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◆ Has hit 40+ home runs seven times, logged 120+ RBI during six
campaigns and scored 110+ runs in eight different seasons...Has most seasons with 30 hr
posted 350+ total bases on seven occasions. and 100 Rbi all time
◆ Had historic rookie season in 2001 to win unanimous National
League Rookie of Year honors (.329, 112 R, 37 HR, 130 RBI), just PLAYER SEASONS
fourth rookie in history to post a .300 average, 30 home runs, 100 ALEX RODRIGUEZ 14
RBI and 100 runs...Matched Ted Williams’ previous MLB record ALBERT PUJOLS 12
with 30+ HR in each of his first five seasons – a streak Pujols MANNY RAMIREZ 12
extended to first 11 campaigns. JIMMIE FOXX 12
◆ In first 5,000 career at-bats, recorded 744 extra-base hits, most BABE RUTH 12
in N.L. history...Youngest player ever to reach 250 career home
runs (26 years, 258 days)...Majors’ fastest player (806 games) to
both 1,000 hits & 200 home runs, passing Willie Mays’ mark of
825 games .
◆ Finished 2017 with 307 intentional walks to rank second on MLB all-time list.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY machinery

2018 Following is a listing of some of Pujols’
◆ In the midst of 18th big league season and seventh with the career accomplishments . . .
Angels, became the 32nd member of the 3,000-hit club...Singled 10× All-Star
in the fifth inning May 4th at Safeco Field to reach the plateau…
At 38 years, 108 days, is the 10th youngest player to reach the 6× Louisville Silver Slugger Award
3,000-hit mark. (STATS LLC)...Was the sixth foreign-born player 3× N .L . MVP
to accomplish the feat and second player to log 3,000th hit in an 2× World Series champion
Angels uniform (Rod Carew)...Joined Adrián Beltré as the only 2× Rawlings Gold Glove recipient
natives of the Dominican Republic to reach the 3,000-hit plateau. 2× N.L. Home Run champion
◆ Became the 12th player to reach the milestone in their first 18 2001 N.L. Rookie of the Year
seasons .
◆ Joined Stan Musial and Alex Rodriguez as only players with 3+ MVP 2003 N.L. Batting champion PUjOLS
Awards and 3,000 hits . 2004 NLCS MVP
◆ Tallied 1,000th hit as an Angel Aug. 10th…Joined Dave Winfield, 2008 Roberto Clemente Award
Frank Robinson, Vladimir Guerrero, Fred McGriff, Carlos Lee, 2010 N .L . RBI champion
Orlando Cabrera, Carlos Beltran and Alfonso Soriano as one of
nine players to amass 1,000 hits in both leagues.
◆ Finished the season with 19 home runs...Joined Barry Bonds,
Eddie Murray and Frank Robinson as the only players in baseball history to record at least 15 home runs in each of his
first 18 big league seasons.
2017
◆ Became the ninth member of the 600-home run club during 17th big league season and sixth with the Angels . . .
Connected for career home run 600 at Angel Stadium on June 3 vs. Minnesota...Became the fourth-youngest
player to reach the milestone...Home run came as a grand slam off Ervin Santana...According to STATS, was the
first player ever whose 500th, 600th or 700th home run came as a grand slam.
◆ Hit 610th career home run Aug. 22, passing Sammy Sosa for eighth on baseball’s all-time list and most ever by
a foreign-born player.
◆ Finished season with 23 home runs, becoming just the third player ever to tally 20+ home runs in 16 of first 17
seasons: Hank Aaron (16 times) and Willie Mays (16 times).
◆ Drove in 101 RBI which paced the Club and ranked ninth in the A.L...Reached the century mark in RBI for the 14th
time in career, joining Alex Rodriguez as the only players in Major League history to drive in 100 runs 14 times...
With RBI on Apr. 28, passed Rafael Palmeiro (1,835) for the most career RBI by a player born outside the U.S.
2016
◆ In fifth season with the Angels and 16th in the Majors, finished
third in the American League with 119 RBI...RBI were most driven DID YOU KNOW?
in since 2010...Eclipsed the century mark in RBI for the 13th time in
career and joined Alex Rodriguez (14 times), Jimmie Foxx (13), Lou With 40 home runs in 2015, Albert
Gehrig (13) and Babe Ruth (13) as the only players to amass 100 RBI Pujols became one of only five
in 13 different seasons. players all-time to log seven,
◆ Tagged a team-leading 31 home runs to push career home run 40-homer seasons in their first 15
total to 591, good for ninth on baseball’s all-time list...Reached campaigns, joining Ken Griffey Jr.,
the 30-home-run mark for the 14th time…Is just the fourth player
all-time with 14, 30+ homer campaigns: Alex Rodriguez (15), Hank Alex Rodriguez, Babe Ruth and
Aaron (15) and Barry Bonds (14)…Became the first to accomplish Sammy Sosa .
the feat in 14 of his first 16 seasons.
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