Jeter, Pujols win Aaron Award
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols were named Sunday as 2009 winners of Major League Baseball's Hank Aaron Award for outstanding offense.
Internet fans cast more than 1.6 million votes with Jeter winning the American League award for the second time after taking it in 1996 and Pujols capturing the National League honor for the second time after a 2003 victory.
Jeter, whose club is facing defending champion Philadelphia in the World Series, hit .334 with 107 runs scored, 66 runs batted in and 30 stolen bases with 18 home runs over 153 games.
It was the 11th season batting at .300 or better for Jeter, who trails only fellow Yankee legends Babe Ruth with 13 and Lou Gehrig with 12 on that all-time list.
Jeter, 35, also became the all-time Yankee hit leader in September, passing Gehrig's 2,721.
Pujols, 29, led the major leagues with a career-high 47 homers, drove in 135 runs - third best in the majors - and scored 124 times as well as leading the Cardinals with 16 stolen bases.

