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2013
◆ In second season with Angels, missed final 62 games of season after going on 15-day disabled list on July 28 with a
partial tear of left plantar fascia (did not undergo surgery)...Marked fourth career D.L. stint, first since 2011.
◆ Did not reach 30 homers for first time in career.
◆ Collected 1,000th career extra-base hit on Apr. 10, becoming 35th player in MLB history to accomplish feat.
◆ Singled on July 4 against Cardinals, giving him a hit against every MLB team.
2012
◆ Played 12th MLB season and first with Angels...Finished second in A.L. in doubles (50) and third in extra base hits
(80)...Led Halos with 154 games played.
◆ Hit at least 30 home runs for 12th straight season, only player in MLB history to log 30+ home runs in first 12
campaigns and one of four players to hit at least 30 home runs in 12 straight seasons at any point of their career:
Barry Bonds (13, 1992-2004), Alex Rodriguez (13, 1998-2010) & Jimmie Foxx (12, 1929-40).
◆ 2012 marked third season of career (also, 2003 and 2004) with 30+ home runs and 50+ doubles, becoming the only
player in MLB history to accomplish the feat three times in a career (STATS LLC)…50 doubles are second-highest
single-season total in franchise history (Garret Anderson, 56 in 2002).
◆ After posting a season-low .190 average with one home run and nine RBI through May 8 (30 games), went on to hit
.309 (150/486) with 29 home runs and 96 RBI over his next 124 games.
◆ Drove in 100 runs for 11th time in 12 professional seasons…Collected
1,400th career RBI on Aug. 1, becoming just fourth player in MLB history
to reach 1,400 RBI in his first 12 campaigns (Joe DiMaggio, Al Simmons and youth be told
Lou Gehrig).
◆ Hit first home run as an Angel May 6 to snap career-long 110 at-bat • Just fourth rookie in MLB history
homerless drought (single-season). to post a .300 average, 30 HR, 100
◆ Hit 500th double of career Sept. 22 vs. Chicago, becoming one of 19 players RBI and 100 runs.
all-time with 500+ doubles and 400+ HR…Drew career walk number 1,000 • Established N.L. rookie marks for
June 24, one of just 12 active players with 1,000 free passes. RBI (130), extra-base hits (88) and
total bases (360).
2011 • 201 HR rank second all-time for a
◆ In 11th MLB season with St. Louis, ranked among N.L. leaders in several player’s first five seasons. PUjOLS
categories despite missed time on disabled list with a fractured left wrist • Majors’ fastest player (806 games)
(disabled June 20-July 4)...Ranked third in home runs (37), tied for third in to both 1,000 hits & 200 HR.
runs (105) and seventh in RBI (99)...Fell shy of his 11th consecutive season • Youngest player to reach 250
with a .300+ average (.299) and 100 RBI (99)...Marked 11th consecutive career HR (26 years, 258 days).
season with 30+ home runs. • Second player in MLB history to
◆ 10th time in 11 seasons he reached 100 runs...Collected 2,000th hit July 29 hit 300 HR in his first eight seasons
vs. Cubs...Had MLB-best 40-game on-base streak (Aug. 11-Sept. 25). (Ralph Kiner).
◆ Hit 465-foot home run Aug. 14 vs. Colorado, longest home run ever at Busch • Pujols, Joe DiMaggio & Ted
Stadium III. Williams are only MLB players to
2010 • At 29 years & 99 days, Pujols
reach 500 RBI in first four seasons.
◆ Hit 40 home runs for sixth time in career...Led N.L. in RBI (118), home runs became eighth-youngest all-time
(42) for second consecutive season and second time in career, runs (115) for to reach 1,000 RBI .
second consecutive season and sixth time overall and extra-base hits (86) for
a second consecutive season and fourth campaign overall...Batted .300 with
30 home runs and 100 RBI for 10th consecutive season, adding to his own MLB record.
◆ Recipient of Silver Slugger award at first base for third straight season...Ranked among N.L. leaders in batting (T5th,
.312), hits (5th, 183), total bases (2nd, 350), walks (2nd, 103), OBP (2nd, .414) and slugging (3rd, .596).
◆ Clubbed 400th home run Aug. 26 at Washington...Finished season with 408 home runs, most ever by a player in
first 10 MLB seasons.
◆ Selected to eighth consecutive (9th overall) All-Star team, top vote-getter in MLB for second consecutive season...
Batted in No. 4 spot on May 17, first time since May 3, 2003, a span of 1,045 games in No. 3 slot, which was MLB
record at time it stopped...Drew MLB-leading 38 intentional walks (three-straight season), which surpassed team
totals for 17 MLB clubs.
2009
◆ Unanimous winner of his third N.L. MVP award and second consecutive honor...Just sixth N.L. player to repeat and
just fourth player to win N.L. MVP three times...Named Player of Year & N.L. Outstanding Player by MLBPA...Named
Player of Year by The Sporting News...Silver Slugger winner for N.L. first basemen.
◆ Led MLB with 47 home runs, just second Cardinal (Mark McGwire, 1998-99) since 1940 (Johnny Mize) to lead the
Majors...Also led MLB in runs (124), total bases (374) and slugging pct. (.658)...Led N.L. with a .443 on-base pct...
Just second player in MLB history to have 100 RBI in each of his first nine seasons, joining Hall of Famer Al Simmons
(11)...Top vote-getter for All-Star Game in St. Louis.
◆ Set MLB record for intentional walks as a right-handed batter with 44...Set MLB record with 185 assists at 1B,
surpassing Boston’s Bill Buckner (184 in 1985).
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