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Dee Gordon Named NL Rookie of the Month for September
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DEE GORDON OF THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS VOTED WINNER OF THE GILLETTEPRESENTS NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR SEPTEMBER
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DEE GORDON OF THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS VOTED WINNER OF THE GILLETTE
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Dee Gordon has been voted the September recipient of the Gillettepresents National League Rookie of the Month Award.
Gordon hit .372 (42-for-113) in 26 games during September and added seven doubles, one triple, six
RBI, 21 runs and 12 stolen bases. The 42 hits led the National League for the month while his 12 stolen
bases ranked second in the league. The 23-year-old added a .451 slugging percentage and a .398 on-base
percentage. The Southeastern University product recorded at least one hit in 21 of his 26 games, including 14 multi-hit contests.
On September 8th at Washington, Gordon collected a career-high four hits, all singles, while driving in a run with a stolen base in the 7-4 Dodgers win. Gordon compiled a career-best 11-game hitting streak from September 13th-24th, batting .400 (18-for-45) with 10 runs scored during the streak. Gordon capped off the month with three consecutive multi-hit games in the final series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Over the three games, he hit .500 (7-for-14) with two doubles, four runs scored, one RBI and one stolen base. For the season, Gordon ranked among National League rookie leaders in stolen bases (24, T-1st); runs (34, 8th); and hits (68, 9th).
Gordon,who was selected in the fourth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, recorded 24 stolen bases in his 31 attempts (77.4 percent), which ranks as the fifth-most by a Dodger rookie and the most for a Los Angeles rookie since Todd Hollandsworth’s 21 in 1996. The Florida native finished the season with a .304 batting average, 11 RBI, nine doubles, two triples and 34 runs scored in 56 games.
RBI, 21 runs and 12 stolen bases. The 42 hits led the National League for the month while his 12 stolen
bases ranked second in the league. The 23-year-old added a .451 slugging percentage and a .398 on-base
percentage. The Southeastern University product recorded at least one hit in 21 of his 26 games, including 14 multi-hit contests.
On September 8th at Washington, Gordon collected a career-high four hits, all singles, while driving in a run with a stolen base in the 7-4 Dodgers win. Gordon compiled a career-best 11-game hitting streak from September 13th-24th, batting .400 (18-for-45) with 10 runs scored during the streak. Gordon capped off the month with three consecutive multi-hit games in the final series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Over the three games, he hit .500 (7-for-14) with two doubles, four runs scored, one RBI and one stolen base. For the season, Gordon ranked among National League rookie leaders in stolen bases (24, T-1st); runs (34, 8th); and hits (68, 9th).
Gordon,who was selected in the fourth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, recorded 24 stolen bases in his 31 attempts (77.4 percent), which ranks as the fifth-most by a Dodger rookie and the most for a Los Angeles rookie since Todd Hollandsworth’s 21 in 1996. The Florida native finished the season with a .304 batting average, 11 RBI, nine doubles, two triples and 34 runs scored in 56 games.
Gordon will receive a specially designed trophy, suitably engraved, to commemorate his Rookie of the Month performance.
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