This release from Major League Baseball:
Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury has been named the American
League Player of the Week for the period ending June 12th.
In six games, Ellsbury batted .467 (14-for-30) with three doubles, one home
run, four RBI and 10 runs scored on his way to earning his first career A.L.
Player of the Week honor and the third in as many weeks for the Red Sox.
Teammates Carl Crawford (week ending May 30th) and David Ortiz (week ending
June 6th) each captured the award the previous two weeks
The fifth-year veteran led the A.L. in runs scored and hits, was tied for
second in stolen bases (2), was third in batting average and was tied for
fourth in on-base percentage (.500) and total bases (20). On June 7th at
Yankee Stadium, Ellsbury led off with a home run and later doubled as the Red
Sox topped the Yankees, 6-4, in the opener of a three-game set. It was his
fourth career leadoff home run and his first since September 26, 2008. On
Thursday, the 23rd overall pick of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft went
2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored as the Red Sox defeated the Yankees,
8-3, sweeping their rivals for the second time in 2011. Boston has won eight
of nine games this season against the Bronx Bombers, with Ellsbury hitting
.371 (13-for-35) with four doubles, one home run, six RBI and seven runs
scored against the Yanks this season.
On June 10th, the Madras, Oregon native went 3-for-5 with a double and three
runs scored as Boston topped the Blue Jays, 5-1, at the Rogers Centre. It was
ninth time this season that Ellsbury has collected at least three hits in a
game. On Sunday, the Oregon State University product singled twice and scored
three runs as the Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 14-1, extending
their current winning streak to nine games and completing their third
consecutive sweep.
Ellsbury is in the midst of a 10-game hitting streak, batting .429
(21-for-49) with four doubles, one home run, six RBI and five stolen bases
over the stretch, and has recorded multiple hits in six consecutive games. He
has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 contests.
Heading into play today, the 27-year-old leads the A.L. in stolen bases (24),
is second in hits (84) and doubles (21), third in runs scored (49), sixth in
batting average (.318) and 11th in on-base percentage (.376).
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