Pujols and Rodriguez 2005 MVPs

By Heath Bloxton
Major League Baseball’s Most Valuable Player Awards for the 2005 season have been given to Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals and Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees.

Pujols batted .330 and nailed 41 home runs for the Cardinals in the 2005 campaign. He also collected 117 RBIs on his way through a great season with St. Louis. Pujols edged out Atlanta Brave’s centerfielder Andrew Jones and Chicago Cub first baseman Derek Lee.

Rodriguez hit .321 and belted 48 home runs for the pinstriped New York Yankees. Rodriguez edged out Boston’s David Ortiz for the award.