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148th game for A.P. ends on a high note: a smash (44th) Double down the
left-field line, and his 116th RBI.

La Russa pulls him for a PR after he reaches 2b.

Albert gets a massive S.O. for his great year from the sell-out crowd.

Final statistics for Albert Pujols in 2008:

G AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI SB CS W SO
148 524 100 187 44 0 37 116 7 3 104 54

SF SH HBP IW GIDP TB BA OBP SLG OPS
8 0 5 34 16 342 .357 .462 .653 1.114

OPS+ Sec. Ave. Isol. Power XBH Singles TPA
190 .508 .296 81 106 641

OUTS (AB-H+CS+SF+SH+GIDP)
364

Leads all of MLB in: IW TB SLG OPS OPS+

Runs Created
160 (leads all of MLB)

Runs Created per Game
11.8 (leads all of MLB)

Value Over Replacement Player (VORP)
96.7 Runs (leads all of MLB by huge margin over:
Hanley Ramirez 80.6 and C. Jones 75.4)

Only player in MLB history to have 8 consecutive years with .300+ 30+ HR
100+ RBI and 99+ R at start of his career.


Career (2001-2008)

G AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI SB CS W SO
1,239 4,578 947 1,531 342 13 319 977 45 26 696 506

SF SH HBP IW GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
47 1 60 154 157 .334 .425 .624 1.049 170

Sec. Ave. Isol. Power TB XBH Singles TPA
..451 .289 2,856 674 857 5,382

OUTS
3,278

Runs Created
1,199

Runs Created per Game
9.8

Value Over Replacement Player (VORP)
686.8 Runs

Leads all of MLB (active player) in: BA, SLG, OPS, and 170 OPS+
[Frank Thomas at a distant 156; M. Ramirez at 155, A-Rod 148]