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Philadelphia.– St Louis Cardinals' first baseman Albert Pujols was given the Roberto Clemente Award on Saturday.

The award, given to the player who combines outstanding performance on the field and work in the community, is named in honor of Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente, who died on Dec 31, 1972, during a humanitarian mission to assist earthquake victims in Nicaragua.

Pujols, through his family foundation, improved the lives of children and young adults with Down Syndrome in the St Louis area and aided underprivileged children in his native Dominican Republic, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said.

On the field, the Cardinals first baseman hit 37 homers, drove in 116 runs and batted .357. "He was not only a great baseball player," Pujols said in receiving the award.

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Written by: yumnuk3, 26 Oct 2008 1:24 AM
From: United States, ø„¸¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨¸„ø¤º°¨
Best player on and off the field in the game today.a devastating hitter a complete stud. your probably looking at one of the greatest offensive players in the history of the game. He brings it year after year no matter what. Just goes about his business and never hear anything out of him. Look up "Role Model" and you'll see a picture of Big Al. Great honor to win an award named after such a great ballplayer and person, Roberto Clemente.

Written by: KOkOmordan, 26 Oct 2008 3:14 AM
From: Colombia, new york
i agree with yumnuk he is one of the greatest the end of his career will be impressive he has big numbers and theres more to come hes barley scratched the surface hes only 28 years young hes up there with barry and yall know no one can touch barry..........no one
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 26 Oct 2008 7:48 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
yumnuk your adulation of Senor Pujols is not misplaced...Far above his outstanding abilities as a player is his low key humanitarian work.... the Clemente Award is in my mind more prestigious than the triple crown and Senor Pujols is a worthy recipient...He is the real deal in every way and especially as a human being not like some of our other more self centered stars...St Louis the wonderful baseball city and Pujols are a great combination they deserve each other....Don Alberto being Don Alberto
Written by: ambioriv, 26 Oct 2008 11:26 AM
From: United States
I dear some hatian guy to come out and say something about the metro!
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