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2019 Angels
◆ ◆ 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.
◆ ◆ Missed final 29 games of the season following left knee surgery...Went 10-day D.L. Aug. 30 (retro to the 29th)...Also
missed six games in July with left knee inflammation.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ ◆ 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 Bonds, Mike Schmidt, Roy Campanella and Stan Musial)...Finished in top five in N.L. MVP voting in each of his
first six seasons (finished second on four occasions).
◆ ◆ After 18 seasons, is batting .302 (3082/1,0196) with 633 home runs, 1,982 RBI and a .936 OPS...Since rookie campaign
in 2001, leads MLB in home runs, doubles, RBI, total bases (5,461) & runs (1,723).
◆ ◆ Enters the 2018 season as the Majors’ active home run, doubles, RBI and games played leader...Among MLB actives,
ranks (min. 1,000 PA) first in slugging, first in OBP and second in average.
HITS
◆ ◆ Tallied 3,000th career hit May 4, 2018 at Safeco albert, all-time
Field...Became the 32nd player all time with 3,000
hits, the sixth foreign born player to accomplish Albert Pujols ranks among the all-time MLB
the feat and the second player to do so in an Angels leaders in several categories...
uniform (Rod Carew in 1985)...Joined Adrián Beltré 633 Home Runs (6th)
as the only natives of the Dominican Republic to 639 Doubles (10th)
reach the 3,000 hit plateau...For more info, see 2018 1,288 Extra Base Hits (6th)
Season Summary.
◆ ◆ One of 12 players to tally 3,000 hits in their first 18 5,652 Total Bases (9th)
seasons. 3,082 Hits (23rd)
◆ ◆ With 1,00th career hit as an Angel on Aug. 10, 2018, 1,773 Runs (21st)
joined Dave Winfield, Frank Robinson, Vladimir 1,982 RBI (6th - ELIAS)
Guerrero, Fred McGriff, Carlos Lee, Orlando Cabrera, .936 OPS (31st)
Carlos Beltran & Alfonso Soriano as one of nine
players to amass 1,000 hits in both the A.L. and N.L.
HOME RUNS
pujols
◆ ◆ 633 career home runs rank sixth all-time...Enters 2019 27 home runs behind Willie Mays (660) for fifth all-time.
◆ ◆ Became the ninth member of the 600 home run
club June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota...Was the fourth-
youngest player all-time to reach the milestone. pujols’ historic homers
◆ ◆ With 610th career home run Aug. 22, 2017, passed HR Date Pitcher
Sammy Sosa for eighth on baseball’s all-time list and 1 Apr. 6, 2001 at ARI Armando Reynoso
most ever for by a foreign-born player. 100 July 20, 2003 at LAD Odalis Perez
◆ ◆ Hit 500th home run Apr. 22, 2014 at Washington... 200 Sept. 30, 2005 vs. CIN Matt Belisle
First member of prestigious club to collect home runs 300 July 4, 2008 vs. CHC Bob Howry
#499 and #500 in same contest...At 34 years and 96 400 Aug. 26, 2010 at WAS Jordan Zimmermann
days, is third youngest player in MLB history to reach 500 Apr. 22, 2014 at WAS Taylor Jordan
500 home runs.
◆ ◆ Only player in MLB history to hit 30-or-more home 600 June 3, 2017 vs. MIN Ervin Santana
610*
Aug. 22, 2017 vs. TEX Nick Gardewine
runs in each of his first 12 seasons (2001-12).
◆ ◆ Has homered in 37 different ballparks and off 407 * Passed Sammy Sosa for the most home runs ever hit

by a foreign-born.
different pitchers.
RBI
◆ ◆ Begins 2018 with 1,982 RBI, good for sixth most in baseball history...According to ELIAS, is vying to become 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
◆ ◆ With 1,773 runs, looking to become 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 six players all-time with 600 HR, 1,700 runs scored and 1,900 RBI: Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Barry Bonds,
Alex Rodriguez and Babe Ruth.
◆ ◆ 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…Pujols owns 1,262 career extra-base hits and
would be the first with 1,250+ hits at that time of his 3,000th.
◆ ◆ 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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