St Louis Cardinals hitter Albert Pujols became the first player in Major League history to hit at least 30 home runs in each of his first 10 seasons on Sunday, August  15, 2010.

The first baseman reached the milestone when he parked his 30th home run of the season during a 9-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

In each of his previous nine seasons, Pujols has batting averages above .300 and recorded at least 100 RBIs on top of his regular 30-homer figure, a feat he is on his way to matching this season.

The 30-year-old Pujols now has 396 home runs in total, tied for 50th on the all-time list of Major League Home Run hitters.