Who was the last major league player before St. Louis' Albert Pujols to have 100 or more RBIs in each of his first seven seasons?
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Ted Williams was the last before Pujols. Teddy Ballgame (whose career was interrupted by World War II) actually went his first EIGHT seasons with 100+ RBIs. Pujols is third player to have ever accomplished the feat. -- Joe DiMaggio, 1936-1942 Averaged 132.9 RBIs. -- Ted Williams, 1939-1942/WWII/1946-1949 Averaged 125.6 RBIs in first SEVEN seasons; 129.8 in first EIGHT seasons. -- Albert Pujols, 2001-2007 Averaged 123 RBIs.
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The record for most consecutive seasons with 100+ RBI from the start of a career is 11. Al Simmons, 1924-1934. He had a total of 1379 RBI during this 11 years, 125.36 per season.
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