The Angels' Albert Pujols gestures to the heavens as he crosses home plate after hitting his 660th homer, tying Willie Mayes for fifth place on baseball's career list. It was a two-run shot off Colorado's Carlos Estevez in the eighth inning of a game on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
In recent summers, word would sift over from California late at night — as St. Louisans headed for bed, and the Angels headed into the fifth against the Mariners — that Albert Pujols tied this guy or that guy on this list or that list.