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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 188. Chapters: Albert Pujols, Russell Branyan, Edgar Renteria, Hobie Landrith, Stan Musial, Jason Marquis, Ozzie Smith, Joe Torre, Rogers Hornsby, Miller Huggins, Lee Smith (baseball), Bob Gibson, Jamie Moyer, Bill Stein, Pepper Martin, Orlando Cepeda, Lou Brock, John Smoltz, Matt Holliday, Bob Miller (1957-1974 pitcher), Lon Warneke, Jim Bottomley, Chris Carpenter, Roger Bresnahan, Vic Davalillo, Alex Johnson, Mark McGwire, John McGraw, David Freese, Dick Allen, Keith Hernandez, Carlos Beltran, Gus Mancuso, Rick Ankiel, Roger Maris, Tony Pena, Dan McGann, Lance Berkman, Steve Carlton, Don Kessinger, Curt Flood, Andres Galarraga, Gene Tenace, Frenchy Bordagaray, Ted Simmons, Leo Durocher, Terry Pendleton, Joe Hague, Dizzy Dean, Del Rice, Jim Kaat, Joe Girardi, Jim Bibby. Excerpt: Jose Alberto Pujols Alcantara (born January 16, 1980), better known as Albert Pujols (Spanish pronunciation: ), is a Dominican-American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, weighs 230 pounds (100 kg), and bats and throws right-handed. He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the only player in major league history to bat at least .300 with 30 or more home runs and 100 or more runs batted in in his first 10 seasons. He also is the first player to accumulate at least 500 doubles in his first 12 seasons. Pujols was born in the Dominican Republic, but he moved to the United States in 1996. After one season of college baseball, he was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 MLB Draft. As a rookie for the Cardinals in 2001, he unanimously won the National League Rookie of the Year award. He finished second in National League Most Valuable Player Award voting in 2002, and he won the batting title in 2003 after hitting .359. He...
