Pujols an Aaron finalist again
HOUSTON -- Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols is one of 12 finalists for the Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21 to honor the outstanding offensive achievement in each league.
"He's doing basically what he's done every year since he got here," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said of Pujols. "He's just amazing."
Pujols is just the fourth player in Major League history to have five straight 100-RBI seasons to begin his career, joining Hall of Famers Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio and Al Simmons. On Aug. 6 Pujols hit his 30th home run to become the first player in Major League history to hit 30 or more home runs in each of his first five seasons. The Cardinals slugger leads the Major Leagues with 111 runs scored.
Pujols was honored as the Aaron Award winner in 2003, along with AL winner Alex Rodriguez. Last year Boston's Manny Ramirez and Barry Bonds of San Francisco were the honorees.
From Sept. 6 through Sept. 30, fans will be able to vote from among the six finalists in each League to determine the American League and National League recipients of the 2005 Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21. Voting will take place exclusively at MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball.
Joining Pujols as NL candidates are Atlanta's Andruw Jones, Chicago's Derrek Lee, Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr., Florida's Miguel Cabrera and Houston's Morgan Ensberg.
The 12 finalists were chosen from among 30 nominees, one from each Major League Baseball Club, by a special panel assembled by Major League Baseball, MLB.com and Century 21 Real Estate. During August, fans voted for one of three players from each team via the Club's official Web site, and the leading vote getter from each team became one of the 30 Club nominees. The winners of the 2005 Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21® will be announced during a press conference prior to Game Four of the 2005 World Series.
As part of the online balloting program, one lucky fan will win a trip for four to the 2005 World Series and have an opportunity to meet Mr. Aaron. The Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21 will be supported through a promotional campaign including in-stadium announcements and online advertising.
The Hank Aaron Award was created in 1999 to honor the 25th anniversary of Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's career home run record. For its inaugural season, the award was decided by combining the players' number of hits, home runs, and RBI. From 2000-2002, winners of the award were chosen by a vote of Major League Baseball Club broadcasters. In 2003, the Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21 was decided by broadcaster vote and, for the first time, an online fan vote, which was weighed in a 70-30 split. This is the second consecutive year that the award will be decided by Major League Baseball fans via an online ballot.
Source: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/
"He's doing basically what he's done every year since he got here," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said of Pujols. "He's just amazing."
Pujols is just the fourth player in Major League history to have five straight 100-RBI seasons to begin his career, joining Hall of Famers Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio and Al Simmons. On Aug. 6 Pujols hit his 30th home run to become the first player in Major League history to hit 30 or more home runs in each of his first five seasons. The Cardinals slugger leads the Major Leagues with 111 runs scored.
Pujols was honored as the Aaron Award winner in 2003, along with AL winner Alex Rodriguez. Last year Boston's Manny Ramirez and Barry Bonds of San Francisco were the honorees.
From Sept. 6 through Sept. 30, fans will be able to vote from among the six finalists in each League to determine the American League and National League recipients of the 2005 Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21. Voting will take place exclusively at MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball.
Joining Pujols as NL candidates are Atlanta's Andruw Jones, Chicago's Derrek Lee, Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr., Florida's Miguel Cabrera and Houston's Morgan Ensberg.
The 12 finalists were chosen from among 30 nominees, one from each Major League Baseball Club, by a special panel assembled by Major League Baseball, MLB.com and Century 21 Real Estate. During August, fans voted for one of three players from each team via the Club's official Web site, and the leading vote getter from each team became one of the 30 Club nominees. The winners of the 2005 Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21® will be announced during a press conference prior to Game Four of the 2005 World Series.
As part of the online balloting program, one lucky fan will win a trip for four to the 2005 World Series and have an opportunity to meet Mr. Aaron. The Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21 will be supported through a promotional campaign including in-stadium announcements and online advertising.
The Hank Aaron Award was created in 1999 to honor the 25th anniversary of Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's career home run record. For its inaugural season, the award was decided by combining the players' number of hits, home runs, and RBI. From 2000-2002, winners of the award were chosen by a vote of Major League Baseball Club broadcasters. In 2003, the Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21 was decided by broadcaster vote and, for the first time, an online fan vote, which was weighed in a 70-30 split. This is the second consecutive year that the award will be decided by Major League Baseball fans via an online ballot.
Source: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/
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