New York, NY (Sports Network) - San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley
has been named the National League player of the month for September.
Also winning the award for August, Headley continued to swing a hot bat over
the final full month of the season. He posted a .324 batting average while
hitting nine homers and driving in a league-best 30 runs.
According to Elias, Headley is just the second player since 2000 to post back-
to-back months with 30-or-more RBI. Albert Pujols accomplished the feat in
April and May of 2006.
Headley joined former third baseman Ken Caminiti, who also won the award in
back-to-back months, as the only other Padre to collect the monthly honor
twice in a season.
Milwaukee's Ryan Braun, Washington's Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman, San
Francisco's Buster Posey and Marco Scutaro and Cincinnati's Joey Votto were
also considered for the award.
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