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Cincy 1B Votto NL Player of Week

Tue, 09/29/2009 - 04:07 by Salinder Kumar

New York -- Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto was named the National League Player of the Week Monday.

Votto, 26, had a Major League-best 14 hits, including 10 doubles, and 11 runs scored in six games last week. He became the first player to hit 10 doubles in a five-game span in a single season since Hall of Famer Paul Waner did it for Pittsburgh in 1932.

Votto had eight RBI, an NL-leading 1.080 slugging percentage, and a .593 on-base percentage during the period. For the season, he is hitting .318 with 23 home runs and 80 RBI.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

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