Pujols fifth-fastest player to 300 HRs (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Albert Pujols hit his 300th career home run Friday night, becoming the fifth-youngest player to reach the milestone. The Cardinals slugger lined his 18th homer of the season on a 2-2 pitch from the Cubs' Bob Howry in the eighth inning, the ball banging off the foul pole in left field. He beat Hall of Famer Mel Ott for the fifth-fastest by one day.

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