NL Player of the Week - Willie Harris
Major League Baseball named Willie Harris as its National League Player of the Week for the period ending July 20.
Last week, the 30 year-old Harris batted .583 (7-for-12) with a double, triple, homer, NL-best 7 RBI, one stolen base, 5 runs scored, 4 walks, a .688 on-base percentage and a 1.083 slugging percentage to garner his first career citation from MLB's office.
A few additional notes on Harris:
*Harris is batting .366 (26-for-71) with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs, 13 RBI, 12 walks and 3 stolen bags in 23 games beginning June 22. He has posted stellar OBP (.464), slugging (.620) and OPS (1.084) in the same span.
*Harris has started games at 4 positions (2B, LF, CF, RF) for Manny Acta this season. He has also appeared defensively for Washington at 3B and SS in 2008.
*Harris' 6 home runs this season are not only a career high, they are only one shy of his career total (7) entering the 2008 campaign.
*By winning NL POTW, Harris becomes the first Washington National to earn the citation outright. Two other Nationals shared the award with other players: 1B Nick Johnson (June 6, 2005, shared with STL's Albert Pujols) and 3B Ryan Zimmerman (August 5, 2007, shared with ARI's Brandon Webb).
