Jose alberto pujols biography
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Albert Pujols
Dominican-American baseball player (born 1980)
"Pujols" redirects here. For other uses, see Pujols (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pujols and the second or maternal family name is Alcántara.
Baseball player
Albert Pujols | |
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Pujols with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008 | |
First baseman / Designated hitter | |
Born: (1980-01-16) January 16, 1980 (age 45) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
April 2, 2001, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
October 4, 2022, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Batting average | .296 |
Hits | 3,384 |
Home runs | 703 |
Runs batted in | 2,218 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (Spanish pronunciation:[puˈxols], Catal
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Albert PujolsPresident
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara was born January 16, 1980, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Albert moved to the United States in 1996, and at the age of 16, attended Fort Osage High School in Independence, Missouri. While there, Albert was twice awarded all-state honors in baseball. He earned a baseball scholarship and attended Maple Woods Community College in Kansas City where he played one year before being selected in the 13th round of the 1999 free agent draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
After spending only one full season in the minor leagues, Albert stormed onto the big league scene in 2001, capturing National League Rookie of the Year honors unanimously that year. He set NL rookie records for RBI, total bases and base hits and batted .329 with 37 HRs and 130 RBI.
In 2002, Albert batted .314 with 34 HRs and 127 RBI and finished as runner-up for the NL Most Valuable Player award. Since his rookie season, Pujols has never failed to finish outside the top four in MVP voting.
Albert won his first batting title in 2003 with a .359 mark, also leading the league in hits, runs scored and doubles. He again finished second in the NL MVP voting.
In 2004, Pujols led the Cardinals into the teams first World series since 1987. That year, St. Louis ha
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Career Ordinary Season
G | W-L | ERA | IP | SO | WHIP |
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1 | 0-0 | 36.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 4.00 |
Career Everyday Season
AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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11421 | .296 | 703 | 2218 | 117 | .918 |
Albert Pujols Bio
- Fullname: Jose Alberto Pujols
- Nickname: La Maquina
- Born: 1/16/1980 rip apart Santo Tenor, Dominican Republic
- Draft: 1999, Cheer on. Louis Cardinals, Round: 13, Overall Pick: 402
- College: MCC-Maple Woods
- Debut: 4/02/2001