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2002
◆ Ranked second in N.L. in both runs and RBI...Became first player in MLB history to hit at least .300 with 30 home
runs, 100 RBI and 100 runs scored in each of first two big league seasons.
◆ Finished second in N.L. MVP voting.
◆ Became just second Cardinal (Ray Jablonski) to begin career with consecutive 100-RBI seasons.
2001
◆ Unanimously named National League Rookie of the Year...Finished fourth in voting for N.L. MVP...Received N.L.
Silver Slugger Award (3B)...Established N.L. rookie marks for RBI, extra-base hits (88) and total bases (360).
◆ Became just fourth rookie in history, and first National Leaguer, to hit at least .300 with 30 home runs, 100 RBI and
100 runs scored.
◆ Made Club out of Spring Training when Bobby Bonilla was placed on disabled list...Made MLB debut as starting left
fielder on Opening Day (Apr. 2) at Colorado (1-for-3)...Hit first MLB homer Apr. 6 at Arizona off Armando Reynoso
and had three hits and three RBI...Tied Major League rookie record for home runs (8) in month of April.
◆ First Cardinals rookie to make N.L. All-Star squad since LHP Luis Arroyo in 1955...Set Cardinals rookie home run
record with his 22nd of season July 14 vs. Detroit.
Postseason SUMMARY
◆ A two-time World Series champion (2006 & 2011)...Has appeared in 77 career playoff games batting .323 (90/279)
with 55 runs, 19 home runs, 54 RBI and a 1.030 OPS...19 home runs rank fourth all-time (Derek Jeter is third with
20) and 54 RBI rank sixth (David Ortiz ranks fifth with 60 RBI)...Has appeared in three World Series (2004, 2006
& 2011) & five N.L. Championship Series (2002, 2004-06 & 2011)...In Game 3 of 2011 World Series, joined Babe
Ruth (1926, 1928) and Reggie Jackson (1977) as only players to hit three home runs in a WS contest (5-for-6, 4 R, 6
RBI)...Pablo Sandoval (SF) joined group in Game 1 of 2012 World Series with three home runs...Tied World Series
record for most home runs (three), hits (five) and RBI (six) in a WS game, and set a new Fall Classic record with 14
total bases.
◆ In 2014 playoffs with Angels, appeared in three games of Division Series (Angels swept by Royals)...Batted .167
(2/12) with one run, one home run and two RBI...Homered in Game 3 of DS at Kauffman Stadium off James Shields.
◆ In 2011 playoffs with Cardinals, appeared in 18 games batting .353 (24/68) with 15 runs, eight doubles, five home
runs, 16 RBI and a 1.160 OPS...Eight doubles tied MLB postseason record (w/ teammate David Freese)...Walked 12 PUjOLS
times in playoffs (8 IBB)...Hit .350 (7/20) is DS vs. Philadelphia...Had four hits with three doubles in Game 3...Went
4-for-5 with a home run, three doubles & five RBI in LCS Game 2 at Milwaukee.
◆ In 2009 postseason, went 3-for-10 in three games of DS vs. Dodgers.
◆ In 2006 playoffs with St. Louis, earned his first World Series title...Led team with three home runs, 11 runs and
13 walks (5 IBB) in 16 total playoff games...Launched two-run homer in third inning of World Series Game 1 at
Detroit...Blasted two-run home run in third inning of DS Game 1 at San Diego for game-winning RBI.
◆ In 2005 playoffs, belted game-winning, three-run HR with two outs in 9th inning of NLCS Game 5 at Houston off
Brad Lidge to send series to Game 6 (over railroad tracks above left field wall; approx. 455 ft.)...Had a team-high six
RBI in NLCS...Was 5-for-9 (.556) with four walks (three intentional), four runs and two RBI in sweep of San Diego
in DS .
◆ Went 24-for-58 (.414) with six home runs, 14 RBI and 15 runs in 2004 playoffs with Cardinals...Six home runs were
a Cardinals postseason record...Named MVP of NLCS (.500; 14/28, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 10 R)...14 hits and 28 total bases
set NLCS records...Fifth player in LCS history to bat .500 or better in a series...Hit .333 (5/15) in four World Series
games vs. Boston.
◆ In 2002 playoffs with Cardinals, was 3-for-10 in three games of DS vs. Arizona Diamondbacks...Was 5-for-19 in five
games of NLCS vs. San Francisco...Homered off Kirk Rueter in fifth inning of Game 1.
◆ In 2001, made playoff debut with St. Louis...Hit first-inning home run off Arizona’s Randy Johnson in Game 2 of
DS - his first career postseason HR.
Division Series Totals
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2001— StL ., Ari . .111 5 18 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 .278 .200 1
2002— StL ., Ari . .300 3 10 3 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .462 1
2004— StL ., LAD .333 4 15 4 5 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 .733 .444 0
2005— StL ., SD .556 3 9 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 .778 .692 0
2006— StL ., SD .333 4 15 3 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 .600 .375 0
2009— StL ., LAD .300 3 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 .300 .462 0
2011— StL ., Phi . .350 5 20 2 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 .500 .409 0
2014— LAA, KC .167 3 12 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .417 .231 0
Totals .294 30 109 18 32 6 1 5 19 0 0 0 19 7 13 1 1 5 .505 .398 2

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