Pujols, Rodriguez Win 2003 Hank Aaron Award Presented by Century 21; Award Recognizes the Most Outstanding Offensive Performers in Each League in 2003.Sports Editors Baseball Writers & Columnists NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003 Albert Pujols “Pujols” redirects here. For other uses, see Pujols (disambiguation). José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (IPA: /ˡpuˌhoʊlz of the St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. and Alex Rodriguez Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975 in New York, New York), commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is a Dominican American baseball infielder. He is the starting third baseman for the New York Yankees, after having played shortstop for the Texas Rangers and Seattle of the Texas Rangers Texas Rangers, mounted fighting force organized (1835) during the Texas Revolution. During the republic they became established as the guardians of the Texas frontier, particularly against Native Americans. have been named recipients of the 2003 Hank Aaron Award The Hank Aaron Award is an annual award in Major League Baseball awarded to the top hitter in each league. It was introduced in 1999 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Hank Aaron surpassing Babe Ruth's career home run mark. presented by CENTURY 21(R), it was announced today. Pujols is a first-time winner for the National League, while 2003 marks the third consecutive year that Rodriguez has received the American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). award. The Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21 was introduced in 1999 to honor the 25th Anniversary of Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record. As the first major award to be introduced in more than 30 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21 recognizes the best overall hitter in each League for a particular season. This is the first year that CENTURY 21 has been the presenting sponsor of the award. In 1999, winners were determined by assigning a pre-determined number of points for each hit, home run and RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . From 2000-2002, play-by-play broadcasters and color analysts from Club radio and television rightsholders voted for the winners. This season, fan balloting on MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. , and century21.com, the official Web site of Century 21 Real Estate Corporation, comprised 30 percent of the overall vote, while votes from the Club play-by-play broadcasters accounted for the remaining 70 percent. Pujols is the only player in Major League history to bat .300 or better with at least 30 home runs, 100 runs scored and 100 RBI in his first three Major League seasons. In 2003, the Cardinals' outfielder led all Major League players in batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. (.359), and also enjoyed the longest hitting streak (30 games) of the 2003 season. Pujols led the National League in hits (212) and multi-hit games (63), and ranked among the top 10 in home runs (T4th - 43), RBI (T4th -124), on base percentage (3rd - .439), slugging percentage (2nd - .667), average with runners in scoring position (5th - .374), RBI ratio (6th - RBI per 4.8 AB) and HR ratio (6th - HR per 13.7 AB.) This season Rodriguez became one of only three players in Major League Baseball history to hit 40 or more home runs in at least six straight seasons. The only other players to accomplish the feat were Babe Ruth, who hit 40 or more home runs in seven consecutive seasons (1926-32), and Sammy Sosa, who also reached the distinction this year. For the season, the Rangers' shortstop led the American League in home runs (47), runs scored (124), slugging percentage (.600), and HR ratio (HR per 12.1 AB), and was among the League leaders in RBI (2nd - 118), total bases (2nd - 364) extra-base hits (3rd - 83), RBI ratio (T6th - RBI per 5.1 AB), on-base percentage (8th - .396) and walks (8th - 87). CENTURY 21 has been the "Official Real Estate Organization" of Major League Baseball since 1999. For the past five years, CENTURY 21 has been the title sponsor of the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series). The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. (R) competition, a major attraction of Major League Baseball All-Star Week. In conjunction with the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby, CENTURY 21 offers consumers the chance to win $250,000 toward the purchase of a new home through the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby All-Star Sweepstakes. This year CENTURY 21 further leveraged its partnership with Major League Baseball by becoming the presenting sponsor of the Hank Aaron Award.
Past Hank Aaron Award presented by Century 21 Winners
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American League National League
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2003 - Alex Rodriguez Albert Pujols
2002 - Alex Rodriguez Barry Bonds
2001 - Alex Rodriguez Barry Bonds
2000 - Carlos Delgado Todd Helton
1999 - Manny Ramirez Sammy Sosa
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