Pujols BM044970

Piece of the Game Baseball Identity
Security Hologram - BM044970
Albert Pujols - DH - LAA
May 8, 2017
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
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Milestone Game: |
Ball hit for two singles. Kole Calhoun career hit 547. Albert Pujols Career hit 2858. |
2858th career hit |
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1640th career Single |
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MLB Authenticated Hologram # |
JB971338 |
Individual Game Highlight |
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Inning |
Top of 5th |
Pitcher |
Kendall Graveman |
Batter(s) |
Kole Calhoun, Albert Pujols |
Result |
Single to RF |
Pitch Speed: |
92.9 MPH |
Hit Distance: |
269.0 ft |
Hit Launch Speed: |
103.66 MPH |
Hit Launch Angle: |
2.77 |
The Oakland Athletics hosted the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a game between division rivals on May 8, 2017. Going into this game, the two teams were battling for second place in the division. The Angles held a 2-1 lead going into the top of the fifth inning. This ball saw action from two batters. First, it was brought into play for the Kole Calhoun’s at-bat, where the right fielder hit this ball for a single, the 547th of his career. This baseball stayed in the game and was pitched twice times to Albert Pujols. The first pitch was a ball, followed by a sinker that Pujols hit on the ground to left field for a single, advancing Calhoun to second base. This was the 2858th hit of Pujols’ career. The next batter would pop up for the third out of the inning. The A’s, on the other hand, would get a home run from the bat of Trevor Plouffe to tie the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the inning. The score would remain the same until Jed Lowrie hit his second home run of the game, a walk-off shot in the bottom of the eleventh inning to give Oakland the win. At the end of the game, Los Angeles held a slight lead in the standings with a record of 16-18, however the trail the first place Astros by 6 games.
Signature authenticated by : |
Tri Star |
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Albert Pujols - Game Info
Position: |
Designated Hitter |
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Batted: |
3rd |
Batting Results: |
2 for 5 |
Start Time: |
8:07 PM |
Time of Game: |
4:06 |
Attendance: |
10,293 |
Weather: |
64 degrees, Sunny. |
Wind: |
Wind 9mph out to right field |
Umpires: |
HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Ron Kulpa. |
Result: |
Angels 2, Athletics 4 |
Winning Pitcher: |
Liam Hendriks (1-0) |
Losing Pitcher: |
Deolis Guerra (2-2) |
Note: |
Athletics Win. Albert Pujols 2 for 5. Jed Lowrie two home run game. |
Box Score |
Albert Pujols - Bio
Born |
January 16, 1980 |
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Debut |
April 2, 2001 |
Bats |
Right |
Throws |
Right |
Height, Weight |
6-3, 235 lbs |
• Nickname: The Machine, Prince Albert
• Twitter (@PujolsFive)
• St. Louis Cardinals 13th round draft pick of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft
• 2001 NL Rookie of the Year
• 3x NL Most Valuable Player (2005, 2008, 2009)
• 2x World Series Champion (2006, 2011)
• 2004 NLCS Most Valuable Player
• 6x Silver Slugger Award (2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010)
• 2x Rawlings Gold Glove Award (2006, 2010)
Artist Monty Sheldon Painted on 03/03/2019 and is number BM044970