On Sept. 23, with 11 games left in his final season, Albert Pujols hit his 700th career home run. With this, he became the fourth member of the 700 Home Run Club along with Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth, according to mlb.com.

Stats
Pujols finished his career second in RBIs, fifth in doubles, 10th in hits and the 12th most runs in Major League Baseball history. Pujols also became one of only two players, along with Hank Aaron, to have at least 700 home runs, 3,000 hits and 2,000 RBIs, all according to cbssports.com.

Awards
In his first season in 2001, Pujols racked in nearly 200 hits and 130 RBIs which garnered him a Rookie of the Year trophy. He finished in the top three in the Most Valuable Player (MVP) voting for the next three years. He followed that up by taking home the coveted MVP trophy in the subsequent season. He would go on to win the MVP two more times in back-to-back seasons in 2008 and 2009, all according to baseball-reference.com.

Proclamation
Before the Cardinal’s final home game, the Cardinals had a retirement ceremony for Pujols and his teammate Yadier Molina. The two both were presented with gifts from the Cardinals, including paintings of the players, a silver plaque from Tiffany and Co. and a personalized Titleist golf bag and clubs. Also in attendance was St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, who presented the two players with proclamations stating that in the city of St. Louis, Oct. 4 and 5 will be Yadier Molina Day and Albert Pujols Day, respectively, according to si.com.