Albert Pujols Game Used Angels Batting Helmet Matched To 33 Game, Records (Rare)

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Albert Pujols Game Used Angels Batting Helmet Matched To 33 Game, Records (Rare).
2016 Albert Pujols Game Used LA Angels Batting Helmet Used To Pass McGwire Into Top 10 On All Time HR List & Matched To 33 Games-Including Walk-Off HR! (MLB Authenticated & Resolution Photomatching)
When noted slugger Albert Pujols donned this helmet and stepped up to bat during the Los Angeles Angels August 24 2016 game against the Toronto Blue Jays, he only needed one more home run to surpass Mark McGwire’s 583 home runs to take the number 10 spot on the MLB’s coveted list of all-time home run leaders. Pujols wouldn’t have to wait long to surpass McGwire, as the Angels slugger would hit his record-breaking home run during the first inning of the Angels’ victory over the Blue Jays 8-2. Pujols would wear this helmet in a total of 33 games, starting on July 22. He would wear this helmet during games in July on the 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st. He would also wear this helmet during games in August on the 2nd 3rd,4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and the 27th. Pujols would go 36-134 for an average of .269, with 6 home runs and 29 RBI over the course of the 33 games played during the 2016 season.
Presented here is a game used Los Angeles Angels batting helmet worn by Albert Pujols during 33 games of the 2016 season, including the game when he moved into the number 10 spot on the MLB’s all-time home run list. The red, size 7 1/4 helmet features the iconic Angels “A” on the front of the helmet and has been photo matched by Resolution Photomatching. The number “5” in red with white trim appears on the back of the helmet, just above an MLB logo. A “RAWLINGS” manufacturer’s tag is located on the inside sweatband of the helmet. An MLB AUTHENTIC manufacturer’s tag also appears on the inside sweatband of the helmet. The helmet contains excellent signs of game use that include cracking of the plastic on the brim and crown, multiple abrasions and hit marks and scratches throughout. The game used Los Angeles Angels batting helmet worn by Pujols in 33 games during the 2016 season comes with an MLB Authenticated hologram (JB981617) and an LOA from Resolution Photomatching (426615) who photo matched the helmet to the 33 games.