With a third inning homer on Thursday for the Angels, future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols became the fifth player in Major League Baseball history to reach the 2,000 RBI milestone.
The former Cardinal joins Hank Aaron (2,297), Babe Ruth (2,214), Alex Rodriguez (2,086), and Cap Anson (2,075) in the group.
However, Elias doesn’t recognize Ruth and Anson as part of the group because RBI didn’t become an official stat until 1920.
Pujols joined the 3,000 hit club last season and is sixth on the all-time home run list with 639. The three-time MVP winner came into today hitting .207/.286/.388 this season for the Angels. He was also sitting at 99.9 career bWAR before the game on Thursday, ranked 21st all-time among position players.
