[1] Although Pujols didn't produce impressive offensive statistics, he excelled defensively which enabled him to sustain a nine-year career as a back-up catcher.

After his playing career, Pujols served as a major league coach before being named the interim manager for the Detroit Tigers in 2002.

He was called up to Houston in late August to again platoon with Bochy after Ashby injured himself in a game against the Montreal Expos, and was lost for the season.

In a tight race for the National League West, Pujols hit a triple and a double, driving in two and scoring one run to lead his team to a 9-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Though both were hobbled with injuries,[6] Pujols actually received the bulk of the playing time over Ashby in the 1980 National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

On May 19, after hitting a triple against the St. Louis Cardinals' Bob Shirley, Pujols stole home for the only stolen base of his career.

Pujols came to bat seven times in the 1981 National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers without getting a hit.

He signed with the Texas Rangers for 1985, and seemed in line to win the back-up catcher job until pulling a muscle in his right arm in Spring training.

When Felipe Alou had the interim tag removed from his managerial position with the Montreal Expos for the 1993 season, he asked Pujols to serve as his first base coach.

Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski hired Felipe Alou to be Pujols' bench coach for the remainder of the season.

Under Pujols, the Tigers posted a 55–100 record for a .355 winning percentage, the worst of any manager at that point in club history.

[13] On December 10, 2007, Luis Pujols was named manager of the Corpus Christi Hooks, Class double A farm team of the Houston Astros.