New York, NY (Sports Network) - San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley
was named the National League player of the month for August.
Headley hit .306 with a league-best 31 RBI in 28 games in August to win his
first monthly award. He scored 20 times and slugged .611, eighth in the
league.
The hard-hitting third baseman led the NL with nine go-ahead RBI and tied for
the league-best with five game-winning RBI.
Headley, whose 10 home runs tied him atop the leaderboard, became the second
player in Padres history to lead the majors in home runs and RBI in a month,
joining Ken Caminiti.
San Francisco's Buster Posey, Angel Pagan and Joaquin Arias, Miami's Giancarlo
Stanton, Cincinnati's Todd Frazier, Milwaukee's Ryan Braun, Los Angeles' Luis
Cruz and St. Louis' Jon Jay were also considered for the award.
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