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holding up a bat after a swing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Albert_Pujols_on_May_19%2C_2008.jpg/240px-Albert_Pujols_on_May_19%2C_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="360" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Albert_Pujols_on_May_19%2C_2008.jpg/360px-Albert_Pujols_on_May_19%2C_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Albert_Pujols_on_May_19%2C_2008.jpg/480px-Albert_Pujols_on_May_19%2C_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="840" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Pujols with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">First baseman</a> / <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">Designated hitter</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Born: (1980-01-16) January 16, 1980 (age 44) <a href="/wiki/Santo_Domingo" title="Santo Domingo">Santo Domingo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div>Batted: Right</div><div>Threw: Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">April 2, 2001, for the St. Louis Cardinals</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">October 4, 2022, for the St. Louis Cardinals</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.296</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">Hits</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3,384</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">703</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">2,218</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; 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Game">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2022</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">2011</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">NL MVP</a> (2005, 2008, 2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award">NL Rookie of the Year</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_Championship_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award">NLCS MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_NLCS" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 NLCS">2004</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/Rawlings_Gold_Glove_Award" class="mw-redirect" 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href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders">NL RBI leader</a> (2010)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style>Spanish pronunciation: <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish" title="Help:IPA/Spanish">[puˈxols]</a>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991">Catalan pronunciation: <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Catalan" title="Help:IPA/Catalan">[puˈʒɔls]</a>; born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> manager and former <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> 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He played 22 seasons in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. Nicknamed "the Machine" (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: La Máquina), Pujols is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Pujols is a highly regarded hitter who has long shown a "combination of <a href="/wiki/Contact_hitter" title="Contact hitter">contact hitting</a> ability, <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_(P)#plate_discipline" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of baseball (P)">patience</a> and <a href="/wiki/Power_hitter" title="Power hitter">raw power</a>."<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> He was the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL) <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> (MVP) in <a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2005 Major League Baseball season">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a> and is an 11-time <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2001</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2003</a>–<a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2022</a>). He is a six-time <a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger</a> who has twice <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders">led the NL</a> in <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>, and he has also led the NL once each in <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">batting average</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_doubles_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders">doubles</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_runs-batted-in_champions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Major League Baseball runs-batted-in champions">runs batted in</a> (RBIs). In 2018, Pujols collected his <a href="/wiki/3,000_hit_club" class="mw-redirect" title="3,000 hit club">3,000th career hit</a>, becoming the 32nd MLB player to reach that milestone.<a href="#cite_note-CBSThreeThousand-4">[4]</a> During the 2022 season, Pujols returned to the Cardinals and moved into second place all-time for career <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_runs_batted_in_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders">RBIs</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_total_bases_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders">total bases</a> and became the fourth player with 700 career home runs.<a href="#cite_note-auto3-5">[5]</a> At the end of the season, he was also the major league career leader in double plays grounded into (426), 3rd in sacrifice flies (123), 5th in games played (3,080) and doubles (686), and 6th in at bats (11,421).<a href="#cite_note-auto2-6">[6]</a> He won two <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove</a> awards at first base in his career. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life">edit</a>]</div> Pujols was raised in <a href="/wiki/Santo_Domingo" title="Santo Domingo">Santo Domingo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>, mostly by his grandmother, America Pujols, and 10 of his uncles and aunts. He is an only child. His father, Bienvenido Pujols, was a softball <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who struggled with <a href="/wiki/Alcoholism" title="Alcoholism">alcoholism</a>. Pujols often had to take his father home when his father got drunk following games. Growing up, Pujols practiced baseball using limes for balls and a milk carton for a glove.<a href="#cite_note-early_life-7">[7]</a> Pujols, his father, and his grandmother immigrated in 1996 to <a href="/wiki/Washington_Heights,_Manhattan" title="Washington Heights, Manhattan">Washington Heights</a> in New York City, where Pujols witnessed a shooting at a <a href="/wiki/Convenience_store" title="Convenience store">bodega</a>.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> Partly because of the shooting, they moved two months later to <a href="/wiki/Independence,_Missouri" title="Independence, Missouri">Independence, Missouri</a>, to join some relatives.<a href="#cite_note-early_life-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> Pujols played baseball at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Osage_High_School" title="Fort Osage High School">Fort Osage High School</a> in Independence and was named an All-State athlete twice.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a> As a <a href="/wiki/Senior_(education)" title="Senior (education)">senior</a>, he was <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walked</a> 55 times intentionally, but he still hit eight <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> in 33 <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at-bats</a>. One of his home runs travelled 450 feet (140 m).<a href="#cite_note-early_life-7">[7]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career">edit</a>]</div> After graduating from high school a semester early in December 1998, he was given a baseball scholarship to <a href="/wiki/Maple_Woods_Community_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Maple Woods Community College">Maple Woods Community College</a>.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a> Pujols hit a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> and turned an <a href="/wiki/Unassisted_triple_play" title="Unassisted triple play">unassisted triple play</a> in the first game of his only college season.<a href="#cite_note-red_sox-12">[12]</a> Playing <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>, he <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batted</a> .461 with 22 home runs as a <a href="/wiki/Freshman" title="Freshman">freshman</a> before deciding to enter the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) <a href="/wiki/Draft_(sports)" title="Draft (sports)">draft</a>.<a href="#cite_note-early_life-7">[7]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft_and_minor_leagues">Draft and minor leagues</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Draft and minor leagues">edit</a>]</div> Few teams were interested in Pujols because of uncertainty about his age, which position he would play, and his build.<a href="#cite_note-early_life-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-red_sox-12">[12]</a> <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Devil Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> scout Fernando Arango recommended that his team sign Pujols, and quit his job when Tampa Bay failed to do so.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> Pujols was not drafted until the 13th round of the <a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1999 Major League Baseball draft">1999 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> selected him with the 402nd overall pick.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> Pujols initially turned down a $10,000 bonus and spent the summer playing for the <a href="/wiki/Hays_Larks" title="Hays Larks">Hays Larks</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Jayhawk_Collegiate_League" title="Jayhawk Collegiate League">Jayhawk Collegiate League</a> (a summer league in the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="National Baseball Congress">National Baseball Congress</a>).<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> When the Cardinals increased their bonus offer to $60,000, he signed.<a href="#cite_note-red_sox-12">[12]</a> Pujols began his minor league career in 2000 playing <a href="/wiki/Third_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Third base">third base</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Peoria_Chiefs" title="Peoria Chiefs">Peoria Chiefs</a> of the single-A <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a>. He batted .324 with 128 <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a>, 32 <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">doubles</a>, six <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triples</a>, 17 home runs and 84 RBI, in 109 games.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> He was voted the league's <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Midwest League Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> and named to the All-Star team.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> Pujols also played 21 games with the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_Nationals" title="Potomac Nationals">Potomac Cannons</a> in the high-A <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a> that year, batting .284 with 23 hits, eight doubles, one triple, two home runs and 10 RBI. He finished the 2000 season with the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Redbirds" title="Memphis Redbirds">Memphis Redbirds</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">AAA</a> <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> (PCL), and after appearing in three regular season games with them, he batted .367 in the playoffs and was named the postseason <a href="/wiki/Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Most Valuable Player">Most Valuable Player</a> (MVP) as the Redbirds won their first PCL title.<a href="#cite_note-early_life-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-pclchamps-19">[19]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St._Louis_Cardinals_(2001–2011)">St. Louis Cardinals (2001–2011)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: St. Louis Cardinals (2001–2011)">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Early_career_(2001–2003)">Early career (2001–2003)</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Early career (2001–2003)">edit</a>]</div> During <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> in <a href="/wiki/2001_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2001 St. Louis Cardinals season">2001</a>, incumbent first baseman <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a> told Cardinals <a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_managers" title="List of St. Louis Cardinals managers">manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a> that if he did not promote Pujols to the major league roster, "it might be one of the worst moves you make in your career."<a href="#cite_note-Vina-20">[20]</a> La Russa later recounted the "myth" that Pujols only made the <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> roster in 2001 because <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonilla" title="Bobby Bonilla">Bobby Bonilla</a> was injured. According to La Russa, he and the rest of Cardinals management were impressed enough by Pujols that they decided to promote him to the big league club even before Bonilla's injury.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> Cardinals executive John Vuch backed this up, calling the link between Pujols and Bonilla an "old wives' tale" and stating that the competition for the last roster spot was actually between Bonilla and <a href="/wiki/John_Mabry" title="John Mabry">John Mabry</a>.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> Although the team did not require Pujols to fill any particular position, the Cardinals activated him to the Opening Day roster, and he started all season at third base, <a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" title="Right fielder">right field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Left_fielder" title="Left fielder">left field</a>, or <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first base</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2001_Pujols-23">[23]</a> On Opening Day against the <a href="/wiki/2001_Colorado_Rockies_season" title="2001 Colorado Rockies season">Colorado Rockies</a> on April 2, Pujols became the first major league player born in the 1980s. In that game, he recorded his first career hit, a <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">single</a> against pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hampton" title="Mike Hampton">Mike Hampton</a> in an 8–0 loss.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> Four days later, he had three hits and three RBI — including his first home run — against the <a href="/wiki/2001_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>' <a href="/wiki/Armando_Reynoso" title="Armando Reynoso">Armando Reynoso</a> in a 12–9 win.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> On April 9, in his first career home game, Pujols hit a two-run home run in his first at bat against <a href="/wiki/Denny_Neagle" title="Denny Neagle">Denny Neagle</a> of Colorado.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> Through 2015, he was one of three players to hit 20 or more home runs in their rookie year before July, along with <a href="/wiki/Wally_Berger" title="Wally Berger">Wally Berger</a> (1930) and <a href="/wiki/Joc_Pederson" title="Joc Pederson">Joc Pederson</a> (2015).<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> At midseason, Pujols became the first Cardinals rookie since <a href="/wiki/Luis_Arroyo" title="Luis Arroyo">Luis Arroyo</a> in 1955 to make the <a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a> He finished the season batting .329 (sixth in the league) with 194 hits (fifth in the league), 47 doubles (fifth in the league), 37 home runs, and 112 <a href="/wiki/Runs_scored" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs scored">runs</a>. His 37 home runs led the Cardinals, topping <a href="/wiki/Jim_Edmonds" title="Jim Edmonds">Jim Edmonds</a>' 30 and McGwire's 29.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> He was named the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL) <a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_winners_at_third_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver Slugger winners at third base">Silver Slugger Award winner</a> for the third base position, and he finished fourth in NL <a href="/wiki/Most_Valuable_Player_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Most Valuable Player (baseball)">Most Valuable Player (MVP)</a> voting, behind <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luis_Gonzalez_(outfielder,_born_1967)" title="Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)">Luis Gonzalez</a>.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> He was unanimously named the NL <a href="/wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> after setting an NL rookie record with 130 RBI's (fifth in the league) and becoming the fourth MLB rookie to hit .300 with 30 home runs, 100 runs, and 100 RBI's.<a href="#cite_note-Rookie_of_the_Year-30">[30]</a> The Cardinals finished the 2001 season with a 93–69 record and advanced to the playoffs as the National League <a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wild card (baseball)">wild card</a> team.<a href="#cite_note-Cardinals_team_records-31">[31]</a> The team advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series" title="2001 National League Division Series">NL Division Series</a> (NLDS).<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> In Game 2 on October 10, Pujols hit a game-winning two-run home run against Diamondbacks pitcher <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Randy Johnson</a> in a 4–1 victory.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> The Cardinals, however, were eliminated in five games, and Pujols had just two hits in 18 at-bats.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> After playing several positions in 2001, Pujols spent most of <a href="/wiki/2002_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2002 St. Louis Cardinals season">2002</a> in left field.<a href="#cite_note-2002_Pujols-35">[35]</a> He began the season batting <a href="/wiki/Cleanup_hitter" title="Cleanup hitter">cleanup</a> but was moved in May to the third spot in the lineup, where he remained for the rest of his Cardinals career.<a href="#cite_note-reference-36">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> Pujols hit his 30th home run and 100th RBI of the season in a 5–4 loss to the <a href="/wiki/2002_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2002 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> in August, making him the sixth Cardinal to have back-to-back 30-home-run seasons and the second Cardinal (the other was <a href="/wiki/Ray_Jablonski" title="Ray Jablonski">Ray Jablonski</a>) to start his career with back-to-back 100-RBI seasons.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> The following month, Pujols hit a game-winning two-run single against <a href="/wiki/Pete_Munro" title="Pete Munro">Pete Munro</a> in a 9–3 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2002_Houston_Astros_season" title="2002 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a> that gave the Cardinals the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Central_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="National League Central Division">NL Central</a> title.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> Pujols finished the year batting .314 (seventh in the NL) with 185 hits (tied for fourth in the NL), 40 doubles (eighth in the NL), 34 home runs (10th in the NL), 118 runs scored (second in the NL to Sosa's 122), and 127 RBI's (second in the NL).<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> He became the first player in major league history to hit over .300 with at least 30 home runs, 100 runs scored, and 100 RBI in his first two seasons. Pujols finished second in MVP voting to Bonds, becoming the first Cardinal since <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> to finish in the top four in MVP voting for consecutive seasons.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a> At the end of the 2002 season, Chris Haft of <a href="/wiki/MLB.com" title="MLB.com">MLB.com</a> called him "an outstanding hitter."<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> Pujols' contributions helped the Cardinals finish third in home runs and second in batting average and RBI; the Cardinals' pitching staff also finished fourth in ERA.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> The Cardinals again reached the playoffs, and Pujols had three hits and three RBI in a three-game sweep of the Diamondbacks in the <a href="/wiki/2002_National_League_Division_Series" title="2002 National League Division Series">2002 NLDS</a>. The team advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2002_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2002 National League Championship Series">2002 NL Championship Series</a> (NLCS), but lost in five games to the <a href="/wiki/2002_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2002 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a>. Pujols had five hits, one home run and two RBI in the series.<a href="#cite_note-postseason-43">[43]</a> Five Cardinals were named to the <a href="/wiki/2003_MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 MLB All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> in 2003 while Pujols led the NL in votes.<a href="#cite_note-2003_AS-44">[44]</a> It was the first of eight straight seasons that Pujols would reach the All-Star Game.<a href="#cite_note-2010_AS-45">[45]</a> From July 12 to August 16, Pujols had a 30-game <a href="/wiki/Hitting_streak" title="Hitting streak">hitting streak</a>, tied for the second-longest in Cardinals' history with Musial and behind only <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Rogers Hornsby</a>'s 33-game streak.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-Sporting_News-47">[47]</a> On July 20, Pujols hit his 100th career home run, a game-winner in a 10–7 victory over the Dodgers. He became the fourth major leaguer to hit his 100th home run in his third season, along with <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Ralph Kiner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Eddie Mathews</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a>.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> Pujols hit his 114th home run on September 20 in a game against the Astros, which tied him with Kiner for the most home runs by a player in his first three seasons.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> In 157 games, Pujols hit 43 home runs (fourth in the league, behind <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richie_Sexson" title="Richie Sexson">Richie Sexson</a> and Bonds) and had 124 RBI's (tied with Sexson for fourth and behind <a href="/wiki/Preston_Wilson" title="Preston Wilson">Preston Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Gary Sheffield</a> and Thome).<a href="#cite_note-2003_batting_leaders-50">[50]</a> He became the youngest player since <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Tommy Davis (outfielder)">Tommy Davis</a> in <a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season">1962</a> to win the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">NL batting title</a> after batting .359, and he led the league in runs (137), hits (212), and doubles (51).<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-2003_batting_leaders-50">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-batting-51">[51]</a> Pujols joined Rogers Hornsby as the only players in the Cardinals' history to record more than 40 homers and 200 hits in the same season.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a> Though his stellar play had Cardinals' fans chanting "M-V-P!" during home games as early as June, Pujols again finished second to Bonds in MVP voting.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> He won his second Silver Slugger Award<a href="#cite_note-2003_SS-53">[53]</a> and first <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award">Sporting News Player of the Year Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Sporting_News-47">[47]</a> Pujols' contributions helped the Cardinals rank second in batting average and third in home runs in the NL; however, the pitching staff posted a 4.60 ERA, which was below the league average, and the Cardinals missed the playoffs.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_contract_(2004–2005)">New contract (2004–2005)</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: New contract (2004–2005)">edit</a>]</div> After receiving many awards in his first three seasons, Pujols was rewarded monetarily for his accomplishments on February 20, <a href="/wiki/2004_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2004 St. Louis Cardinals season">2004</a>, when he signed a seven-year, $100 million contract extension with a $16 million club option for 2011 with no-trade provisions.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> He was moved to first base in 2004 after the Cardinals traded <a href="/wiki/Tino_Martinez" title="Tino Martinez">Tino Martinez</a> in the offseason.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> On June 16, he hit a <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a> against <a href="/wiki/2004_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2004 Cincinnati Reds season">Reds</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Matthews" title="Mike Matthews">Mike Matthews</a> in the 10th <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">inning</a> of a 4–3 victory.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> Pujols' highlights later in the season included a July game in which he hit five RBI and three home runs in a thrilling win over the rival <a href="/wiki/2004_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2004 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a>, and another in which he broke up a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> by <a href="/wiki/2004_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2004 San Francisco Giants season">Giants</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Hermanson" title="Dustin Hermanson">Dustin Hermanson</a>.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> During a September game against the <a href="/wiki/2004_Colorado_Rockies_season" title="2004 Colorado Rockies season">Rockies</a>, he earned his 500th RBI, joining <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> as the only players to have 500 RBI in their first four seasons. He said he was confident there was going to be "a lot more."<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> Although Pujols was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Plantar_fasciitis" title="Plantar fasciitis">plantar fasciitis</a> during the second half of the season, he finished the season with a .331 average (fifth in the league), 196 hits (fifth), 51 doubles (second to <a href="/wiki/Lyle_Overbay" title="Lyle Overbay">Lyle Overbay</a>'s 53), 46 home runs (tied with <a href="/wiki/Adam_Dunn" title="Adam Dunn">Adam Dunn</a> for second behind <a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Adrián Beltré</a>'s 48), and 123 RBIs (third, behind <a href="/wiki/Vinny_Castilla" title="Vinny Castilla">Vinny Castilla</a>'s 131 and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Rolen" title="Scott Rolen">Scott Rolen</a>'s 124) in 154 games.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a> He also led the league in runs scored, with 133.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> On defense, he tied for the league lead in errors by a first baseman, with 14.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> He finished third in MVP voting (behind Bonds and Beltré), joining Musial as the only Cardinals to finish in the top five in voting for at least four years in a row.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> He won the Silver Slugger Award at first base, the third position he won the award at.<a href="#cite_note-2004_SS-65">[65]</a> Pujols, along with teammates Edmonds and Rolen, earned the nickname "MV3" for their phenomenal seasons; Pujols led the three in home runs and batting average.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> The Cardinals won the NL Central, aided by the MVP and pitcher <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carpenter" title="Chris Carpenter">Chris Carpenter</a>, who won 15 games and had a 3.46 ERA his first season with the team.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> In Game 4 of the <a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">NLDS</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2004_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Dodgers</a>, Pujols hit a three-run home run against <a href="/wiki/Wilson_%C3%81lvarez" title="Wilson Álvarez">Wilson Álvarez</a> and had four RBI as the Cardinals won, 6–2, and took the series three games to one.<a href="#cite_note-Walker-69">[69]</a> In Game 6 of the <a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2004 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a>, Pujols had three hits, scored three runs (including the winning run), and hit a two-run home run off Munro in a 12-inning, 6–4 victory.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> The Cardinals won the series in seven games, advancing to the <a href="/wiki/2004_World_Series" title="2004 World Series">World Series</a> for the first time since 1987. Pujols was named the NLCS MVP after batting .500 with four home runs and nine RBI.<a href="#cite_note-NLCS_MVP-71">[71]</a> He was one of three Cardinals to bat over .250 in the series against the <a href="/wiki/2004_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2004 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> (after batting .333) as the Cardinals were swept by Boston in four games.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> By <a href="/wiki/2005_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2005 St. Louis Cardinals season">2005</a>, many baseball fans thought that Pujols was the best Cardinal since Musial.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> Pujols picked up his 100th RBI of the season on August 31, joining Williams, DiMaggio and <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Al Simmons</a> as the only players with 100 RBI in their first five seasons.<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> Pujols hit his 200th career home run in a game against the Reds on September 30, making him the third-youngest major league player to reach that milestone (behind <a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Mel Ott</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Eddie Mathews</a>) and the second-fastest to reach it (behind Kiner).<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> In 161 games, Pujols batted .330 (second to <a href="/wiki/Derrek_Lee" title="Derrek Lee">Derrek Lee</a>'s .335 average) with 195 hits (fourth behind Lee, <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Rollins" title="Jimmy Rollins">Jimmy Rollins</a>), 38 doubles, 41 home runs (third, behind <a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Andruw Jones</a>' 51 and Lee's 46), 117 RBI's (tied with Burrell for second behind Jones' 128), and 129 runs scored (first in the league).<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> For the first time in his career, he won the NL MVP award as Bonds was limited to 14 games due to an injury.<a href="#cite_note-1xMVP-77">[77]</a> Pujols returned to the playoffs as the Cardinals won the NL Central for the second year in a row.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> He had five hits in nine at-bats with four runs scored and two RBI in the <a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">NLDS</a> as the Cardinals swept the <a href="/wiki/2005_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="2005 San Diego Padres season">Padres</a>.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a> In Game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2005_Houston_Astros_season" title="2005 Houston Astros season">Astros</a>, with the Cardinals trailing by two runs and only one out from elimination in the ninth inning, Pujols hit a game-winning three-run home run against <a href="/wiki/Brad_Lidge" title="Brad Lidge">Brad Lidge</a> that landed on the train tracks in the back of <a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Minute Maid Park</a>. The Cardinals won 5–4.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> MLB.com writer Matthew Leach later called it "one of the most famous playoff home runs in recent years."<a href="#cite_note-greatness-80">[80]</a> Nevertheless, the Cardinals were eliminated in Game 6 by the Astros. Pujols batted .304 with two home runs and six RBI in the series.<a href="#cite_note-postseason-43">[43]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Continued_success_and_first_World_Series_(2006–2008)">Continued success and first World Series (2006–2008)</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Continued success and first World Series (2006–2008)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_Pujols_stance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Albert_Pujols_stance.jpg/190px-Albert_Pujols_stance.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Albert_Pujols_stance.jpg/285px-Albert_Pujols_stance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Albert_Pujols_stance.jpg/380px-Albert_Pujols_stance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1736" data-file-height="1916" /></a><figcaption>Pujols in 2006</figcaption></figure> Over two games in April <a href="/wiki/2006_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2006 St. Louis Cardinals season">2006</a>, Pujols hit home runs in four consecutive plate appearances, making him the 20th player to accomplish the feat. Pujols maintained after the game that he was more concerned with winning than the numbers: "I don't look at numbers," he said. "I don't know. I didn't know anything about [the record] until you guys brought it up. Because that's not me. I don't get locked in on numbers. I don't get locked in on anything like that. I get locked in on seeing the ball and helping my team out to win and hopefully doing some damage out there."<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> Pujols had three hits and four RBI, including his 1,000th career hit (a home run against <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Williams_(baseball)" title="Jerome Williams (baseball)">Jerome Williams</a>), as the Cardinals defeated the <a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2006 Chicago Cubs season">Cubs</a> 9–3 on April 21, 2006.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> On June 4, he was placed on the <a href="/wiki/Disabled_list" class="mw-redirect" title="Disabled list">disabled list</a> (DL) for the first time in his career with a strained right oblique that kept him out for three weeks.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> On August 22, Pujols hit a three-run home run and a grand slam against <a href="/wiki/John_Maine" title="John Maine">John Maine</a> in an 8–7 loss to the <a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Mets_season" title="2006 New York Mets season">Mets</a>.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> On September 28, with the Cardinals trailing the <a href="/wiki/2006_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="2006 San Diego Padres season">Padres</a> 2–1 in the eighth inning, he hit a three-run home run against <a href="/wiki/Cla_Meredith" title="Cla Meredith">Cla Meredith</a>, helping the Cardinals win 4–2 and end a seven-game losing streak. The win preserved the Cardinals' 1.5-game division lead; La Russa later called it "the most huge of the huge ones he's hit."<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_Pujols_All_Star.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A man in a yellow shirt and a red baseball cap" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Albert_Pujols_All_Star.jpg/190px-Albert_Pujols_All_Star.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Albert_Pujols_All_Star.jpg/285px-Albert_Pujols_All_Star.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Albert_Pujols_All_Star.jpg 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="432" /></a><figcaption>Pujols at the <a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2006 All-Star Game</a></figcaption></figure> Pujols finished the season with a .331 average (third to <a href="/wiki/Freddy_Sanchez" title="Freddy Sanchez">Freddy Sanchez</a>'s .344 and Cabrera's .339), 177 hits, 33 doubles, 49 home runs (second to <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a>'s 58), 137 RBI (second to Howard, 149) and 119 runs scored (tied with <a href="/wiki/Matt_Holliday" title="Matt Holliday">Matt Holliday</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Hanley Ramírez</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Soriano" title="Alfonso Soriano">Alfonso Soriano</a> for fifth).<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> Of his 49 home runs, 20 produced a game-winning RBI, breaking Willie Mays' single-season record set in 1962.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> He finished second to Howard in MVP voting and won the <a href="/wiki/Rawlings_Gold_Glove_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Rawlings Gold Glove Award">NL Gold Glove</a> Award for first base.<a href="#cite_note-1xGG-90">[90]</a> He won his first of four consecutive <a href="/wiki/Fielding_Bible_Award" title="Fielding Bible Award">Fielding Bible Awards</a> for the first base position.<a href="#cite_note-2009_FB-91">[91]</a> Led by Pujols and Carpenter, the Cardinals won the NL Central and reached the playoffs for the third year in a row.<a href="#cite_note-greatness-80">[80]</a> In Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Division_Series" title="2006 National League Division Series">NLDS</a> against the Padres, he hit a game-winning two-run home run against <a href="/wiki/Jake_Peavy" title="Jake Peavy">Jake Peavy</a> as the Cardinals won 5–1.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> He had a game-winning RBI against <a href="/wiki/David_Wells" title="David Wells">David Wells</a> and had three hits in Game 2 as the Cardinals won 2–0.<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> He batted .333 with a home run and an RBI in the series as the Cardinals defeated the Padres in four games.<a href="#cite_note-postseason-43">[43]</a> In Game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a> against the Mets, Pujols scored three runs as the Cardinals won 9–6.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> He batted .318 with one home run and one RBI in the series as the Cardinals defeated the Mets in seven games.<a href="#cite_note-postseason-43">[43]</a> In Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">World Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2006_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2006 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a>, he hit a two-run home run against <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a> as the Cardinals won 7–2.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> In Game 5, he made a sprawling, flip-from-his-back play to rob <a href="/wiki/Pl%C3%A1cido_Polanco" title="Plácido Polanco">Plácido Polanco</a> of a hit as the Cardinals clinched the series, giving Pujols his first career <a href="/wiki/World_Series_ring" title="World Series ring">World Series ring</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2006WS-96">[96]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pujols_facing.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A man with feet spread apart holding a baseball bat in the air" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Pujols_facing.JPG/170px-Pujols_facing.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Pujols_facing.JPG/255px-Pujols_facing.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Pujols_facing.JPG/340px-Pujols_facing.JPG 2x" data-file-width="418" data-file-height="536" /></a><figcaption>Pujols preparing to hit</figcaption></figure> Near the beginning of the 2007 season in an April 22 game against the <a href="/wiki/2007_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2007 Chicago Cubs season">Cubs</a>, Pujols hit a game-winning three-run home run against <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Dempster" title="Ryan Dempster">Ryan Dempster</a> in the 10th inning of a 12–9 victory, tying <a href="/wiki/Ken_Boyer" title="Ken Boyer">Ken Boyer</a> for second all-time on the Cardinals' home run list with his 255th.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> Pujols finished the season with 185 hits, 38 doubles and 103 RBI (a career-low). He was among the league leaders in batting average (.327, sixth) and home runs (32, tied for tenth).<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> He scored 99 runs, ending his streak of seasons with at least 30 home runs, a .300 average, 100 runs scored and 100 RBI, at six.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a> He grounded into a major-league-leading 27 double plays.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-99">[99]</a> He finished ninth in MVP voting, the first year he had finished outside the top five.<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> Pujols began 2008 by reaching base in 42 straight games, the longest streak to open a season since 1999.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a> On June 11, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left calf muscle.<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a><a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> Pujols hit his 300th home run against <a href="/wiki/Bob_Howry" title="Bob Howry">Bob Howry</a> on July 4 in a 2–1 loss to the <a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2008 Chicago Cubs season">Cubs</a>. He said after the game that to him it was "just another homer that goes out of the park. I'm happy to do it in front of our fans; they were waiting for it."<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> On September 11, in a 3–2 loss to the Cubs, Pujols hit his 100th RBI of the season against <a href="/wiki/Rich_Harden" title="Rich Harden">Rich Harden</a>, making him the third player in major league history to start his career with eight seasons of at least 100 RBI (along with <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Al Simmons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a>). He regretted that the milestone came in a loss, saying, "I wish it would have come with a great win. It would have been more special."<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_Pujols4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A man wearing a uniform that shows two cardinals sitting on a baseball bat" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Albert_Pujols4.jpg/150px-Albert_Pujols4.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Albert_Pujols4.jpg/225px-Albert_Pujols4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Albert_Pujols4.jpg/300px-Albert_Pujols4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2329" data-file-height="3478" /></a><figcaption>Pujols is among the top 5 players all-time in home runs, RBIs, doubles, and total bases.</figcaption></figure> In 148 games in 2008, Pujols batted .357 (second to <a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Chipper Jones</a>' .364 average) with 187 hits (third, behind Reyes's 204 and <a href="/wiki/David_Wright" title="David Wright">David Wright</a>'s 189), 44 doubles (tied with <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Drew" title="Stephen Drew">Stephen Drew</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aramis_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Aramis Ramírez">Aramis Ramírez</a> for fourth in the league behind Berkman and <a href="/wiki/Nate_McLouth" title="Nate McLouth">Nate McLouth</a>'s 46 and <a href="/wiki/Corey_Hart_(baseball)" title="Corey Hart (baseball)">Corey Hart</a>'s 45), 37 home runs (tied with <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Ryan Braun</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Ludwick" title="Ryan Ludwick">Ryan Ludwick</a> for fourth in the league behind Howard's 48, Dunn's 40, and Delgado's 38), 116 RBI (fourth, behind Howard's 146, Wrights 124 and <a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Adrián González">Adrián González</a>'s 119) and 100 runs scored.<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> He grounded into a National League-leading 27 double plays.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> Pujols won his second NL MVP Award, and he won the Silver Slugger Award for the fourth time in his career.<a href="#cite_note-2xMVP-107">[107]</a><a href="#cite_note-2008_SS-108">[108]</a> He was named The Sporting News Player of the Year for the second time in his career.<a href="#cite_note-Sporting_News_2-109">[109]</a> For his work off the field, he was named the 2008 winner of the <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente_Award" title="Roberto Clemente Award">Roberto Clemente Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Clemente-110">[110]</a> He considered having <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John_surgery" class="mw-redirect" title="Tommy John surgery">Tommy John surgery</a> after the season but underwent nerve transposition surgery on his right elbow instead to ease discomfort.<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Later_Cardinals_career_and_second_World_Series_(2009–2011)">Later Cardinals career and second World Series (2009–2011)</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Later Cardinals career and second World Series (2009–2011)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DSC05863_Albert_Pujols.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/DSC05863_Albert_Pujols.jpg/170px-DSC05863_Albert_Pujols.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/DSC05863_Albert_Pujols.jpg/255px-DSC05863_Albert_Pujols.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/DSC05863_Albert_Pujols.jpg/340px-DSC05863_Albert_Pujols.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="1700" /></a><figcaption>Pujols participating in the <a href="/wiki/2009_Home_Run_Derby" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Home Run Derby">2009 Home Run Derby</a></figcaption></figure> On April 25, <a href="/wiki/2009_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2009 St. Louis Cardinals season">2009</a>, Pujols picked up his 1,000th career RBI with a 441-foot grand slam against <a href="/wiki/David_Patton_(baseball)" title="David Patton (baseball)">David Patton</a> in an 8–2 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2009_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2009 Chicago Cubs season">Cubs</a>. "I hit that ball as good as I can hit a ball," he said after the game.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> On July 3, he hit his 10th career grand slam against Weathers in a 7–4 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2009_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2009 Cincinnati Reds season">Reds</a>, breaking Musial's record for most grand slams by a Cardinal. The grand slam was also his 350th career home run, making him the third-fastest player to reach the milestone, behind <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a><a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> He received the highest number of votes in NL history for the <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> that year.<a href="#cite_note-2009_AS-115">[115]</a> Pujols had four hits, scored three runs, and knocked in five RBI on August 4, including a grand slam against <a href="/wiki/Sean_Green_(baseball)" title="Sean Green (baseball)">Sean Green</a> that tied the NL record for most grand slams in a season (five), in a 10-inning, 12–7 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2009_New_York_Mets_season" title="2009 New York Mets season">Mets</a>.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a> In 160 games, Pujols batted .327 (third, behind Ramírez's .342 and <a href="/wiki/Pablo_Sandoval" title="Pablo Sandoval">Pablo Sandoval</a>'s .330) with 186 hits (sixth), 45 doubles (second to <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Tejada" title="Miguel Tejada">Miguel Tejada</a>'s 46), 47 home runs (first), 135 RBI (third behind Fielder and Howard's 141) and 124 runs scored (first).<a href="#cite_note-2009_batting_leaders-117">[117]</a> He was unanimously named the NL MVP for the third time, tying Musial as the Cardinals' leader in that category.<a href="#cite_note-3xMVP-118">[118]</a> For the fifth time in his career, he won the Silver Slugger Award.<a href="#cite_note-2009_SS-119">[119]</a> He won the Sporting News MLB Player of the Year award for the second consecutive year, joining Williams and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a> as the only players to win it in back-to-back years.<a href="#cite_note-3xSNPOY-120">[120]</a> For the fourth year in a row, he won the Fielding Bible Award for first base. Aided by the mid-season acquisition of Matt Holliday (who replaced <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Ludwick" title="Ryan Ludwick">Ryan Ludwick</a> as the cleanup hitter) and the emergence of <a href="/wiki/Adam_Wainwright" title="Adam Wainwright">Adam Wainwright</a> (who led the NL in wins), the Cardinals returned to the playoffs after a two-year hiatus.<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a><a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a><a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2009_National_League_Division_Series" title="2009 National League Division Series">NLDS</a> against the Dodgers, Pujols batted .300 with one RBI as the Cardinals were swept in three games.<a href="#cite_note-postseason-43">[43]</a> Following the postseason, Pujols had surgery to remove five <a href="/wiki/Osteophyte" title="Osteophyte">bone spurs</a> from his right elbow. The Cardinals called the surgery a "success", and <a href="/wiki/James_Andrews_(physician)" title="James Andrews (physician)">Dr. James Andrews</a> decided that Pujols did not need <a href="/wiki/Ulnar_collateral_ligament_reconstruction" title="Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction">Tommy John surgery</a>.<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a><a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> For April <a href="/wiki/2010_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2010 St. Louis Cardinals season">2010</a>, Pujols earned his first Pepsi Clutch Performer of the Month Award. He batted .348, 1.270 OPS, three home runs and 14 RBI with runners on base. Further, in situations with his team leading by one run, tied, or having the potential tying run on base, at bat, or on deck after the seventh inning ("late-and-close"), he batted .583 (7-for-12) with a home run, two doubles, three RBI and five runs scored.<a href="#cite_note-clutch-126">[126]</a> On June 29, in an 8–0 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2010_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2010 Arizona Diamondbacks season">Diamondbacks</a>, Pujols hit five RBI and hit two home runs against <a href="/wiki/Dontrelle_Willis" title="Dontrelle Willis">Dontrelle Willis</a> for his 37th career multi-homer game, which tied Musial's franchise record for multi-homer games. "It's pretty special," he said of tying Musial. "I'm blessed to have the opportunity to be compared sometimes with him."<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a> On August 26, he hit his 400th career home run against <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Zimmermann" title="Jordan Zimmermann">Jordan Zimmermann</a> in a 13-inning, 11–10 loss to the <a href="/wiki/2010_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2010 Washington Nationals season">Nationals</a>. He became the third-youngest player to reach the milestone – behind Griffey Jr. and Rodriguez – and he became the fourth-quickest player by at bats to reach the milestone (behind McGwire, <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Harmon Killebrew</a>, and Thome).<a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a> On September 11, in a 12-inning 6–3 loss to <a href="/wiki/2010_Atlanta_Braves_season" title="2010 Atlanta Braves season">Atlanta</a>, Pujols had three RBI and reached 100 RBI for the 10th consecutive year with a two-run double against <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hanson" title="Tommy Hanson">Tommy Hanson</a>. Only <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Al Simmons</a> has a longer streak of 100 RBI seasons at the beginning of a career, with 11. Pujols joined <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Jimmie Foxx</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Lou Gehrig</a>, and Rodriguez in having 10 consecutive seasons of 100 or more RBI at any time in their career. Foxx and Rodriguez are the only two players besides Pujols to have 10 consecutive years of 30 home runs and 100 RBI.<a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> The next day, in a 7–3 victory over the Braves, he passed Musial to be the all-time Cardinals' leader in multi-home run games when he hit two home runs against <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hudson" title="Tim Hudson">Tim Hudson</a> for the 38th time in a game.<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> In 159 games, Pujols batted .312 (sixth) with 183 hits (fifth) and 39 doubles (tied for eighth with <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Byrd" title="Marlon Byrd">Marlon Byrd</a>); he led the league in runs scored (115), home runs (42) and RBI (118).<a href="#cite_note-2010_batting_leaders-131">[131]</a> He won his second Gold Glove Award for first base,<a href="#cite_note-2xGG-132">[132]</a> and he won the NL First Base Silver Slugger Award for the sixth time.<a href="#cite_note-2010_SS-133">[133]</a> He finished second in the NL MVP voting to <a href="/wiki/Joey_Votto" title="Joey Votto">Joey Votto</a>, who said he was "shocked" that Pujols only got one first-place vote.<a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a> Pujols and the Cardinals set a deadline for the start of <a href="/wiki/2011_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2011 St. Louis Cardinals season">2011</a> spring training for contract extension negotiations<a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a> but failed to reach an agreement.<a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a> After Pujols struggled in his first 30 games of the season in batting .231,<a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a> he batted .316 with 30 home runs in his final 117 games.<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a> Against the <a href="/wiki/2011_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2011 Chicago Cubs season">Cubs</a>, he hit consecutive extra-inning walk-off home runs on June 4 and 5 for the first time since <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Albert Belle</a> in 1995. Carpenter noted after the game that Pujols' slump earlier in the year was over: "He continues to do great things, there's no doubt about it," he said. "The things that he's done the last few days have been just like the old Albert."<a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a> On June 19 against the <a href="/wiki/2011_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2011 Kansas City Royals season">Royals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilson_Betemit" title="Wilson Betemit">Wilson Betemit</a> collided with Pujols, inducing a small fracture his left wrist and keeping him inactive until July 5.<a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a> On July 30, in a 9–2 victory over the Cubs, he got his 2,000th career hit against <a href="/wiki/Carlos_M%C3%A1rmol" title="Carlos Mármol">Carlos Mármol</a>, becoming the fifth Cardinal to reach 2,000 hits and 12th-fastest major leaguer by games to reach the milestone.<a href="#cite_note-142">[142]</a> In the Cardinals' final game of the season, against the <a href="/wiki/2011_Houston_Astros_season" title="2011 Houston Astros season">Astros</a> on September 28, he had the game-winning RBI against <a href="/wiki/Brett_Myers" title="Brett Myers">Brett Myers</a> in the 8–0 victory, helping the Cardinals overcome a 10.5-game deficit to Atlanta to win the Wild Card.<a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a> Pujols finished the season with 173 hits (tied for ninth with <a href="/wiki/Aramis_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Aramis Ramírez">Aramis Ramírez</a>), 29 doubles (a career-low), and 105 runs scored (tied for third with <a href="/wiki/Justin_Upton" title="Justin Upton">Justin Upton</a> behind <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Ryan Braun</a>'s 109 and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kemp" title="Matt Kemp">Matt Kemp</a>'s 115).<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-2011_batting-144">[144]</a> He saw his streak of seasons batting at least .300 with 30 home runs and 100 RBI snapped when he hit 37 home runs (third, behind Fielder's 38 and Kemp's 39), but batted .299 with 99 RBI (seventh); however, only three other players in the major leagues matched him in those categories (<a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">José Bautista</a>, Fielder, and Kemp), causing <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Kepner" title="Tyler Kepner">Tyler Kepner</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> to write, "Even when Pujols struggles, he excels."<a href="#cite_note-2011_batting-144">[144]</a><a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a> He grounded into a major-league leading 29 double plays.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-99">[99]</a> He was fifth in MVP voting.<a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Albertpuljosss.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Albertpuljosss.jpg/220px-Albertpuljosss.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Albertpuljosss.jpg/330px-Albertpuljosss.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Albertpuljosss.jpg/440px-Albertpuljosss.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1881" data-file-height="1254" /></a><figcaption>Pujols during the 2011 World Series parade. His historic Game 3 performance included three home runs.</figcaption></figure> In Game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/2011_National_League_Division_Series" title="2011 National League Division Series">NLDS</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2011_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="2011 Philadelphia Phillies season">Phillies</a> on October 2, Pujols had a game-winning RBI single against <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Cliff Lee</a> in the 5–4 victory.<a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a> He batted .350 with one RBI in the series as the Cardinals defeated the Phillies in five games.<a href="#cite_note-postseason-43">[43]</a> In Game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/2011_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2011 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2011_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2011 Milwaukee Brewers season">Brewers</a>, he had four hits, three runs scored, one home run and five RBI, in a 12–3 victory.<a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a> He batted .478 with two home runs and nine RBI in the series as the Cardinals defeated the Brewers in six games.<a href="#cite_note-postseason-43">[43]</a> On October 22, in Game 3 of the <a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">World Series</a>, Pujols had five hits, three home runs, four runs scored and six RBI in a 16–7 victory over the Rangers. He joined <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a> as the only players in baseball history to hit three home runs in a World Series game, set a series record with 14 total bases, became the first player in series history to have hits in four consecutive innings, and tied records for most hits and most RBI in a World Series game.<a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a><a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a><a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a><a href="#cite_note-152">[152]</a> He had one hit and no RBI the other six games of the series but became a World Series champion for the second time as the Cardinals defeated the Rangers in seven games.<a href="#cite_note-postseason-43">[43]</a> After the season, he became a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> for the first time in his career.<a href="#cite_note-153">[153]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Angels_(2012–2021)">Los Angeles Angels (2012–2021)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Angels (2012–2021)">edit</a>]</div> Three teams were reported to be interested in Pujols during the 2011 offseason: the Cardinals, the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami Marlins</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a>. The Cardinals offered Pujols a 10-year, $210 million deal (with $30 million deferred), but Pujols rejected it. His wife, Deidre, explained on a radio talk show that they were "insulted" and "confused" that the Cardinals had initially offered Pujols a five-year deal.<a href="#cite_note-154">[154]</a> The Marlins reportedly offered Pujols a 10-year contract too, but on December 8, he signed a 10-year deal with the Angels worth around $254 million.<a href="#cite_note-155">[155]</a><a href="#cite_note-156">[156]</a><a href="#cite_note-157">[157]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Early_Angels_tenure_(2012–2016)">Early Angels tenure (2012–2016)</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Early Angels tenure (2012–2016)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_Pujols_on_April_14,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Albert_Pujols_on_April_14%2C_2012.jpg/180px-Albert_Pujols_on_April_14%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="230" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Albert_Pujols_on_April_14%2C_2012.jpg/270px-Albert_Pujols_on_April_14%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Albert_Pujols_on_April_14%2C_2012.jpg/360px-Albert_Pujols_on_April_14%2C_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>Pujols in 2012</figcaption></figure> Pujols did not perform very well to begin the <a href="/wiki/2012_Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season">2012</a> season, batting .217 with no home runs and four RBI in the month of April.<a href="#cite_note-158">[158]</a> Soon after the Angels called up top prospect <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Mike Trout</a> and fired hitting coach <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Hatcher" title="Mickey Hatcher">Mickey Hatcher</a>, Pujols' numbers began to rise, as he batted .323 with 13 home runs from May 15 through the All-Star Break.<a href="#cite_note-159">[159]</a><a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a><a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a><a href="#cite_note-162">[162]</a> On July 31, he hit two home runs against <a href="/wiki/Derek_Holland" title="Derek Holland">Derek Holland</a> in a 6–2 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2012_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2012 Texas Rangers season">Rangers</a>. After the game, Holland observed that Pujols had "definitely turned it around, no doubt about it... He had a slow start, but he's picked it up. He's a great hitter...."<a href="#cite_note-163">[163]</a> On August 14, Pujols had four RBIs, including a game-winning three-run home run against <a href="/wiki/Ubaldo_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Ubaldo Jiménez">Ubaldo Jiménez</a> in a 9–6 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2012_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="2012 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a>.<a href="#cite_note-164">[164]</a> In 2012, Pujols batted .285 (at the time, a career low) in 153 games with 173 hits, 50 doubles (second to <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Alex Gordon</a>'s 51), 30 home runs, 105 RBIs (7th in AL), and 85 runs scored.<a href="#cite_note-165">[165]</a> In 2013, Pujols had by far the worst season of his career to date, failing to play at least 100 games in a season for the first time. Pujols also posted career worsts in hits, runs scored, doubles, home runs, RBI, walks, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS. Overall in 99 games, Pujols batted .258 with 101 hits, 19 doubles, 17 home runs, 64 RBI, and 49 runs scored. On August 19, 2013, Pujols was ruled out for the remainder of the 2013 season after suffering a foot injury.<a href="#cite_note-166">[166]</a> In August 2013, on his St. Louis <a href="/wiki/KWUL_(AM)" title="KWUL (AM)">WGNU</a> radio show, former Cardinals player <a href="/wiki/Jack_Clark_(baseball)" title="Jack Clark (baseball)">Jack Clark</a> accused Pujols of having used <a href="/wiki/Performance-enhancing_drugs" class="mw-redirect" title="Performance-enhancing drugs">performance-enhancing drugs</a>. Clark served as the Cardinals' hitting coach during the early part of Pujols' tenure in St. Louis. On the morning of August 9, Pujols issued a statement adamantly denying that he had ever taken PEDs. He denounced Clark's allegations as "irresponsible and reckless," and threatened to sue Clark and WGNU over the allegations.<a href="#cite_note-167">[167]</a> Partly due to legal threats from Pujols, InsideSTL Enterprises, which owns WGNU's weekday airtime under a time brokerage agreement, cut ties with Clark.<a href="#cite_note-168">[168]</a><a href="#cite_note-169">[169]</a><a href="#cite_note-170">[170]</a><a href="#cite_note-171">[171]</a> On October 4, 2013, Pujols filed a <a href="/wiki/Defamation" title="Defamation">defamation</a> lawsuit against Clark.<a href="#cite_note-172">[172]</a> In response, Clark challenged Pujols, proposing that they both take <a href="/wiki/Polygraph" title="Polygraph">polygraph</a> tests to resolve who is telling the truth.<a href="#cite_note-173">[173]</a> However, on February 10, 2014, Clark apologized and retracted his accusations against Pujols, saying he had "no knowledge whatsoever" that Pujols ever used PEDs. "During a heated discussion on air, I misspoke," Clark said. In return, Pujols dropped the suit.<a href="#cite_note-174">[174]</a> On April 22, 2014, Pujols hit his 499th and 500th home runs off the <a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2014 Washington Nationals season">Washington Nationals</a>' <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Jordan" title="Taylor Jordan">Taylor Jordan</a> at <a href="/wiki/Nationals_Park" title="Nationals Park">Nationals Park</a>, where he had hit his 400th career home run in the 2010 season.<a href="#cite_note-175">[175]</a> Pujols became the 26th player ever to reach the <a href="/wiki/500_home_run_club" title="500 home run club">500-home-run mark</a>, the third-youngest to reach it, and the only player to hit Nos. 499 and 500 in the same game. On August 10, he played in MLB's longest game of the year, and the longest in the history of <a href="/wiki/Angel_Stadium" title="Angel Stadium">Angel Stadium</a>, ending the 19-inning, 6-hours-and-31-minute contest against the <a href="/wiki/2014_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2014 Boston Red Sox season">Red Sox</a> with a solo home run for a 5–4 final score. It was his first walk-off home run as an Angel and first since June 2011.<a href="#cite_note-176">[176]</a> On September 6, against the <a href="/wiki/2014_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="2014 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a>, Pujols collected his 2,500th career hit, a two-run go-ahead double off of <a href="/wiki/Jared_Burton" title="Jared Burton">Jared Burton</a> in the 9th inning. He also passed the 1,500-run mark in the same game. In the process, he became the fifth player in major league history with 2,500 hits and 500 home runs while maintaining a .310 lifetime batting average, after <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Jimmie Foxx</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Manny Ramirez</a>.<a href="#cite_note-177">[177]</a> For the 2014 season, Pujols batted .272 and grounded into an American League-leading 28 double plays.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-99">[99]</a> He was tied for the 3rd-highest salary in the AL, at $23 million.<a href="#cite_note-178">[178]</a> After the 2014 season, Pujols traveled to Japan to join a team of MLB All-Stars playing against the All-Stars of <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_Japan_All-Star_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series">Japan All-Star Series</a>.<a href="#cite_note-179">[179]</a> Before the <a href="/wiki/2015_Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season">2015</a> season, Pujols enjoyed his first offseason in his time with the Angels in which he was both free of injury or recuperation from injury. However, his offensive production lagged behind his career levels the first month of the season. By the end of April, Pujols was batting .208 with three home runs and nine RBI in 86 plate appearances. The next month, Pujols' offensive production had started to come around. Between May 28 and June 22, he batted .356 with 15 homers, 30 RBI, and a 1.326 OPS. At this time, he was leading the American League in home runs with 23.<a href="#cite_note-si.com-180">[180]</a> After batting .303/.395/.737 with 13 home runs in June 2015, Pujols was named AL Player of the Month for the first time and seventh overall monthly award. His home run total led the major leagues and 73 total bases tied <a href="/wiki/Manny_Machado" title="Manny Machado">Manny Machado</a> for first in the AL. Remarkably, his <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_on_balls_in_play" title="Batting average on balls in play">batting average on balls in play</a> was .218, significantly lower than the league average of about .300.<a href="#cite_note-cassavell070215-181">[181]</a> Selected to the <a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All Star Game</a>, Pujols was announced as a reserve for the American League. Due to an injury just days earlier with <a href="/wiki/2015_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2015 Detroit Tigers season">Tigers</a> slugger <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a>, Pujols instead started at first base. It was his 10th overall selection to the midsummer classic, and first as a member of the Angels.<a href="#cite_note-182">[182]</a> On September 22, Pujols hit his 556th career home run to pass Ramírez for sole possession of 14th place on the all-time career home run leaderboard.<a href="#cite_note-nbcsports.com-183">[183]</a> In the last game of the season, on October 4, Pujols hit his 40th home run, the seventh time he had done so in a season. Among active MLB players, he trailed only <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a>, with eight. With Trout also hitting 40 home runs, the 2015 Angels became just the 31st team in MLB history with multiple players to hit 40+ home runs in a season.<a href="#cite_note-184">[184]</a> For the 2015 season, he batted .244/.307/.480, and he had the lowest <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_on_balls_in_play" title="Batting average on balls in play">batting average on balls in play</a> (.217) of all major league players.<a href="#cite_note-185">[185]</a> He was tied for the 3rd-highest salary in the AL, at $24 million.<a href="#cite_note-186">[186]</a> On April 30, <a href="/wiki/2016_Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season">2016</a>, Pujols became the 85th player to make 10,000 career <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_plate_appearance_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career plate appearance leaders">plate appearances</a>.<a href="#cite_note-187">[187]</a> On May 2, Pujols became the 20th player all-time to amass 5,000 career <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_total_bases_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders">total bases</a>. On August 17, Pujols joined Barry Bonds as the only other player to be <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_intentional_bases_on_balls_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career intentional bases on balls leaders">intentionally walked</a> over 300 times. Playing the <a href="/wiki/2016_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="2016 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> on August 25, he reached 100 RBI for the 13th time in his career, the fifth player to do so.<a href="#cite_note-188">[188]</a> While playing <a href="/wiki/2016_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2016 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati</a> on August 29, Pujols hit his 26th home run and 103rd RBI of the season. The home run tied him with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a> for ninth place on the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders">all-time home run list</a> at 586, and allowed him to become the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_extra_base_hits_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career extra base hits leaders">seventh player all-time</a> with 1,200 career extra base hits, and the 21st to reach 1,800 RBI.<a href="#cite_note-189">[189]</a> On September 16, Pujols became the 16th player all-time to reach 600 career doubles.<a href="#cite_note-190">[190]</a> Pujols batted .268 for the 2016 season. He tied for 2nd in the AL in double plays grounded into, with 24.<a href="#cite_note-191">[191]</a> He had the 6th-highest salary in the league, at $25 million.<a href="#cite_note-192">[192]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Later_Angels_tenure_(2017–2021)">Later Angels tenure (2017–2021)</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Later Angels tenure (2017–2021)">edit</a>]</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_Pujols_(36564529721)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Albert_Pujols_%2836564529721%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Albert_Pujols_%2836564529721%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Albert_Pujols_%2836564529721%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/270px-Albert_Pujols_%2836564529721%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Albert_Pujols_%2836564529721%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/360px-Albert_Pujols_%2836564529721%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1063" data-file-height="1364" /></a><figcaption>Pujols in 2017</figcaption></figure> On June 3, <a href="/wiki/2017_Los_Angeles_Angels_season" title="2017 Los Angeles Angels season">2017</a>, Pujols became the ninth player in Major League history to hit at least 600 home runs, when he hit a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> off of <a href="/wiki/Ervin_Santana" title="Ervin Santana">Ervin Santana</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2017_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="2017 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a>.<a href="#cite_note-espn-193">[193]</a> He was the fourth-youngest player to achieve the feat (behind <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>), and the first to hit a grand slam for his 600th home run.<a href="#cite_note-espn-193">[193]</a> For the 2017 season, Pujols played in 149 games and had 593 at bats, but set career-lows in batting average (.241), on base percentage (.286), slugging percentage (.386), doubles (17), and walks (37), while leading the majors by grounding into 26 <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double plays</a>.<a href="#cite_note-194">[194]</a> He had the slowest baserunning sprint speed of all major league players, at 21.8 feet/second.<a href="#cite_note-195">[195]</a> He had the 6th-highest salary in the AL, at $26 million.<a href="#cite_note-196">[196]</a> On May 4, <a href="/wiki/2018_Los_Angeles_Angels_season" title="2018 Los Angeles Angels season">2018</a>, Pujols recorded his <a href="/wiki/3,000_hit_club" class="mw-redirect" title="3,000 hit club">3,000th major league hit</a>, against <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leake" title="Mike Leake">Mike Leake</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2018_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="2018 Seattle Mariners season">Seattle Mariners</a>.<a href="#cite_note-197">[197]</a><a href="#cite_note-CBSThreeThousand-4">[4]</a> On July 12, Pujols hit his 630th career home run, moving into a tie with <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a> for sixth place all-time for that category. The next day, Pujols was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to left knee inflammation.<a href="#cite_note-198">[198]</a> He hit a single on August 10 for his 1,000th hit as an Angel, becoming the ninth player to record 1,000 hits in both the American League and National League.<a href="#cite_note-199">[199]</a> He had surgery on his left knee in August, ending his season, and on his right elbow to remove a <a href="/wiki/Bone_spur" class="mw-redirect" title="Bone spur">bone spur</a> in September.<a href="#cite_note-200">[200]</a> In 2018, he batted .245/.289/.411 with 19 home runs and 64 RBIs (matching the lowest season total of his career).<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-99">[99]</a> He had the slowest baserunning sprint speed of all major league players for the second consecutive year, at 22.2 feet/second.<a href="#cite_note-201">[201]</a><a href="#cite_note-202">[202]</a> He was the sixth-oldest player in the American League.<a href="#cite_note-203">[203]</a> He had the 5th-highest salary in the AL, at $27 million.<a href="#cite_note-204">[204]</a> On May 9, <a href="/wiki/2019_Los_Angeles_Angels_season" title="2019 Los Angeles Angels season">2019</a>, Pujols became the fourth player in major league history to record 2,000 RBIs, hitting a solo home run against the <a href="/wiki/2019_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2019 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> at <a href="/wiki/Comerica_Park" title="Comerica Park">Comerica Park</a>.<a href="#cite_note-205">[205]</a> A Tigers fan caught the 2,000 RBI ball but refused to turn it over to MLB officials, saying that he wanted to sleep on it before making a decision. In response, MLB refused to authenticate the ball. The fan, Ely Hydes, eventually decided that he wanted to return the ball to Pujols, who in turn refused, stating that the fan should either keep the ball or donate it to the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a>.<a href="#cite_note-206">[206]</a><a href="#cite_note-207">[207]</a> Pujols hit his 200th home run as an Angel on June 13, becoming only the sixth player to hit 200 home runs with two different teams.<a href="#cite_note-208">[208]</a> In 2019, he batted .244/.305/.430. Pujols had the lowest <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drive</a> percentage of all major league hitters (15.3%), and the 16.7% of balls he hit to the opposite field were the lowest in baseball.<a href="#cite_note-209">[209]</a><a href="#cite_note-210">[210]</a> He had the second-slowest sprint speed of all major league players, at 22.5 feet/second.<a href="#cite_note-211">[211]</a> He was the third-oldest player in the American League, behind <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> (who retired in March) and <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Rodney" title="Fernando Rodney">Fernando Rodney</a>.<a href="#cite_note-212">[212]</a> He was tied for the 4th-highest salary in the AL, at $28 million.<a href="#cite_note-213">[213]</a> At the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/2020_Los_Angeles_Angels_season" title="2020 Los Angeles Angels season">2020</a> season, Pujols (at the age of 40) was the oldest player in the major leagues.<a href="#cite_note-214">[214]</a> On August 24, Pujols passed Rodriguez to reach second on the all-time RBIs list with a single against the Astros. With his 2,087th RBI, he trailed only Hank Aaron's 2,297. (Babe Ruth has 2,214 RBIs as recognized by Baseball Reference, but only 1,989 on the official MLB list; MLB does not count pre-1920 RBIs because it was not yet an official statistic.)<a href="#cite_note-215">[215]</a> On September 18, Pujols hit his 661st career home run to pass Willie Mays for fifth place all-time.<a href="#cite_note-216">[216]</a> In 2020, Pujols batted .224/.270/.395 with 6 home runs and 25 RBIs in 152 at bats.<a href="#cite_note-auto1-217">[217]</a> He had the slowest sprint speed of all major league players, at 22.0 feet/second.<a href="#cite_note-218">[218]</a> He was tied for the 7th-highest salary in the league, at $29 million.<a href="#cite_note-219">[219]</a> Pujols began the <a href="/wiki/2021_Los_Angeles_Angels_season" title="2021 Los Angeles Angels season">2021</a> season with the Angels. On May 6, 2021, the Angels <a href="/wiki/Designated_for_assignment" title="Designated for assignment">designated Pujols for assignment</a>. Through 24 games, Pujols was hitting .198/.250/.372 with five home runs.<a href="#cite_note-220">[220]</a> On May 13, Pujols cleared waivers and became a free agent.<a href="#cite_note-221">[221]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Assessment_of_Angels_tenure">Assessment of Angels tenure</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Assessment of Angels tenure">edit</a>]</div> In nine-plus seasons with the Angels, Pujols hit .256 with 222 homers and 783 runs batted in.<a href="#cite_note-auto-222">[222]</a> During his time with the Angels, the team won the AL West once (in 2014) and won no postseason games. In 2016, sportswriter Joe Posnanski of NBC Sports described Pujols as "a cautionary tale against big contracts" and "an overpaid designated hitter in the middle of the lineup for a going-nowhere Los Angeles Angels team".<a href="#cite_note-223">[223]</a> In an August 7, 2018, article entitled "How the shift has ruined Albert Pujols," ESPN sportswriter Alden Gonzalez wrote: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote">"The recent proliferation of defensive shifts has made it exceedingly difficult for power hitters to turn batted balls into hits, prompting an infatuation with launch angles and breeding a widespread acceptance of strikeouts. Few have been victimized more than Pujols, the aging slugger who still makes frequent contact but no longer runs well... [T]he modern game is especially unforgiving to older hitters, and it has intensified the decline of arguably the greatest first baseman in baseball history."<a href="#cite_note-224">[224]</a></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Dodgers_(2021)">Los Angeles Dodgers (2021)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Dodgers (2021)">edit</a>]</div> On May 17, 2021, Pujols agreed to a one-year major league deal with the <a href="/wiki/2021_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2021 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-dodgers_21-225">[225]</a> He made his Dodgers debut that night as the starting first baseman against the <a href="/wiki/2021_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2021 Arizona Diamondbacks season">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>.<a href="#cite_note-226">[226]</a> With his longtime number 5 having been assigned to <a href="/wiki/Corey_Seager" title="Corey Seager">Corey Seager</a>, Pujols chose the number 55; both as nods to his two former teams, as well as the Bible. "If you know the Bible," Pujols explained, "it's the number of grace. So I feel 5-5, double grace."<a href="#cite_note-227">[227]</a> On May 20, Pujols hit his first home run as a Dodger, a two-run homer off <a href="/wiki/Merrill_Kelly" title="Merrill Kelly">Merrill Kelly</a> of the Diamondbacks.<a href="#cite_note-228">[228]</a> In October, Scott Miller of The New York Times asserted that Pujols had "flourished beyond expectations, scorching lefties for a .306 batting average".<a href="#cite_note-229">[229]</a> Overall, in 2021 he appeared in 85 games for the Dodgers and hit .254 with a .299 on base percentage, 12 homers, and 38 RBIs.<a href="#cite_note-br-230">[230]</a> For the second season in a row, he had the slowest baserunning sprint speed of all major league players, at 22.4 feet/second.<a href="#cite_note-231">[231]</a> His line drive percentage of 15.4% was the lowest in the major leagues, and his 16.7% of balls hit to the opposite field was the lowest in the majors.<a href="#cite_note-232">[232]</a> He was the oldest player in the league for the second season in a row,<a href="#cite_note-233">[233]</a> and had the fifth-highest salary at $30 million.<a href="#cite_note-auto1-217">[217]</a> In his first postseason appearance since <a href="/wiki/2014_Los_Angeles_Angels_season" title="2014 Los Angeles Angels season">2014</a>, he appeared in nine games for the Dodgers, with five hits in 18 at bats for a batting average of .278.<a href="#cite_note-br-230">[230]</a> Pujols subsequently announced that he would play in the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Dominican Professional Baseball League">Dominican Professional Baseball League</a> (LIDOM) in the offseason, for <a href="/wiki/Leones_del_Escogido" title="Leones del Escogido">Leones del Escogido</a>.<a href="#cite_note-234">[234]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_St._Louis_(2022)">Return to St. Louis (2022)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Return to St. Louis (2022)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_Pujols_9.22.22.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Albert_Pujols_9.22.22.jpg/220px-Albert_Pujols_9.22.22.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Albert_Pujols_9.22.22.jpg/330px-Albert_Pujols_9.22.22.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Albert_Pujols_9.22.22.jpg/440px-Albert_Pujols_9.22.22.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1170" data-file-height="789" /></a><figcaption>Pujols hits a pitch during a game against the <a href="/wiki/2022_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="2022 San Diego Padres season">Padres</a> on September 22, 2022.</figcaption></figure> On March 28, 2022, Pujols signed a one-year contract to return to the <a href="/wiki/2022_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2022 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> and announced that 2022 would be his final season.<a href="#cite_note-cardinals_return-235">[235]</a> He said, "There were a lot of teams interested. It took 12 hours, maybe even less, to get a deal done once we received a call from the Cardinals," adding: "We have the best fans in baseball. It feels like I never left."<a href="#cite_note-236">[236]</a> He was the oldest player in the major leagues for the third season in a row.<a href="#cite_note-237">[237]</a> On May 15, Pujols made his pitching debut, the oldest player to do so since 1929. In a 15–6 blowout win against the <a href="/wiki/2022_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2022 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a>, he gave up two home runs and four earned runs in the ninth inning.<a href="#cite_note-238">[238]</a> On June 4 against the <a href="/wiki/2022_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2022 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a>, he became the 10th major league player to play 3,000 games, appearing as an injury replacement for <a href="/wiki/Corey_Dickerson" title="Corey Dickerson">Corey Dickerson</a>.<a href="#cite_note-239">[239]</a> On June 7 against the <a href="/wiki/2022_Tampa_Bay_Rays_season" title="2022 Tampa Bay Rays season">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, Pujols singled for his 3,320th career hit, passing <a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Paul Molitor</a> for tenth all-time in hits.<a href="#cite_note-240">[240]</a> On July 10, after the <a href="/wiki/2022_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="2022 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia Phillies</a> had <a href="/wiki/Shutout_(baseball)" title="Shutout (baseball)">shut out</a> the Cardinals in three straight games, Pujols made a rare start against a right-handed pitcher, and his three hits, including a home run, helped spark a 4–3 win. The home run was Pujols' 1,377th extra-base hit, tying him for third all-time with <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a>.<a href="#cite_note-241">[241]</a> Pujols was chosen to be on the National League team for the <a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> by MLB Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Rob_Manfred" title="Rob Manfred">Rob Manfred</a> as a "legacy" selection to honor his career achievements.<a href="#cite_note-242">[242]</a> He was also selected to participate in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_Home_Run_Derby" title="2022 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby">Home Run Derby</a>, where he advanced to the second round and fell one home run short of eventual winner <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a>.<a href="#cite_note-243">[243]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> This could have happened last week in St. Louis, which would have been awesome to me, but to allow it to happen tonight in front of my family and friends and people who really care and love me is special. </blockquote> <cite class="left-aligned" style="">―Pujols on hitting his 700th home run in Los Angeles.<a href="#cite_note-700la-244">[244]</a></cite> </div> On August 20, he passed Musial for second place all-time in <a href="/wiki/Total_bases#Records" title="Total bases">total bases</a>, trailing only <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>.<a href="#cite_note-245">[245]</a> On August 22, he was named the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Player_of_the_Week_Award" title="Major League Baseball Player of the Week Award">National League Player of the Week</a> alongside teammate <a href="/wiki/Paul_Goldschmidt" title="Paul Goldschmidt">Paul Goldschmidt</a> after hitting .615 with three home runs and seven RBIs.<a href="#cite_note-246">[246]</a> On August 29, Pujols hit a third-inning home run off of <a href="/wiki/Ross_Detwiler" title="Ross Detwiler">Ross Detwiler</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2022_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2022 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a>. Detwiler was the 450th unique pitcher to surrender a home run to Pujols, who thus broke a record belonging to <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a>.<a href="#cite_note-247">[247]</a> On September 10 and 11, Pujols hit his 696th and 697th home runs, at <a href="/wiki/PNC_Park" title="PNC Park">PNC Park</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2022_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="2022 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, to move into fourth place on the all-time list.<a href="#cite_note-248">[248]</a> On September 14, he became the second player in MLB history to officially compile 2,200 RBIs.<a href="#cite_note-249">[249]</a> On September 23, Pujols became the fourth player to hit 700 career home runs.<a href="#cite_note-auto3-5">[5]</a> His 699th and 700th home runs came during consecutive at-bats during an 11–0 victory for the Cardinals at <a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a>.<a href="#cite_note-250">[250]</a> He hit No. 699 off <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Heaney" title="Andrew Heaney">Andrew Heaney</a>, his 200th home run off a left-handed pitcher; and his 700th off <a href="/wiki/Phil_Bickford" title="Phil Bickford">Phil Bickford</a>, his 500th home run off a right-handed pitcher.<a href="#cite_note-251">[251]</a> On October 2, he hit No. 702 in his last career home game, mirroring the home run he hit in his St. Louis debut two decades earlier.<a href="#cite_note-252">[252]</a> On October 3, he hit No. 703, which gave him sole possession of second place on the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_runs_batted_in_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders">all-time RBI list</a>, surpassing <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>'s total.<a href="#cite_note-253">[253]</a> Pujols finished his regular-season career first in double plays grounded into (426), third in sacrifice flies (123), fifth in games played (3,080) and doubles (686), and sixth in at bats (11,421).<a href="#cite_note-auto2-6">[6]</a> The Cardinals won the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Central" title="National League Central">National League Central</a> division, earning a berth in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="2022 Major League Baseball postseason">postseason</a> and enabling Pujols' 10th and final postseason appearance.<a href="#cite_note-254">[254]</a> He went 2-for-8 in the <a href="/wiki/2022_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2022 National League Wild Card Series">National League Wild Card Series</a> with the Philadelphia Phillies. In Game 2 on October 8, he singled in his last two at-bats. The Phillies won the game, eliminating the Cardinals and bringing Pujols' playing career to an end.<a href="#cite_note-255">[255]</a><a href="#cite_note-256">[256]</a> On November 1, it was announced that Pujols had signed retirement papers with the Cardinals.<a href="#cite_note-257">[257]</a> After the season was finished, Pujols was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award">Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a>.<a href="#cite_note-258">[258]</a><a href="#cite_note-259">[259]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-playing_career">Post-playing career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Post-playing career">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_Pujols_(DgfQQAAmaFs).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Albert_Pujols_%28DgfQQAAmaFs%29.png/220px-Albert_Pujols_%28DgfQQAAmaFs%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Albert_Pujols_%28DgfQQAAmaFs%29.png/330px-Albert_Pujols_%28DgfQQAAmaFs%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Albert_Pujols_%28DgfQQAAmaFs%29.png/440px-Albert_Pujols_%28DgfQQAAmaFs%29.png 2x" data-file-width="812" data-file-height="749" /></a><figcaption>Pujols as manager of the Leones del Escogido in 2024</figcaption></figure> On February 23, 2023, the Angels hired Pujols as a special assistant as part of a 10–year personal services contract.<a href="#cite_note-260">[260]</a> Since retiring, Pujols has also been an analyst on <a href="/wiki/MLB_Network" title="MLB Network">MLB Network</a>. In June 2023, Pujols was named the "official global ambassador" of <a href="/wiki/Baseball_United" title="Baseball United">Baseball United</a>, a professional baseball organization in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-261">[261]</a> He was also reported to have an ownership interest in the league.<a href="#cite_note-262">[262]</a> In February 2024, Pujols was named the manager of the Leones del Escogido for the 2024–25 season.<a href="#cite_note-263">[263]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_style">Playing style</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Playing style">edit</a>]</div> Pujols' swing was praised for its consistency. "It's the same swing every time," former teammate <a href="/wiki/Lance_Berkman" title="Lance Berkman">Lance Berkman</a> once said.<a href="#cite_note-264">[264]</a> "He has the ability to repeat his swing over and over and over, which leads to him being very consistent," Cardinals' video coordinator Chad Blair said. <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a> writer Daniel G. Habib described the swing as "quick" and "quiet". Pujols used a 32.5-ounce bat against right-handed pitchers, but used a 33-ounce bat against left-handers to avoid trying to pull the ball when he swung.<a href="#cite_note-265">[265]</a> He credited his hitting ability partly to learning what pitchers would do in certain counts and situations: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote">I can tell right away from the first pitch if they're going to pitch to me or not with men on base. I need to be aggressive and make sure I look for my pitch and be ready. If it's there, be ready to swing. If it's not there, take it. There's just something there in my mind and you know right away the situation will dictate the situation you're in.<div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>The New York Times: May 31, 2009<a href="#cite_note-266">[266]</a></cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accomplishments_and_accolades">Accomplishments and accolades</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Accomplishments and accolades">edit</a>]</div> Pujols is second in major league history in <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">runs batted in</a> and <a href="/wiki/Total_bases#Records" title="Total bases">total bases</a> behind only <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>. He and Aaron are the only two players to amass 3,000 hits, 700 home runs, and 2,200 RBIs.<a href="#cite_note-267">[a]</a> Only two other players (<a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a>) have surpassed 6,000 total bases. Pujols hit <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> off of a record 458 different pitchers over the course of his career,<a href="#cite_note-268">[267]</a> and is fourth in career home runs and fifth in doubles. In 2009, Pujols set the major league single-season record for <a href="/wiki/Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">assists</a> by a first baseman with 185.<a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-269">[268]</a> Pujols is the all-time leader in <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double plays</a> hit into. In an age when seasons of 150+ strikeouts were the norm for sluggers, he never struck out 100 times in a season. Pujols became the first player to produce four hits and two homers in a single game at the age of 42 or older in August 2022.<a href="#cite_note-270">[269]</a> Given his career achievements, Pujols is widely expected to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and potentially a unanimous selection the first year in which he becomes eligible (2028).<a href="#cite_note-271">[270]</a><a href="#cite_note-272">[271]</a><a href="#cite_note-273">[272]</a> Pujols has earned praise from many of his fellow players and coaches. In 2008, he was named the most feared hitter in baseball in a poll of all 30 MLB <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">managers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-274">[273]</a> La Russa has called him "the best player I've ever managed."<a href="#cite_note-275">[274]</a> National League Central Division rival <a href="/wiki/Joey_Votto" title="Joey Votto">Joey Votto</a> referred to him as "one of the greatest hitters of all time."<a href="#cite_note-276">[275]</a> <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Ryan_(baseball)" title="Brendan Ryan (baseball)">Brendan Ryan</a> said, "He's the best there is."<a href="#cite_note-Ryan-277">[276]</a> <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Vi%C3%B1a" title="Fernando Viña">Fernando Viña</a> said, while Pujols was in his first stint with the Cardinals, "He's the face of the Cardinals."<a href="#cite_note-Vina-20">[20]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Awards and honors">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Championships earned or shared </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#ccf;">Title </th> <th style="background:#ccf;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style>Times </th> <th style="background:#ccf;">Dates </th> <th style="background:#ccf;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">batting champion</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-batting-51">[51]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>National League <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_pennant_winners" title="List of National League pennant winners">champion</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2004 National League Championship Series">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 National League Championship Series">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2011 National League Championship Series">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-NLCS_MVP-71">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-postseason-43">[43]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pacific_Coast_League_champions" title="List of Pacific Coast League champions">Pacific Coast League champion</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_in_baseball" title="2000 in baseball">2000</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-pclchamps-19">[19]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_champions" title="List of World Series champions">champion</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-2006WS-96">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-postseason-43">[43]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Awards received </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#ccf;">Name of award </th> <th style="background:#ccf;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">Times </th> <th style="background:#ccf;">Dates </th> <th style="background:#ccf;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball_America_Major_League_Player_of_the_Year" title="Baseball America Major League Player of the Year">Baseball America Major League Player of the Year</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2005 Major League Baseball season">2005</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPY_Awards" title="ESPY Awards">ESPY Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Best_International_Athlete_ESPY_Award" title="Best International Athlete ESPY Award">Best International Athlete</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td>2005, 2006 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>ESPY Award for <a href="/wiki/Best_Major_League_Baseball_Player_ESPY_Award" title="Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award">Best MLB Player</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td>2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-espy-278">[277]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fielding_Bible_Award" title="Fielding Bible Award">Fielding Bible Award</a> at first base </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td>2006−09, 2011 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-2009_FB-91">[91]</a><a href="#cite_note-2011fieldingbible-279">[278]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>GIBBY/<a href="/wiki/This_Year_in_Baseball_Awards" title="This Year in Baseball Awards">This Year in Baseball Awards</a> for Hitter of the Year </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-MLB.com-280">[279]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron_Award" title="Hank Aaron Award">Hank Aaron Award</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-2003_Aaron_Award-281">[280]</a><a href="#cite_note-2009_Aaron_Award-282">[281]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Heart_and_Hustle_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart and Hustle Award">Heart and Hustle Award</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td>2009 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/League_Championship_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award">League Championship Series Most Valuable Player</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2004 National League Championship Series">2004</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-NLCS_MVP-71">[71]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">MLB All-Star</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2001</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2003</a>−<a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">10</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-2003_AS-44">[44]</a><a href="#cite_note-2004_AS-283">[282]</a><a href="#cite_note-2005_AS-284">[283]</a><a href="#cite_note-2006_AS-285">[284]</a> <a href="#cite_note-2007_AS-286">[285]</a><a href="#cite_note-2008_AS-287">[286]</a><a href="#cite_note-2009_AS-115">[115]</a><a href="#cite_note-2010_AS-45">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-288">[287]</a><a href="#cite_note-289">[288]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Player_of_the_Month_Award" title="Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award">MLB Player of the Month</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td>May 2003, June 2003, April 2006, April 2009, June 2009, August 2010, June 2015 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-POM0503-290">[289]</a><a href="#cite_note-POM0603-291">[290]</a><a href="#cite_note-POM0406-292">[291]</a> <a href="#cite_note-POM0409-293">[292]</a><a href="#cite_note-POM0609-294">[293]</a><a href="#cite_note-cassavell070215-181">[181]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Player_of_the_Week_Award" title="Major League Baseball Player of the Week Award">MLB Player of the Week</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td>Sep. 22, 2001 (with <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mesa" title="José Mesa">José Mesa</a>); Jul. 7, 2002; May 4, 2003; Jun. 5, 2005 (with <a href="/wiki/Nick_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Nick Johnson (baseball)">Nick Johnson</a>); May 14, 2006 (with <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Nomar Garciaparra</a>); Jul. 15, 2007; Aug. 24, 2008; Sep. 28, 2008; Apr. 26, 2009; Jun. 21, 2009; Jun. 5, 2011; Aug. 5, 2012; Aug. 20, 2022 (with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Goldschmidt" title="Paul Goldschmidt">Paul Goldschmidt</a>); Sept. 24, 2022 (with <a href="/wiki/Pete_Alonso" title="Pete Alonso">Pete Alonso</a>); </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-POW3-295">[294]</a><a href="#cite_note-POW4-296">[295]</a> <a href="#cite_note-POW5-297">[296]</a><a href="#cite_note-POW6-298">[297]</a><a href="#cite_note-POW7-299">[298]</a><a href="#cite_note-POW8-300">[299]</a> <a href="#cite_note-POW9-301">[300]</a><a href="#cite_note-POW10-302">[301]</a><a href="#cite_note-POW_06-05-303">[302]</a><a href="#cite_note-ALPOW1-304">[303]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>National League <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2005 Major League Baseball season">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-1xMVP-77">[77]</a><a href="#cite_note-2xMVP-107">[107]</a><a href="#cite_note-3xMVP-118">[118]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>National League <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Rookie_of_the_Year-30">[30]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> Postseason Most Valuable Player </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_in_baseball" title="2000 in baseball">2000</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-early_life-7">[7]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pepsi Clutch Performer of the Month </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td>April 2010 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-clutch-126">[126]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Players_Choice_Awards" title="Players Choice Awards">Players Choice Award</a> for Major League Player of the Year </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-2003_Players_Choice-305">[304]</a><a href="#cite_note-2008_Players_Choice-306">[305]</a><a href="#cite_note-2009_Players_Choice-307">[306]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Players Choice Award for <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Miller_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award">Marvin Miller Man of the Year</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2006 Major League Baseball season">2006</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-marvin_miller-308">[307]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Players Choice Award for National League Outstanding Player </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-2003_Players_Choice-305">[304]</a><a href="#cite_note-2008_NL_Outstanding-309">[308]</a><a href="#cite_note-2009_Players_Choice-307">[306]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rawlings_Gold_Glove_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Rawlings Gold Glove Award">Rawlings Gold Glove Award</a> at <a href="/wiki/List_of_Gold_Glove_Award_winners_at_first_base" title="List of Gold Glove Award winners at first base">first base</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td>2006, 2010 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-1xGG-90">[90]</a><a href="#cite_note-2xGG-132">[132]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente_Award" title="Roberto Clemente Award">Roberto Clemente Award</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Clemente-110">[110]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger Award</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/List_of_Silver_Slugger_Award_winners_at_third_base" title="List of Silver Slugger Award winners at third base">3B</a>: 2001; at <a href="/wiki/List_of_Silver_Slugger_Award_winners_at_outfield" title="List of Silver Slugger Award winners at outfield">OF</a>: 2003; at <a href="/wiki/List_of_Silver_Slugger_Award_winners_at_first_base" title="List of Silver Slugger Award winners at first base">1B</a>: 2004, 2008−10 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-MLB-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-2003_SS-53">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-2004_SS-65">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-2008_SS-108">[108]</a><a href="#cite_note-2009_SS-119">[119]</a><a href="#cite_note-2010_SS-133">[133]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a> Player of the Decade </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td>2000−<a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">09</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-TSN_POD-310">[309]</a><a href="#cite_note-311">[310]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award">The Sporting News Player of the Year</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Sporting_News-47">[47]</a><a href="#cite_note-Sporting_News_2-109">[109]</a><a href="#cite_note-3xSNPOY-120">[120]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_2009_all-decade_Sports_Illustrated_awards_and_honors#Major_League_Baseball" title="List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors">Sports Illustrated Player of the Decade</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td>2000−<a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">09</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-SI_POD-312">[311]</a><a href="#cite_note-313">[312]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>National League statistical leader </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#ccf;">Category </th> <th style="background:#ccf;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">Times </th> <th style="background:#ccf;">Seasons </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">Batting champion</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_doubles_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders">Doubles leader</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Extra_base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra base hit">Extra base hits</a> leader </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2003, 2004, 2009, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">Hits</a> leader </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders">Home run leader</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2009, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">On-base percentage</a> leader </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging" title="On-base plus slugging">On-base plus slugging</a> leader </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006, 2008, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/OPS%2B" class="mw-redirect" title="OPS+">OPS+</a> leader </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders">Runs batted in leader</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_scored_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders">Runs scored leader</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2003−05, 2009, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">Slugging percentage</a> leader </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006, 2008, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_total_bases_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders">Total bases leader</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2003, 2004, 2008, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Double_play#All-time_GIDP_leaders" title="Double play">Grounded into double plays leader</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2007, 2011 </td></tr></tbody></table> Notes: Through 2017 season. Per <a href="/wiki/Baseball-Reference.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball-Reference.com">Baseball-Reference.com</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_endeavors">Other endeavors</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Other endeavors">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Business_ventures">Business ventures</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Business ventures">edit</a>]</div> In 2006, Pujols and the Hanon family opened Pujols 5 Westport Grill, a restaurant located in <a href="/wiki/Westport_Plaza" title="Westport Plaza">Westport Plaza</a> of <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Heights,_Missouri" title="Maryland Heights, Missouri">Maryland Heights, Missouri</a>.<a href="#cite_note-314">[313]</a> A 10-foot, 1,100-lb. statue of Pujols was dedicated on November 2, 2011, outside the restaurant. An anonymous donor commissioned sculptor Harry Weber to create the statue, which belongs to the Pujols Family Foundation.<a href="#cite_note-315">[314]</a><a href="#cite_note-316">[315]</a> After Pujols signed with the Angels, the restaurant was renamed the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame Grill.<a href="#cite_note-317">[316]</a> In 2008, Pujols teamed up with St. Louis Soccer United, a group looking to bring a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> (MLS) franchise to the St. Louis area.<a href="#cite_note-318">[317]</a> However, the group's bid for a franchise was unsuccessful, and a USL team (<a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_FC" title="Saint Louis FC">Saint Louis FC</a>) was formed.<a href="#cite_note-319">[318]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charitable_work">Charitable work</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Charitable work">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_Pujols_Restoring_Honor_Rally.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Albert_Pujols_Restoring_Honor_Rally.jpg/220px-Albert_Pujols_Restoring_Honor_Rally.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Albert_Pujols_Restoring_Honor_Rally.jpg/330px-Albert_Pujols_Restoring_Honor_Rally.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Albert_Pujols_Restoring_Honor_Rally.jpg/440px-Albert_Pujols_Restoring_Honor_Rally.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Pujols at <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Beck" title="Glenn Beck">Glenn Beck</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Restoring_Honor_rally" title="Restoring Honor rally">Restoring Honor</a>" rally</figcaption></figure> In 2005, Albert and Deidre Pujols launched the Pujols Family Foundation, a <a href="/wiki/501(c)(3)" class="mw-redirect" title="501(c)(3)">501(c)(3)</a> non-profit dedicated to their "commitment to faith, family and others." The organization promotes awareness of Down syndrome and works to support those who have it and their families, aids the poor in the Dominican Republic, and supports people with disabilities and/or life-threatening illnesses.<a href="#cite_note-mission-320">[319]</a> Among other activities, the foundation hosts events for people with Down syndrome. The foundation gave the Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis the resources to open an office and hire staff.<a href="#cite_note-morethanthegame-321">[320]</a> In 2009, the Albert Pujols Wellness Center for Adults with Down Syndrome opened in <a href="/wiki/Chesterfield,_Missouri" title="Chesterfield, Missouri">Chesterfield, Missouri</a>;<a href="#cite_note-322">[321]</a> Pujols was present at the opening on November 18.<a href="#cite_note-323">[322]</a> The foundation hosts an annual "All Stars Basketball Game" with down syndrome players at <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Baptist_University" title="Missouri Baptist University">Missouri Baptist University</a>.<a href="#cite_note-324">[323]</a> Pujols has taken several trips to the Dominican Republic, by taking supplies as well as a team of doctors and dentists to the poor who need medical care.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] The Pujols Family Foundation also holds an annual golf tournament to raise money to send dentists to the Dominican Republic.<a href="#cite_note-325">[324]</a> In 2009, Pujols donated money to the <a href="/wiki/Mike_Coolbaugh" title="Mike Coolbaugh">Mike Coolbaugh</a> Memorial Tournament, allowing the event to occur after a sponsor backed out.<a href="#cite_note-326">[325]</a> On August 28, 2010, Pujols and La Russa attended <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Beck" title="Glenn Beck">Glenn Beck</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Restoring_Honor_rally" title="Restoring Honor rally">Restoring Honor</a>" rally in Washington, D.C., after being assured by Beck that the rally was not political. During the rally, Pujols was presented with a medal for his off-the-field efforts.<a href="#cite_note-327">[326]</a><a href="#cite_note-328">[327]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a>]</div> Pujols married Deidre Pujols on January 1, 2000.<a href="#cite_note-329">[328]</a> They have five children.<a href="#cite_note-330">[329]</a> After 22 years of marriage, Pujols filed for divorce on April 4, 2022, citing irreconcilable differences.<a href="#cite_note-331">[330]</a> Pujols is a devout <a href="/wiki/Evangelicalism" title="Evangelicalism">evangelical Christian</a>. He became an evangelical Christian on November 13, 1998, influenced in part by Deidre and his grandmother.<a href="#cite_note-332">[331]</a><a href="#cite_note-church-333">[332]</a> During his first tenure with the Cardinals, Pujols and his family attended West County Community Church, a <a href="/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention" title="Southern Baptist Convention">Southern Baptist</a> church in <a href="/wiki/Wildwood,_Missouri" title="Wildwood, Missouri">Wildwood, Missouri</a>.<a href="#cite_note-church-333">[332]</a> On September 3, 2023, Pujols married Nicole Fernandez, the daughter of former <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="President of the Dominican Republic">President of the Dominican Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leonel_Fern%C3%A1ndez" title="Leonel Fernández">Leonel Fernández</a>. The two had been dating since October 2022, shortly before Pujols’ playing career ended.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] During his playing days, even with the Angels and Dodgers, Pujols lived in St. Louis during the offseason.<a href="#cite_note-334">[333]</a> He owned a home in <a href="/wiki/Irvine,_California" title="Irvine, California">Irvine, California</a>, but put it up for sale in 2016.<a href="#cite_note-o355-335">[334]</a> Pujols is a supporter of people with <a href="/wiki/Down_syndrome" title="Down syndrome">Down syndrome</a>, a condition his daughter Isabella was born with.<a href="#cite_note-morethanthegame-321">[320]</a> In 2007, Pujols became a U.S. citizen,<a href="#cite_note-336">[335]</a> scoring a perfect 100 on his citizenship test.<a href="#cite_note-337">[336]</a> Pujols is close friends with third baseman <a href="/wiki/Pl%C3%A1cido_Polanco" title="Plácido Polanco">Plácido Polanco</a>, a former teammate with the Cardinals. Polanco has called Pujols his "closest friend in baseball", and Pujols is the godfather to Polanco's son, Ishmael.<a href="#cite_note-338">[337]</a> Pujols is also friends with <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Can%C3%B3" title="Robinson Canó">Robinson Canó</a>, who selected <a href="/wiki/Mark_Trumbo" title="Mark Trumbo">Mark Trumbo</a> for the 2012 Home Run Derby after being asked to by Pujols.<a href="#cite_note-339">[338]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Pujols&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1130092004">.mw-parser-output .portal-bar{font-size:88%;font-weight:bold;display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:baseline}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-bordered{padding:0 2em;background-color:#fdfdfd;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;clear:both;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output 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ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"> Albert Pujols at Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_sister_projects" title="Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects">sister projects</a></div> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/20px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/40px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Albert_Pujols" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Albert Pujols">Media</a> from Commons</li><li><img alt="" 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/><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148726" class="extiw" title="d:Q148726">Data</a> from Wikidata</li></ul></div></div> </div> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/405395">MLB</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/4574">ESPN</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pujolal01.shtml">Baseball Reference</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1177">Fangraphs</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pujols001jos">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Ppujoa001.htm">Retrosheet</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pujolsfamilyfoundation.org/">Pujols Family Foundation official website</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/albert-pujols/">Albert Pujols</a> at <a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research" title="Society for American Baseball Research">SABR</a> Bio Project</li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="margin: 0 auto 0 auto; font-size:95%;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFF179;">Awards and achievements </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Rafael Furcal</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/Baseball_America_Rookie_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball America Rookie of the Year">Baseball America Rookie of the Year</a> 2001 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Hinske" title="Eric Hinske">Eric Hinske</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Rafael Furcal</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award">Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year</a> 2001 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Wilkerson" title="Brad Wilkerson">Brad Wilkerson</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Rafael Furcal</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/Players_Choice_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Players Choice Award">Players Choice NL Most Outstanding Rookie</a> 2001 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Jason Jennings</div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lamb" title="Mike Lamb">Mike Lamb</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/Topps_All-Star_Rookie_Rosters" class="mw-redirect" title="Topps All-Star Rookie Rosters">Topps Rookie All-Star Third Baseman</a> 2001 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Eric Hinske</div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Todd Helton</a> <a href="/wiki/Randy_Winn" title="Randy Winn">Randy Winn</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Player_of_the_Month_Award" title="Major League 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Williams</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hubbs" title="Ken Hubbs">Hubbs</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Allen</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lefebvre" title="Jim Lefebvre">Lefebvre</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Helms" title="Tommy Helms">Helms</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Seaver</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Sizemore" title="Ted Sizemore">Sizemore</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Morton" title="Carl Morton">Morton</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Williams_(1970s_catcher)" title="Earl Williams (1970s catcher)">E. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Del_Ennis" title="Del Ennis">Ennis</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">J. Robinson</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Richie_Ashburn" title="Richie Ashburn">Ashburn</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Rookie</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Sievers" title="Roy Sievers">Sievers</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Miñoso</a> </li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Clint_Courtney" title="Clint Courtney">Courtney</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Kuenn" title="Harvey Kuenn">Kuenn</a> </li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Grim_(baseball)" title="Bob Grim (baseball)">Grim</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a> </li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kubek" title="Tony Kubek">Kubek</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ed_Bouchee" title="Ed Bouchee">Bouchee</a> </li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Allison" title="Bob Allison">Allison</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Hansen_(baseball)" title="Ron Hansen (baseball)">Hansen</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tresh" title="Tom Tresh">Tresh</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Crosby" title="Bobby Crosby">Crosby</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Huston_Street" title="Huston Street">Street</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Pedroia</a> </li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Evan_Longoria" title="Evan Longoria">Longoria</a> </li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bailey_(baseball)" title="Andrew Bailey (baseball)">Bailey</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Jackson_(baseball)" title="Austin Jackson (baseball)">Jackson</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Trumbo" title="Mark Trumbo">Trumbo</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a> </li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Wil_Myers" title="Wil Myers">Myers</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Abreu" title="José Abreu">Abreu</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Correa</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Fulmer" title="Michael Fulmer">Fulmer</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a> </li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Ohtani</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Yordan_Alvarez" title="Yordan Alvarez">Alvarez</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lewis" title="Kyle Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Adolis_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Adolis García">García</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Julio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Julio Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Gunnar_Henderson" title="Gunnar Henderson">Henderson</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Mason_Miller" title="Mason Miller">Miller</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Rookie</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Don_Newcombe" title="Don Newcombe">Newcombe</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Black" title="Joe Black">Black</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilliam" title="Jim Gilliam">Gilliam</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Moon" title="Wally Moon">Moon</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Virdon" title="Bill Virdon">Virdon</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">F. Robinson</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Sanford" title="Jack Sanford">Sanford</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a> </li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Howard</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hubbs" title="Ken Hubbs">Hubbs</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Bay" title="Jason Bay">Bay</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Willy_Taveras" title="Willy Taveras">Taveras</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Ramírez</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Braun</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Geovany_Soto" title="Geovany Soto">Soto</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/J._A._Happ" title="J. A. Happ">Happ</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Heyward" title="Jason Heyward">Heyward</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Kimbrel" title="Craig Kimbrel">Kimbrel</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Miley" title="Wade Miley">Miley</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(pitcher)" title="José Fernández (pitcher)">Fernández</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Jacob_deGrom" title="Jacob deGrom">deGrom</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Kris_Bryant" title="Kris Bryant">Bryant</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Corey_Seager" title="Corey Seager">Seager</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Cody_Bellinger" title="Cody Bellinger">Bellinger</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Acu%C3%B1a_Jr." title="Ronald Acuña Jr.">Acuña Jr.</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Alonso" title="Pete Alonso">Alonso</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Cronenworth" title="Jake Cronenworth">Cronenworth</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_India" title="Jonathan India">India</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Strider" title="Spencer Strider">Strider</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Corbin_Carroll" title="Corbin Carroll">Carroll</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Merrill" title="Jackson Merrill">Merrill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Rookie Player</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Albie_Pearson" title="Albie Pearson">Pearson</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Howser" title="Dick Howser">Howser</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Ward" title="Pete Ward">Ward</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Blefary" title="Curt Blefary">Blefary</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Agee" title="Tommie Agee">Agee</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Del_Unser" title="Del Unser">Unser</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_May" title="Carlos May">C. May</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Foster_(baseball)" title="Roy Foster (baseball)">Foster</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Chambliss" title="Chris Chambliss">Chambliss</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Fisk</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Al_Bumbry" title="Al Bumbry">Bumbry</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hargrove" title="Mike Hargrove">Hargrove</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Butch_Wynegar" title="Butch Wynegar">Wynegar</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Page" title="Mitchell Page">Page</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Molitor</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Putnam" title="Pat Putnam">Putnam</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Charboneau" title="Joe Charboneau">Charboneau</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gedman" title="Rich Gedman">Gedman</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Kittle" title="Ron Kittle">Kittle</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Davis" title="Alvin Davis">Davis</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Guillén</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">McGwire</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Harvey" title="Bryan Harvey">Harvey</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Worthington" title="Craig Worthington">Worthington</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Jr." title="Sandy Alomar Jr.">Alomar Jr.</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Knoblauch" title="Chuck Knoblauch">Knoblauch</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Listach" title="Pat Listach">Listach</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Salmon</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hamelin" title="Bob Hamelin">Hamelin</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Garret_Anderson" title="Garret Anderson">G. Anderson</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Garciaparra</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Grieve" title="Ben Grieve">Grieve</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Beltrán</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Quinn" title="Mark Quinn">Quinn</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Suzuki</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Hinske" title="Eric Hinske">Hinske</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Jody_Gerut" title="Jody Gerut">Gerut</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Rookie Pitcher</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Ryne_Duren" title="Ryne Duren">Duren</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Don_Schwall" title="Don Schwall">Schwall</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Bunker" title="Wally Bunker">Bunker</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Marcelino_L%C3%B3pez" title="Marcelino López">M. López</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Nash_(baseball)" title="Jim Nash (baseball)">Nash</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Phoebus" title="Tom Phoebus">Phoebus</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Bahnsen" title="Stan Bahnsen">Bahnsen</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Nagy" title="Mike Nagy">Nagy</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Blyleven</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Parsons" title="Bill Parsons">Parsons</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Tidrow" title="Dick Tidrow">Tidrow</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Busby" title="Steve Busby">Busby</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Tanana</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Eckersley</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">Fidrych</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rozema" title="Dave Rozema">Rozema</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gale" title="Rich Gale">Gale</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Clear" title="Mark Clear">Clear</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Britt_Burns" title="Britt Burns">Burns</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Righetti</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Vande_Berg" title="Ed Vande Berg">Vande Berg</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Boddicker" title="Mike Boddicker">Boddicker</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Langston" title="Mark Langston">Langston</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Higuera" title="Teddy Higuera">Higuera</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Eichhorn" title="Mark Eichhorn">Eichhorn</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Henneman" title="Mike Henneman">Henneman</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Harvey" title="Bryan Harvey">Harvey</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gordon" title="Tom Gordon">Gordon</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Appier" title="Kevin Appier">Appier</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Guzm%C3%A1n_(baseball)" title="Juan Guzmán (baseball)">Guzmán</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Eldred" title="Cal Eldred">Eldred</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sele" title="Aaron Sele">Sele</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Anderson_(pitcher)" title="Brian Anderson (pitcher)">B. Anderson</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n_Tav%C3%A1rez" title="Julián Tavárez">Tavárez</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/James_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="James Baldwin (baseball)">Baldwin</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Dickson" title="Jason Dickson">Dickson</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Rolando_Arrojo" title="Rolando Arrojo">Arrojo</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hudson" title="Tim Hudson">Hudson</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Sasaki" title="Kazuhiro Sasaki">Sasaki</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">Sabathia</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_L%C3%B3pez_(baseball)" title="Rodrigo López (baseball)">R. López</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Soriano" title="Rafael Soriano">Soriano</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Rookie Player</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Willey" title="Carl Willey">Willey</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams" title="Billy Williams">B. Williams</a> </li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Allen</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Helms" title="Tommy Helms">Helms</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Lee_May" title="Lee May">L. May</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Coco_Laboy" title="Coco Laboy">Laboy</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Carbo" title="Bernie Carbo">Carbo</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Williams_(1970s_catcher)" title="Earl Williams (1970s catcher)">E. Williams</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rader_(baseball)" title="Dave Rader (baseball)">Rader</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Matthews" title="Gary Matthews">Matthews</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gross" title="Greg Gross">Gross</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Carter" title="Gary Carter">Carter</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Herndon" title="Larry Herndon">Herndon</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Dawson</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Horner" title="Bob Horner">Horner</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Leonard" title="Jeffrey Leonard">Leonard</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lonnie Smith (baseball)">Smith</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Raines</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Ray_(second_baseman)" title="Johnny Ray (second baseman)">Ray</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Strawberry" title="Darryl Strawberry">Strawberry</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Samuel" title="Juan Samuel">Samuel</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Vince_Coleman_(baseball)" title="Vince Coleman (baseball)">Coleman</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Robby_Thompson" title="Robby Thompson">Thompson</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Benito_Santiago" title="Benito Santiago">Santiago</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Grace" title="Mark Grace">Grace</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Walton" title="Jerome Walton">Walton</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">Justice</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Bagwell</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Karros" title="Eric Karros">Karros</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Piazza</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Mondes%C3%AD" title="Raúl Mondesí">Mondesí</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kendall" title="Jason Kendall">Kendall</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Rolen" title="Scott Rolen">Rolen</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Helton</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Preston_Wilson" title="Preston Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Furcal" title="Rafael Furcal">Furcal</a></li> <li>2001: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pujols</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Wilkerson" title="Brad Wilkerson">Wilkerson</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Podsednik" title="Scott Podsednik">Podsednik</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Rookie Pitcher</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda" title="Orlando Cepeda">Cepeda</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hunt_(pitcher)" title="Ken Hunt (pitcher)">Hunt</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Culp" title="Ray Culp">Culp</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Billy_McCool" title="Billy McCool">McCool</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Linzy" title="Frank Linzy">Linzy</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Don_Sutton" title="Don Sutton">Sutton</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Hughes_(baseball)" title="Dick Hughes (baseball)">Hughes</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Koosman" title="Jerry Koosman">Koosman</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Griffin_(baseball)" title="Tom Griffin (baseball)">Griffin</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Morton" title="Carl Morton">Morton</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Cleveland" title="Reggie Cleveland">Cleveland</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Jon_Matlack" title="Jon Matlack">Matlack</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Rogers_(baseball)" title="Steve Rogers (baseball)">Rogers</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/John_D%27Acquisto" title="John D'Acquisto">D'Acquisto</a> </li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/John_Montefusco" title="John Montefusco">Montefusco</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Butch_Metzger" title="Butch Metzger">Metzger</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Owchinko" title="Bob Owchinko">Owchinko</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Don_Robinson_(baseball)" title="Don Robinson (baseball)">D. Robinson</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Sutcliffe</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Britt_Burns" title="Britt Burns">Burns</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Valenzuela</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bedrosian" title="Steve Bedrosian">Bedrosian</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Craig_McMurtry" title="Craig McMurtry">McMurtry</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Gooden" title="Dwight Gooden">Gooden</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Browning" title="Tom Browning">Browning</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Worrell" title="Todd Worrell">Worrell</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunne_(baseball)" title="Mike Dunne (baseball)">Dunne</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Belcher" title="Tim Belcher">Belcher</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Benes" title="Andy Benes">Benes</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Harkey" title="Mike Harkey">Harkey</a></li> <li>1991: <a 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title="Dusty Baker">Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Dawson</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Hendrick" title="George Hendrick">Hendrick</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Dawson</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Foster_(baseball)" title="George Foster (baseball)">Foster</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Leon_Durham" title="Leon Durham">Durham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Guerrero_(baseball,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956)">Guerrero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Murphy" title="Dale Murphy">Murphy</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cruz" title="José Cruz">Cruz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Dawson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Murphy" title="Dale Murphy">Murphy</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cruz" title="José Cruz">Cruz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a>, <a 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title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Kevin Mitchell (baseball)">Mitchell</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonilla" title="Bobby Bonilla">Bonilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Strawberry" title="Darryl Strawberry">Strawberry</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonilla" title="Bobby Bonilla">Bonilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Gant" title="Ron Gant">Gant</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Van_Slyke" title="Andy Van Slyke">Van Slyke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">Walker</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Dykstra" title="Lenny Dykstra">Dykstra</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">Justice</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Mois%C3%A9s_Alou" title="Moisés Alou">Alou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Dante_Bichette" title="Dante Bichette">Bichette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sosa</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Burks" title="Ellis Burks">Burks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">Walker</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Mois%C3%A9s_Alou" title="Moisés Alou">Alou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sosa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Vaughn" title="Greg Vaughn">Vaughn</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a>, 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González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Holliday" title="Matt Holliday">Holliday</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Braun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kemp" title="Matt Kemp">Kemp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Upton" title="Justin Upton">Upton</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Braun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Bruce" title="Jay Bruce">Bruce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McCutchen" title="Andrew McCutchen">McCutchen</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Bruce" title="Jay Bruce">Bruce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cuddyer" title="Michael Cuddyer">Cuddyer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McCutchen" title="Andrew McCutchen">McCutchen</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McCutchen" title="Andrew McCutchen">McCutchen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Giancarlo_Stanton" title="Giancarlo Stanton">Stanton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Upton" title="Justin Upton">Upton</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Carlos González (baseball)">C. González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Harper" title="Bryce Harper">Harper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McCutchen" title="Andrew McCutchen">McCutchen</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Blackmon" title="Charlie Blackmon">Blackmon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yoenis_C%C3%A9spedes" title="Yoenis Céspedes">Céspedes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christian_Yelich" title="Christian Yelich">Yelich</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Blackmon" title="Charlie Blackmon">Blackmon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marcell_Ozuna" title="Marcell Ozuna">Ozuna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Giancarlo_Stanton" title="Giancarlo Stanton">Stanton</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Markakis" title="Nick Markakis">Markakis</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Peralta" title="David Peralta">Peralta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christian_Yelich" title="Christian Yelich">Yelich</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Acu%C3%B1a_Jr." title="Ronald Acuña Jr.">Acuña Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cody_Bellinger" title="Cody Bellinger">Bellinger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christian_Yelich" title="Christian Yelich">Yelich</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Acu%C3%B1a_Jr." title="Ronald Acuña Jr.">Acuña Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Soto</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Castellanos" title="Nick Castellanos">Castellanos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Harper" title="Bryce Harper">Harper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Soto</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Schwarber" title="Kyle Schwarber">Schwarber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Soto</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Acu%C3%B1a_Jr." title="Ronald Acuña Jr.">Acuña Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Soto</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Teoscar_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Teoscar Hernández">Hernández</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Merrill" title="Jackson Merrill">Merrill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jurickson_Profar" title="Jurickson Profar">Profar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="National_League_First_Baseman_Silver_Slugger_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NL_1B_Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Template:NL 1B Silver Slugger Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NL_1B_Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Template talk:NL 1B Silver Slugger Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NL_1B_Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NL 1B Silver Slugger Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="National_League_First_Baseman_Silver_Slugger_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Silver_Slugger_Award_winners_at_first_base" title="List of Silver Slugger Award winners at first base">National League First Baseman Silver Slugger Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Hernandez</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Al_Oliver" title="Al Oliver">Oliver</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/George_Hendrick" title="George Hendrick">Hendrick</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Hernandez</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Clark_(baseball)" title="Jack Clark (baseball)">J. 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Hines">Hines</a></li> <li>1880: <a href="/wiki/George_Gore" title="George Gore">Gore</a></li> <li>1881: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></li> <li>1882: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></li> <li>1883: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></li> <li>1884: <a href="/wiki/King_Kelly" title="King Kelly">Kelly</a></li> <li>1885: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Connor" title="Roger Connor">Connor</a></li> <li>1886: <a href="/wiki/King_Kelly" title="King Kelly">Kelly</a></li> <li>1887: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Thompson</a></li> <li>1888: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></li> <li>1889: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></li> <li>1890: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Glasscock" title="Jack Glasscock">Glasscock</a></li> <li>1891: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hamilton_(baseball,_born_1866)" title="Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)">Hamilton</a></li> <li>1892: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></li> <li>1893: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hamilton_(baseball,_born_1866)" title="Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)">Hamilton</a></li> <li>1894: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Duffy" title="Hugh Duffy">Duffy</a></li> <li>1895: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Burkett" title="Jesse Burkett">Burkett</a></li> <li>1896: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Burkett" title="Jesse Burkett">Burkett</a></li> <li>1897: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Keeler</a></li> <li>1898: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Keeler</a></li> <li>1899: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Delahanty" title="Ed Delahanty">Delahanty</a></li> <li>1900: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1901: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Burkett" title="Jesse Burkett">Burkett</a></li> <li>1902: <a href="/wiki/Ginger_Beaumont" title="Ginger Beaumont">Beaumont</a></li> <li>1903: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1904: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1905: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Seymour" title="Cy Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li>1906: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1907: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1908: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1909: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1910: <a href="/wiki/Sherry_Magee" title="Sherry Magee">Magee</a></li> <li>1911: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1912: <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Zimmerman" title="Heinie Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li> <li>1913: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Daubert" title="Jake Daubert">Daubert</a></li> <li>1914: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Daubert" title="Jake Daubert">Daubert</a></li> <li>1915: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doyle_(baseball)" title="Larry Doyle (baseball)">Doyle</a></li> <li>1916: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Chase" title="Hal Chase">Chase</a></li> <li>1917: <a href="/wiki/Edd_Roush" title="Edd Roush">Roush</a></li> <li>1918: <a href="/wiki/Zack_Wheat" title="Zack Wheat">Wheat</a></li> <li>1919: <a href="/wiki/Edd_Roush" title="Edd Roush">Roush</a></li> <li>1920: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1921: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1922: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1923: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1924: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1925: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1926: <a href="/wiki/Bubbles_Hargrave" title="Bubbles Hargrave">Hargrave</a></li> <li>1927: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Waner" title="Paul Waner">Waner</a></li> <li>1928: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1929: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_O%27Doul" title="Lefty O'Doul">O'Doul</a></li> <li>1930: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Terry" title="Bill Terry">Terry</a></li> <li>1931: <a href="/wiki/Chick_Hafey" title="Chick Hafey">Hafey</a></li> <li>1932: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_O%27Doul" title="Lefty O'Doul">O'Doul</a></li> <li>1933: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Klein</a></li> <li>1934: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Waner" title="Paul Waner">Waner</a></li> <li>1935: <a href="/wiki/Arky_Vaughan" title="Arky Vaughan">Vaughan</a></li> <li>1936: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Waner" title="Paul Waner">Waner</a></li> <li>1937: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Medwick" title="Joe Medwick">Medwick</a></li> <li>1938: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Lombardi" title="Ernie Lombardi">Lombardi</a></li> <li>1939: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></li> <li>1940: <a href="/wiki/Debs_Garms" title="Debs Garms">Garms</a></li> <li>1941: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Reiser" title="Pete Reiser">Reiser</a></li> <li>1942: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Lombardi" title="Ernie Lombardi">Lombardi</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Walker" title="Dixie Walker">D. Walker</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Cavarretta" title="Phil Cavarretta">Cavarretta</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Walker" title="Harry Walker">H. Walker</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Furillo" title="Carl Furillo">Furillo</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Richie_Ashburn" title="Richie Ashburn">Ashburn</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Richie_Ashburn" title="Richie Ashburn">Ashburn</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Groat" title="Dick Groat">Groat</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Tommy Davis (outfielder)">Davis</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Tommy Davis (outfielder)">Davis</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Matty_Alou" title="Matty Alou">Alou</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Rico_Carty" title="Rico Carty">Carty</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams" title="Billy Williams">Williams</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Garr" title="Ralph Garr">Garr</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Madlock" title="Bill Madlock">Madlock</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Madlock" title="Bill Madlock">Madlock</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Hernandez</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Buckner" title="Bill Buckner">Buckner</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Madlock" title="Bill Madlock">Madlock</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Al_Oliver" title="Al Oliver">Oliver</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Madlock" title="Bill Madlock">Madlock</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McGee" title="Willie McGee">McGee</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Raines</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McGee" title="Willie McGee">McGee</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Pendleton" title="Terry Pendleton">Pendleton</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Galarraga</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">L. 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Walker</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a></li> <li>2003: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pujols</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Derrek_Lee" title="Derrek Lee">Lee</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Freddy_Sanchez" title="Freddy Sanchez">Sanchez</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Holliday" title="Matt Holliday">Holliday</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Ramírez</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Carlos González (baseball)">González</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Reyes_(infielder)" title="José Reyes (infielder)">Reyes</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Buster_Posey" title="Buster Posey">Posey</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cuddyer" title="Michael Cuddyer">Cuddyer</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Morneau" title="Justin Morneau">Morneau</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Dee_Strange-Gordon" title="Dee Strange-Gordon">Gordon</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/DJ_LeMahieu" title="DJ LeMahieu">LeMahieu</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Blackmon" title="Charlie Blackmon">Blackmon</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Christian_Yelich" title="Christian Yelich">Yelich</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Christian_Yelich" title="Christian Yelich">Yelich</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Soto</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Trea_Turner" title="Trea Turner">Turner</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_McNeil" title="Jeff McNeil">McNeil</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Arr%C3%A1ez" title="Luis Arráez">Arráez</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Arr%C3%A1ez" title="Luis Arráez">Arráez</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="National_League_season_home_run_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NL_home_run_champions" title="Template:NL home run champions"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NL_home_run_champions" title="Template talk:NL home run champions"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NL_home_run_champions" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NL home run champions"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="National_League_season_home_run_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_home_run_leaders#National_League" title="List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders">National League season home run leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1876: <a href="/wiki/George_Hall_(baseball)" title="George Hall (baseball)">Hall</a></li> <li>1877: <a href="/wiki/Lip_Pike" title="Lip Pike">Pike</a></li> <li>1878: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hines" title="Paul Hines">Hines</a></li> <li>1879: <a href="/wiki/Charley_Jones" title="Charley Jones">C. Jones</a></li> <li>1880: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Stovey" title="Harry Stovey">Stovey</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Rourke_(baseball)" title="Jim O'Rourke (baseball)">O'Rourke</a></li> <li>1881: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></li> <li>1882: <a href="/wiki/George_Wood_(baseball)" title="George Wood (baseball)">Wood</a></li> <li>1883: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Ewing" title="Buck Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li>1884: <a href="/wiki/Ned_Williamson" title="Ned Williamson">Williamson</a></li> <li>1885: <a href="/wiki/Abner_Dalrymple" title="Abner Dalrymple">Dalrymple</a></li> <li>1886: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hardy_Richardson" title="Hardy Richardson">Richardson</a></li> <li>1887: <a href="/wiki/Billy_O%27Brien_(baseball)" title="Billy O'Brien (baseball)">O'Brien</a></li> <li>1888: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ryan_(baseball)" title="Jimmy Ryan (baseball)">Ryan</a></li> <li>1889: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Thompson</a></li> <li>1890: <a href="/wiki/Oyster_Burns" title="Oyster Burns">Burns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tiernan" title="Mike Tiernan">Tiernan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Walt_Wilmot" title="Walt Wilmot">Wilmot</a></li> <li>1891: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tiernan" title="Mike Tiernan">Tiernan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Harry_Stovey" title="Harry Stovey">Stovey</a></li> <li>1892: <a href="/wiki/Bug_Holliday" title="Bug Holliday">Holliday</a></li> <li>1893: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Delahanty" title="Ed Delahanty">Delahanty</a></li> <li>1894: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Duffy" title="Hugh Duffy">Duffy</a></li> <li>1895: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Thompson</a></li> <li>1896: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Joyce_(baseball)" title="Bill Joyce (baseball)">Joyce</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ed_Delahanty" title="Ed Delahanty">Delahanty</a></li> <li>1897: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Duffy" title="Hugh Duffy">Duffy</a></li> <li>1898: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Collins" title="Jimmy Collins">J. Collins</a></li> <li>1899: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Freeman" title="Buck Freeman">Freeman</a></li> <li>1900: <a href="/wiki/Herman_Long_(baseball)" title="Herman Long (baseball)">Long</a></li> <li>1901: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford" title="Sam Crawford">Crawford</a></li> <li>1902: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Leach" title="Tommy Leach">Leach</a></li> <li>1903: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Sheckard" title="Jimmy Sheckard">Sheckard</a></li> <li>1904: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Lumley_(baseball)" title="Harry Lumley (baseball)">Lumley</a></li> <li>1905: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Odwell" title="Fred Odwell">Odwell</a></li> <li>1906: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Jordan_(baseball)" title="Tim Jordan (baseball)">Jordan</a></li> <li>1907: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Brain" title="Dave Brain">Brain</a></li> <li>1908: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Jordan_(baseball)" title="Tim Jordan (baseball)">Jordan</a></li> <li>1909: <a href="/wiki/Red_Murray" title="Red Murray">Murray</a></li> <li>1910: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Schulte" title="Frank Schulte">Schulte</a> & <a href="/wiki/Fred_Beck" title="Fred Beck">Beck</a></li> <li>1911: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Schulte" title="Frank Schulte">Schulte</a></li> <li>1912: <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Zimmerman" title="Heinie Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li> <li>1913: <a href="/wiki/Gavvy_Cravath" title="Gavvy Cravath">Cravath</a></li> <li>1914: <a href="/wiki/Gavvy_Cravath" title="Gavvy Cravath">Cravath</a></li> <li>1915: <a href="/wiki/Gavvy_Cravath" title="Gavvy Cravath">Cravath</a></li> <li>1916: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Williams" title="Cy Williams">C. Williams</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dave_Robertson_(baseball)" title="Dave Robertson (baseball)">Robertson</a></li> <li>1917: <a href="/wiki/Gavvy_Cravath" title="Gavvy Cravath">Cravath</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dave_Robertson_(baseball)" title="Dave Robertson (baseball)">Robertson</a></li> <li>1918: <a href="/wiki/Gavvy_Cravath" title="Gavvy Cravath">Cravath</a></li> <li>1919: <a href="/wiki/Gavvy_Cravath" title="Gavvy Cravath">Cravath</a></li> <li>1920: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Williams" title="Cy Williams">C. Williams</a></li> <li>1921: <a href="/wiki/George_Kelly_(baseball)" title="George Kelly (baseball)">Kelly</a></li> <li>1922: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1923: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Williams" title="Cy Williams">C. Williams</a></li> <li>1924: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Fournier" title="Jack Fournier">Fournier</a></li> <li>1925: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1926: <a href="/wiki/Hack_Wilson" title="Hack Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li>1927: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Williams" title="Cy Williams">C. Williams</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hack_Wilson" title="Hack Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li>1928: <a href="/wiki/Hack_Wilson" title="Hack Wilson">Wilson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bottomley" title="Jim Bottomley">Bottomley</a></li> <li>1929: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Klein</a></li> <li>1930: <a href="/wiki/Hack_Wilson" title="Hack Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li>1931: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Klein</a></li> <li>1932: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Klein</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Ott</a></li> <li>1933: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Klein</a></li> <li>1934: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Ott</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ripper_Collins_(baseball)" title="Ripper Collins (baseball)">R. Collins</a></li> <li>1935: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Berger" title="Wally Berger">Berger</a></li> <li>1936: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Ott</a></li> <li>1937: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Ott</a> & <a href="/wiki/Joe_Medwick" title="Joe Medwick">Medwick</a></li> <li>1938: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Ott</a></li> <li>1939: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></li> <li>1940: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></li> <li>1941: <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Camilli" title="Dolph Camilli">Camilli</a></li> <li>1942: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Ott</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)" title="Bill Nicholson (baseball)">Nicholson</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)" title="Bill Nicholson (baseball)">Nicholson</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Holmes" title="Tommy Holmes">Holmes</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Kiner</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Kiner</a> & <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Kiner</a> & <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Kiner</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Kiner</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Kiner</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Kiner</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hank_Sauer" title="Hank Sauer">Sauer</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Mathews</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kluszewski" title="Ted Kluszewski">Kluszewski</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Duke_Snider" title="Duke Snider">Snider</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Banks" title="Ernie Banks">Banks</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Mathews</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Banks" title="Ernie Banks">Banks</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda" title="Orlando Cepeda">Cepeda</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Stargell</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Stargell</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/George_Foster_(baseball)" title="George Foster (baseball)">Foster</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/George_Foster_(baseball)" title="George Foster (baseball)">Foster</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Kingman" title="Dave Kingman">Kingman</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Kingman" title="Dave Kingman">Kingman</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dale_Murphy" title="Dale Murphy">Murphy</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Murphy" title="Dale Murphy">Murphy</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Dawson</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Strawberry" title="Darryl Strawberry">Strawberry</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Kevin Mitchell (baseball)">Mitchell</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Ryne_Sandberg" title="Ryne Sandberg">Sandberg</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Howard Johnson (baseball)">Johnson</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Fred_McGriff" title="Fred McGriff">McGriff</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Williams_(third_baseman)" title="Matt Williams (third baseman)">M. Williams</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Dante_Bichette" title="Dante Bichette">Bichette</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Galarraga</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">Walker</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">McGwire</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">McGwire</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sosa</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sosa</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Thome</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Beltré</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">A. Jones</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Howard</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Prince_Fielder" title="Prince Fielder">Fielder</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Howard</a></li> <li>2009: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pujols</a></li> <li>2010: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pujols</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kemp" title="Matt Kemp">Kemp</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Braun</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_%C3%81lvarez_(baseball)" title="Pedro Álvarez (baseball)">Álvarez</a> & <a href="/wiki/Paul_Goldschmidt" title="Paul Goldschmidt">Goldschmidt</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Giancarlo_Stanton" title="Giancarlo Stanton">Stanton</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Arenado" title="Nolan Arenado">Arenado</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Harper" title="Bryce Harper">Harper</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Arenado" title="Nolan Arenado">Arenado</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carter_(infielder)" title="Chris Carter (infielder)">Carter</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Giancarlo_Stanton" title="Giancarlo Stanton">Stanton</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Arenado" title="Nolan Arenado">Arenado</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Alonso" title="Pete Alonso">Alonso</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Marcell_Ozuna" title="Marcell Ozuna">Ozuna</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Tat%C3%ADs_Jr." title="Fernando Tatís Jr.">Tatís Jr.</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Schwarber" title="Kyle Schwarber">Schwarber</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Olson" title="Matt Olson">Olson</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Ohtani</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="National_League_season_runs_batted_in_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NL_RBI_champions" title="Template:NL RBI champions"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NL_RBI_champions" title="Template talk:NL RBI champions"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NL_RBI_champions" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NL RBI champions"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="National_League_season_runs_batted_in_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders#National_League" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders">National League season runs batted in leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1876: <a href="/wiki/Deacon_White" title="Deacon White">White</a></li> <li>1877: <a href="/wiki/Deacon_White" title="Deacon White">White</a></li> <li>1878: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hines" title="Paul Hines">Hines</a></li> <li>1879: <a href="/wiki/John_O%27Rourke_(baseball)" title="John O'Rourke (baseball)">O'Rourke</a> & <a href="/wiki/Charley_Jones" title="Charley Jones">C. Jones</a></li> <li>1880: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></li> <li>1881: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></li> <li>1882: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></li> <li>1883: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></li> <li>1884: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></li> <li>1885: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></li> <li>1886: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></li> <li>1887: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Thompson</a></li> <li>1888: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></li> <li>1889: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Connor" title="Roger Connor">Connor</a></li> <li>1890: <a href="/wiki/Oyster_Burns" title="Oyster Burns">Burns</a></li> <li>1891: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></li> <li>1892: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></li> <li>1893: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Delahanty" title="Ed Delahanty">Delahanty</a></li> <li>1894: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Thompson</a></li> <li>1895: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Thompson</a></li> <li>1896: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Delahanty" title="Ed Delahanty">Delahanty</a></li> <li>1897: <a href="/wiki/George_Davis_(baseball)" title="George Davis (baseball)">G. Davis</a></li> <li>1898: <a href="/wiki/Nap_Lajoie" title="Nap Lajoie">Lajoie</a></li> <li>1899: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Delahanty" title="Ed Delahanty">Delahanty</a></li> <li>1900: <a href="/wiki/Elmer_Flick" title="Elmer Flick">Flick</a></li> <li>1901: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1902: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1903: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mertes" title="Sam Mertes">Mertes</a></li> <li>1904: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dahlen" title="Bill Dahlen">Dahlen</a></li> <li>1905: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Seymour" title="Cy Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li>1906: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Steinfeldt" title="Harry Steinfeldt">Steinfeldt</a> & <a href="/wiki/Joe_Nealon" title="Joe Nealon">Nealon</a></li> <li>1907: <a href="/wiki/Sherry_Magee" title="Sherry Magee">Magee</a></li> <li>1908: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1909: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>1910: <a href="/wiki/Sherry_Magee" title="Sherry Magee">Magee</a></li> <li>1911: <a href="/wiki/Chief_Wilson" title="Chief Wilson">C. Wilson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Frank_Schulte" title="Frank Schulte">Schulte</a></li> <li>1912: <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Zimmerman" title="Heinie Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li> <li>1913: <a href="/wiki/Gavvy_Cravath" title="Gavvy Cravath">Cravath</a></li> <li>1914: <a href="/wiki/Sherry_Magee" title="Sherry Magee">Magee</a></li> <li>1915: <a href="/wiki/Gavvy_Cravath" title="Gavvy Cravath">Cravath</a></li> <li>1916: <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Zimmerman" title="Heinie Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li> <li>1917: <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Zimmerman" title="Heinie Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li> <li>1918: <a href="/wiki/Sherry_Magee" title="Sherry Magee">Magee</a></li> <li>1919: <a href="/wiki/Hy_Myers" title="Hy Myers">Myers</a></li> <li>1920: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a> & <a href="/wiki/George_Kelly_(baseball)" title="George Kelly (baseball)">Kelly</a></li> <li>1921: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1922: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1923: <a href="/wiki/Irish_Meusel" title="Irish Meusel">Meusel</a></li> <li>1924: <a href="/wiki/George_Kelly_(baseball)" title="George Kelly (baseball)">Kelly</a></li> <li>1925: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></li> <li>1926: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bottomley" title="Jim Bottomley">Bottomley</a></li> <li>1927: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Waner" title="Paul Waner">Waner</a></li> <li>1928: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bottomley" title="Jim Bottomley">Bottomley</a></li> <li>1929: <a href="/wiki/Hack_Wilson" title="Hack Wilson">H. Wilson</a></li> <li>1930: <a href="/wiki/Hack_Wilson" title="Hack Wilson">H. Wilson</a></li> <li>1931: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Klein</a></li> <li>1932: <a href="/wiki/Don_Hurst" title="Don Hurst">Hurst</a></li> <li>1933: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Klein</a></li> <li>1934: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Ott</a></li> <li>1935: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Berger" title="Wally Berger">Berger</a></li> <li>1936: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Medwick" title="Joe Medwick">Medwick</a></li> <li>1937: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Medwick" title="Joe Medwick">Medwick</a></li> <li>1938: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Medwick" title="Joe Medwick">Medwick</a></li> <li>1939: <a href="/wiki/Frank_McCormick" title="Frank McCormick">McCormick</a></li> <li>1940: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></li> <li>1941: <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Camilli" title="Dolph Camilli">Camilli</a></li> <li>1942: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)" title="Bill Nicholson (baseball)">Nicholson</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)" title="Bill Nicholson (baseball)">Nicholson</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Walker" title="Dixie Walker">Walker</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Enos_Slaughter" title="Enos Slaughter">Slaughter</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Kiner</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Del_Ennis" title="Del Ennis">Ennis</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Monte_Irvin" title="Monte Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Sauer" title="Hank Sauer">Sauer</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Campanella" title="Roy Campanella">Campanella</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kluszewski" title="Ted Kluszewski">Kluszewski</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Duke_Snider" title="Duke Snider">Snider</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Banks" title="Ernie Banks">Banks</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Banks" title="Ernie Banks">Banks</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda" title="Orlando Cepeda">Cepeda</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Tommy Davis (outfielder)">T. Davis</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Boyer" title="Ken Boyer">Boyer</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Deron_Johnson" title="Deron Johnson">D. Johnson</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda" title="Orlando Cepeda">Cepeda</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Stargell</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Luzinski" title="Greg Luzinski">Luzinski</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/George_Foster_(baseball)" title="George Foster (baseball)">Foster</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/George_Foster_(baseball)" title="George Foster (baseball)">Foster</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/George_Foster_(baseball)" title="George Foster (baseball)">Foster</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Murphy" title="Dale Murphy">Murphy</a> & <a href="/wiki/Al_Oliver" title="Al Oliver">Oliver</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Murphy" title="Dale Murphy">Murphy</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gary_Carter" title="Gary Carter">Carter</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Dawson</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Will_Clark" title="Will Clark">Clark</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Kevin Mitchell (baseball)">Mitchell</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Williams_(third_baseman)" title="Matt Williams (third baseman)">Williams</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Howard Johnson (baseball)">H. 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