac-A+ Carolina   21  81 11  23 8 1 2 10  39 1 1 7 8 0 1 0 0 3 .284 .341 .481 .822 --- --- $ ---
2000 20 Memphis-AAA PCL   3 14 1   3 1 0 0   2   4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .267 .286 .553 --- --- $ ---
MiLB TOTALS 133 490 74 154 41 7 19 96 266 4 5 46 47 2 1 5 7 13 .314 .378 .543 .921 --- --- $ ---
2001 21 St. Louis-SSA NL--ROY 161 590 112 194 47 4 37 130 360 1 3 69 93 7 1 9 6 21 .329 .403 .610 1.013 157 90.0 $200,000
2002 22 St. Louis NL 157 590 118 185 40 2 34 127 331 2 4 72 69 4 0 9 13 20 .314 .394 .561 .955 151 62.7 $600,000
2003 23 St. Louis-SSA NL 157 591 137 212 51 1 43 124 394 5 1 79 65 5 0 10 12 13 .359 .439 .667 1.106 187 98.6 $900,000
2004 24 St. Louis-SSA NL 154 592 133 196 51 2 46 123 389 5 5 84 52 9 0 7 12 21 .331 .415 .657 1.072 172 93.3 $7,000,000
2005 25 St. Louis NL--MVP 161 591 129 195 38 2 41 117 360 16 2 97 65 3 0 9 27 19 .330 .430 .609 1.039 168 89.0 $11,000,000
2006 26 St. Louis NL 143 535 119 177 33 1 49 137 359 7 2 92 50 3 0 4 28 20 .331 .431 .671 1.102 178 85.4 $14,000,000
2007 27 St. Louis NL 158 565   99 185 38 1 32 103 321 2 6 99 58 8 0 7 22 27 .327 .429 .568 .997 157 72.1 $12,937,813
2008 28 St. Louis-SSA NL--MVP 148 524 100 187 44 0 37 116 342 7 3 104 54 8 0 5 34 16 .357 .462 .653 1.114 190 98.6 $13,870,949
2009 29 St. Louis NL   63 219   50   71 14 0 22   57 151 9 2  47 24 5 0 3 18   8 .324 .442 .689 1.131 196 40.6   $14,427,326[90]
Major League TOTALS 1,302 4,797 997 1,602 356 13 341 1,034 3,007 54 28 743 530 52 1 63 172 165 .334 .426 .627 1.053 171 689.7 * $74,936,088

Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through June 14, 2009. [91]  VORP (June 14), * total through 2008 only [92]   2000 Minor League Season [93]

BOLD = led NL

Yearly averages for career

(2001- 2009 pro-rated, through June 14)

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB
155 571 119 191 42 2 41 123 360 89 63 6

Fielding

Year Age Team Pos. G PO A E DP FP Df. Inn. Rnge9
2001 21 St. Louis OF   78   128    6 5    0 .964   611.2   1.97
2001 21 St. Louis 3b   55    40 111 10   17 .938   431.2   3.15
2001 21 St. Louis 1b   43   283   19 5   27 .984   287.0   9.47
2002 22 St. Louis OF 118   172   4 4   0 .978   873.2   1.81
2002 22 St. Louis 3b   41    25   66 6   6 .938   293.0   2.80
2002 22 St. Louis 1b   21   140   13 1   24 .994   144.0   9.56
2002 22 St. Louis ss   1     0   0 0   0 ---      2.0   0.00
2003 23 St. Louis OF 113   198   7 3   0 .986   904.1   2.04
2003 23 St. Louis 1b   62   340   33 1   34 .997   369.2   9.08
2004 24 St. Louis 1b 150 1,458 114 10 136 .994 1,338.2 10.57
2005 25 St. Louis 1b 158 1,596 97 14 175 .992 1,358.2 11.21
2006 26 St. Louis 1b--GG 143 1,345 110 6 145 .996 1,244.1 10.52
2007 27 St. Louis 1b 154 1,325 124 8 132 .995 1,324.2   9.84
2008 28 St. Louis 1b 144 1,297 135 6 119 .996 1,215.0 10.61
2008 28 St. Louis 2b   1      1    0 0   0 1.000       3.1   2.73
2009 29 St. Louis 1b 63   579   67 6   58 .991   556.0 10.46
2001-09 TOTALS   1b 938 8,363 712 57 850 .994 7,838.0 10.42
TOTALS   OF 309   498   17 12   0 .977 2,389.2   1.94
TOTALS   3b   96    65 177 16  23 .938   724.2   3.01
TOTALS   ss    1     0    0   0   0 ---      2.0   0.00
TOTALS   2b    1    1    0   0   0 1.000     3.1   2.73
2001-09 OVERALL TOTALS 1,345 8,927 906 85 873 .991 10,957.2   8.08

Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through June 14, 2009.[94]

Postseason batting

Year Age Team Opp. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS BB SO SF SH HBP IW GDP BA OBP SLG OPS
2001 21 St. Louis-L AZ 5 18 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .278 .478
2002 22 St. Louis-W AZ 3 10 3 3 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .462 .500 .962
2002 22 St. Louis-L SF 5 19 2 5 1 0 1 2 9 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .364 .474 .838
2004 24 St. Louis-W LA 4 15 4 5 0 0 2 5 11 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .444 .733 1.177
2004 24 St. Louis-W HOU * 7 28 10 14 2 0 4 9 28 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .563 1.000 1.563
2004 24 St. Louis-L BOS 4 15 1 5 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .412 .467 .879
2005 25 St. Louis-W SD 3 9 4 5 2 0 0 2 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .556 .692 .778 1.470
2005 25 St. Louis-L HOU 6 23 3 7 0 0 2 6 13 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .333 .565 .898
2006 26 St. Louis-W SD 4 15 3 5 1 0 1 3 9 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .375 .600 .975
2006 26 St. Louis-W NYM 7 22 5 7 1 0 1 1 11 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 4 0 .318 .483 .500 .983
2006 26 St. Louis-W DET 5 15 3 3 1 0 1 2 7 0 1 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .400 .467 .867
TOTALS 7-4 53 189 39 61 10 1 13 35 112 0 1 33 27 0 0 3 9 4 .323 .431 .593 1.024

* MVP Award

Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through 2008.[95] [96]

All-Star Game batting

Year Age Team-Pos. Opp. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS SF SH HBP IW GDP BA OBP SLG OPS
2001 21 St. Louis-3b/2b AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 .000
2003 23 St. Louis-LF AL 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
2004 24 St. Louis-1b AL 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000
2005 25 St. Louis-DH AL 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
2006 26 St. Louis-1b AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2007 27 St. Louis-1b * AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2008 28 St. Louis-DH AL 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
TOTALS (6/7) 14 1 6 2 0 0 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .467 .571 1.038

YEAR (bold) = Selected as Starter
* Was selected, but did not play in the game.

Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through 2008.[97][98]

See also

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by National League Rookie of the Year
2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Rafael Furcal
 Baseball America Rookie of the Year
2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Rafael Furcal
 Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year
2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Rafael Furcal
 Players Choice NL Most Outstanding Rookie
2001 		Succeeded by
Jason Jennings
Preceded by Topps Rookie All-Star Third Baseman
2001 		Succeeded by
Eric Hinske
Preceded by National League Player of the Month
May, 2003-June, 2003
April, 2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by The Sporting News Player of the Year
2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Barry Bonds
 National League Batting Champion
2003 		Succeeded by
Barry Bonds
Preceded by
Barry Bonds
 National League Hank Aaron Award
2003 		Succeeded by
Barry Bonds
Preceded by National League Silver Slugger (3B)
2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by National League Silver Slugger (OF)
2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by National League Silver Slugger (1B)
2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by National League Most Valuable Player
2005
2008 		Succeeded by
Ryan Howard
Incumbent
Preceded by National League Gold Glove (1B)
2006 		Succeeded by
Derrek Lee
Preceded by
Derrek Lee
Ryan Braun
 National League Slugging Percentage Champion
2006
2008 		Succeeded by
Ryan Braun
Incumbent

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