How Well Do You Know Albert Pujols?
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During his first season, Albert Pujols
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Won the NL Rookie of the Year award
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Finished 2nd in the NL ROY voting to Roy Oswalt
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Finished 3rd in the NL ROY voting to Roy Oswalt and JImmy Rollins
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Albert Pujols has become the 32nd player with 3,000 hits and just the fourth with that many hits and more than 600 homers. How well do you know this great player? Take the fun quiz below and see if you are qualified to be termed as his number one fan.
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Albert Pujols was born in
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Miami, Florida
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San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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St. Louis, Missouri
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A. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -
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Albert Pujol's given name is
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Alberto Alejandro Pujols
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Jose Alberto Pujols
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Juan Alberto Pujols
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Albert Michael Pujols
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A. Jose Alberto Pujols -
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Albert Pujols was acquired by the Cardinals
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As an undrafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic.
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As a first-round draft pick out of the University of Missouri.
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As a 13th round draft pick out of high school.
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As a free agent (he was with another team before the Cardinals).
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In a trade.
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A. As a 13th round draft pick out of high school. -
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Since Pujol's debut in '01, who has hit more homers?
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Albert Pujols
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Alex Rodriguez
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A. Alex Rodriguez -
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Albert Pujols has never
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Hit 50 homers in a season.
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Led the NL in doubles.
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Led the NL in OBP.
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Hit under .200 in a playoff series.
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Played in less than 150 games in a season (entering '10).
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A. Hit 50 homers in a season. -
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True or False: Albert Pujols has a 20-20 (at least 20 homers, at least 20 SB) season on his resume.
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True
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False
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Including his 2011 salary, how much money has Albert Pujols made as a player?
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Over $100 million.
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Around 90 million.
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Around 75 million.
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Around 65 million.
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A. Over $100 million. -
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True or False: Albert Pujols has won a World Series MVP award.
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True
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False
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A. False -
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During his career, Albert Pujols has played
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Just every infield position
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Every outfield position and 1st base
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Just 1st base
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Every position besides pitcher and catcher
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Every position besides pitcher and catcher and 1 other position
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A. Every position besides pitcher and catcher and 1 other positionExplanation
Albert Pujols has played 1075 career games at 1B, 96 at 3B, 1 each at SS and 2B, 269 in LF, and 40 in RF. He has never played CF, catcher, or pitcher during his career.Rate this question:
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What do Albert Pujols and Barry Bonds have in common?
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They both took steroids.
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They both have a .300 career BA.
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They went to the same high school.
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They both have more career walks than strikeouts.
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They both have won exactly 5 Silver Slugger awards.
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During all of his seasons in the big leagues entering 2011, Pujols hasn't
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Hit 30 or more homers in every season.
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Scored 100 or more runs in every season.
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stolen 16 or less bases in every season.
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Hit .300 or better in every season.
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Hit 30 or more doubles in every season.
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A. Scored 100 or more runs in every season.Explanation
He only scored 99 runs in '07.Rate this question:
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In his first career game, Albert Pujols
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Went 1 for 3.
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Went 2 for 4 with a homer and 3 RBI.
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Went 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
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Went 0 for 1 with 2 walks.
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A. Went 1 for 3. -
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In which of these hitting categories has Albert Pujols led the NL the most times?
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Runs
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Total bases
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SLG (slugging %)
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IBB (intentional walks)
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There is a tie between at least 2 of the other choices.
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A. There is a tie between at least 2 of the other choices.Explanation
Pujols has lead the NL five times each in runs and IBB. He has led the NL in total bases 4 times and SLG thrice.Rate this question:
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How many times has Pujols led the NL in a Triple Crown category (HR, RBI, or BA) in a season?
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Never
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A. 4Explanation
Pujols led the NL in BA in '03 at .359, homers in '09 with 47, and homers an RBI in 2010 with 42 and 118. Pujols has led the majors in many different categories during his career, but those are the only times he's led in Triple Crown categories.Rate this question:
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In the postseason, Alberts Pujols has exactly a
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.300 career BA.
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.276 career BA.
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.257 career BA.
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.322 career BA.
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.353 career BA.
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A. .322 career BA. -
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Albert Pujols has the best career BA against which of the following teams?
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Mets
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Red Sox
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Yankees
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Orioles
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Cubs
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A. Orioles -
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During every season of his career entering '10, Albert Pujols has
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Been on the NL All-Star team.
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Won an NL Silver Slugger award.
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Finished in the top 5 in the NL MVP voting.
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Walked more times than he's struck out.
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None of the above.
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