Albert Pujols is one of the best players of all time.
With his 700th home run, the St. Louis Cardinal has become the fourth player in baseball's history to hit 700 home runs. He was placed under them on the all-time home run list.
When Pujols hit his first home run in 2001, the world looked very different because he had been in the game for so long. Here's a look at how things have changed over time.
Looking at the rosters of the two teams at the time Pujols hit his first will give us a good sense. Pujols was fifth in the batting order. Fernando Vina, J.D. Drew, and Ray Lankford were next to him. None of them has been in baseball since 2011. Since 2012 Mike Matheny has been a major league skipper, batting after Pujols.
The team would lose in the World Series to the Arizona team. Their lineup was a who's who of Baseball Guys, including Tony Womack, Mark Grace, Luis Gonzalez, Matt Williams and Jay Bell.
Baseball had an amazing year. Ichiro Suzuki led the league in hits and Randy Johnson struck out 372 batters. The oldest player in the league is 44 years old. Pujols won theRookie of the Year award with 37 home runs and a 1.013 OPS, and he was one of the best players in the game.
Tom Brady had 6 career passing yards. He filled in for Drew Bledsoe in the 2001 football season and helped lead the New England to their first Super Bowl victory. He has added almost 85,000 passing yards to the six that he started with.
Reed was a member of the 2001 National Championship team. He made the Hall of Fame after retiring and playing in the NFL.
In 2001, he won his second title for St.Vincent-St. A basketball team.
He was in high school. James was in high school at St.Vincent-St. There was a high school in 2001.
Nolan was not yet a year old at the time. The baby of a player of theTampa BayRays was just a month old. The baby would not be born until August.
The original iPod wouldn't come out for another six months because it wasn't ready.
The debut console of the original Xbox was not available until November. Video games had an amazing year. "Max Payne," "Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal," "Super Smash Bros. Melee," and "Unreal Tournament" would all be released that year. By the end of the year, console users will have their choice of consoles.
By the time of Pujols' first home run, the encyclopedia was only four months old. Until June 2004, Pujols wouldn't have a page on the internet.
"Shrek" won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2001, as did the other Harry Potter, Fast and the Furious, and Ocean's franchise films. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was the highest grossing movie of 2001. Pujols' career surpassed the 11 movies in the Potter and Ocean's franchise. The highest grossing film in April of that year was "Spy Kids" with $17 million.
It wasn't "It Wasn't Me" that was the top song on the charts in 2001. "Angel" was the top song for two months before Pujols took the top spot. "Hanging by a Moment" was the most popular song of the year. Billie Eilish wouldn't be born until the end of the year.
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