Slugger also passes Hall of Famer Stan Musial for 2nd all-time in total bases
PHOENIX -- The 700-homer club could be getting its fourth member.
If anybody read that statement at the beginning of August -- or perhaps even as recently as a week ago -- they probably would have been skeptical. But Albert Pujols is now mashing like it’s the early 2000s again.
Pujols swatted the 691st and 692nd home runs of his career in the Cardinals’ 16-7 win over the D-backs on Saturday night at Chase Field, going deep in each of his first two at-bats against left-hander Madison Bumgarner. Pujols, who sits fifth on the AL/NL all-time home run list, is only four behind Alex Rodriguez for fourth.
Most home runs in AL/NL history
1) Barry Bonds, 762
2) Hank Aaron, 755
3) Babe Ruth, 714
4) Alex Rodriguez, 696
5) Albert Pujols, 692