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2020 LOS ANGELES ANGELS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS four of a kind
◆ A three-time National League MVP (2005; 2008-09) - one of five
N.L. players all-time to win award three times or more (also Barry Players with 3,000 H and 600 HR
Bonds, Mike Schmidt, Roy Campanella and Stan Musial)...Finished PLAYER HITS HOME RUNS
in top five in N.L. MVP voting in each of his first six seasons (finished HANK AARON 3,771 755
second on four occasions). WILLIE MAYS 3,283 660
◆ After 19 seasons, is batting .300 (3,202/10,687) with 656 home ALEX RODRIGUEZ 3,115 696
runs, 2,075 RBI and a .921 OPS...Since rookie campaign in 2001, ALBERT PUJOLS 3,082 633
leads MLB in home runs (1,828), hits, doubles (661), RBI, walks
(1,322), total bases (5,461) & runs (1,723).
◆ Enters the 2020 season as the Majors’ active hits, home runs, doubles, RBI and games played leader...Among MLB
actives, ranks (min. 6,000 PA) first in slugging, fourth in OBP and fourth in average.
HITS
◆ Tallied 3,000th career hit May 4, 2018 at Safeco Field... ALBERT, ALL-TIME
Became the 32nd player all-time with 3,000 hits, the
sixth foreign-born player to accomplish the feat and the Albert Pujols ranks among the all-time MLB
second player to do so in an Angels uniform (Rod Carew leaders in several categories...
in 1985)...Joined Adrián Beltré as the only natives of the 656 Home Runs (6th)
Dominican Republic to reach the 3,000-hit plateau...For 661 Doubles (7th - ELIAS)
more info, see 2018 Season Summary.
◆ Passed Adrián Beltré (3,166) on June 20, 2019 for 15th all- 1,288 Extra Base Hits (6th)
time and established a new record for hits by a foreign-born 5,863 Total Bases (5th)
player . 3,202 Hits (14th)
◆ With 1,000th career hit as an Angel on Aug. 10, 2018, 1,828 Runs (16th)
joined Dave Winfield, Frank Robinson, Vladimir Guerrero, 1,982 RBI (6th - ELIAS)
Fred McGriff, Carlos Lee, Orlando Cabrera, Carlos Beltran 1,322 BB (40th)
& Alfonso Soriano as one of nine players to amass 1,000
hits in both the A.L. and N.L.
HOME RUNS
PUjOLS
◆ 656 career home runs rank sixth all-time...Enters 2020
four home runs behind Willie Mays (660) for fifth all- pujols’ historic homers
time. HR Date Pitcher
◆ Became the ninth member of the 600-home run club 1 Apr . 6, 2001 at ARI Armando Reynoso
June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota...Was the fourth-youngest 100 July 20, 2003 at LAD Odalis Perez
player all-time to reach the milestone. 200 Sept. 30, 2005 vs. CIN Matt Belisle
◆ With 610th career home run Aug. 22, 2017, passed 300 July 4, 2008 vs. CHC Bob Howry
Sammy Sosa for eighth on baseball’s all-time list and 400 Aug. 26, 2010 at WAS Jordan Zimmermann
most ever by a foreign-born player. 500 Apr . 22, 2014 at WAS Taylor Jordan
◆ Hit 500th home run Apr. 22, 2014 at Washington...First 600 June 3, 2017 vs. MIN Ervin Santana
member of prestigious club to collect home runs #499 and 610* Aug. 22, 2017 vs. TEX Nick Gardewine
#500 in same contest . . .At 34 years and 96 days, is third * Passed Sammy Sosa for the most home runs ever hit
youngest player in MLB history to reach 500 home runs. by a foreign-born.
◆ Only player in MLB history to hit 30-or-more home runs in
each of his first 12 seasons (2001-12).
◆ Has homered in 38 different ballparks and off 422 different pitchers.
RBI
◆ Begins 2020 with 2,075 RBI, good for third-most in baseball history.
◆ According to ELIAS, on May 9, 2019 became just the third player all-time to tally 2,000 RBI, joining Hank Aaron
(2,297) and Alex Rodriguez (2,086).
◆ Second player in MLB history to have 10 straight 100-RBI seasons to open a career (Al Simmons, 11 seasons).
RUNS
◆ Is just the 18th player in history to score 1,800 runs and, according to STATS, just the fourth first baseman to reach
the plateau: Pete Rose (2,165), Stan Musial (1,949) and Lou Gehrig (1,888).
MISC .
◆ One of three players all-time with 600 HR, 1,800 runs scored and 2,000 RBI: Hank Aaron and Alex Rodriguez.
◆ According to STATS, only four other players have ever tallied 3,000 hits with at least 1,200 of them going for extra
bases: Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez.
◆ Only player in MLB history to post 10 consecutive seasons with a .300 average, 30 doubles, 30 home runs and 100
RBI (2001-10)...With 50 doubles in 2012, became first player in MLB history with three seasons of 50 doubles & 30
home runs.
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