St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols breaks record
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols tips his hat to the crowd after breaking the assist record held by a first baseman in the fifth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on October 4, 2009. The previous record of 185 had been held by Boston Red Sox's Bill Buckner. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
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NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols was unanimously voted his third National League Most Valuable Player Award in five seasons, it was announced Tuesday.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Major League Baseball players have chosen St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols as Player of the Year in 2009.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols had surgery Wednesday on bone spurs and bone chips in his right elbow, the Cardinals said.
HOUSTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Mark DeRosa had two home runs and four RBI Monday to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-3 victory over the Houston Astros.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Adam Wainwright picked up his major league-leading 18th victory Wednesday while leading St. Louis to a 5-1 win over Milwaukee and a three-game sweep.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Matt Holliday crushed a Trevor Hoffman fastball in the ninth Tuesday for a two-run homer that rallied St. Louis to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Chris Carpenter pitched a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts Monday to pace the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Albert Pujols hit a pinch solo homer in the 10th inning Saturday, boosting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday homered for the St. Cardinals Tuesday in their 7-6 win over Milwaukee.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A go-ahead sixth-inning RBI single by Albert Pujols Sunday lifted St. Louis past Washington 2-1, capping a three-game sweep.