Newz Forum: BASEBALL: Phillies first Baseman - Thome NL player of the week

New York, NY (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Jim Thome was selected as the National League Player of the Week for games played June 14-20.

Thome belted five home runs, including the 400th of his career, in seven games to extend his season total to 23, tops in the majors. The left-handed slugger also batted .391 (9-for-23) with eight runs scored and had a .500 on-base percentage, while leading all NL hitters with a 1.174 slugging percentage.

Thome's 400th homer came off Cincinnati's Jose Acevedo in a 10-7 Phillies victory on June 14.

Other players nominated included Montreal's Jose Vidro, San Francisco's Edgardo Alfonzo and Jason Schmidt, Colorado's Vinny Castilla, Derrek Lee of the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles' Adrian Beltre, Eric Gagne and Jose Lima, Pittsburgh's Jason Bay, Florida's Carl Pavano and Steve Trachsel of the New York Mets.

Way to go, Jim! Keep up the good work!

They way he has been hitting he definatly deserves it. Hitting his 400th homer was a huge milestone for him aswell.

He's playing like a machine. Keep this up and he will get walked 3 times a game

Thome is one short of the Phillies record for homers in a month. He has 15 in June with 3 games still to go this month.

Well the way he is going you got to fancy his chances of breaking it..

Jim Thome is the man, he better make the allstar team this year.

Originally posted by TheEnforcer
Jim Thome is the man, he better make the allstar team this year.

If he doesn't it will have been fixed...He has to make it this year..How long to go for the All Star game?

Originally posted by ProudAmerican
Thome is one short of the Phillies record for homers in a month. He has 15 in June with 3 games still to go this month.

Correction. He has 14, the record is 15 by Cy Williams in 1923. Mike Schmidt also hit 14 homers in a month for the Phils.

Ahh so he needs one to tie....Well i think he will at least do that..Go Big Jim!!

Thome just hit his 27th!

I would hope he gets NL player of the month for June, thats his 15th this month to tie the team record.

Here's one for Big Jim

Congrats to Jim!!