Bobby Abreu

2005 season

• In May, Abreu was honored as the Player of the Month in the National League, after hit .396 and 11 home runs. Abreu also led the NL in slugging average (.792), on-base percentage (.535), walks (30) and was tied for the league lead with 30 RBI. He also became the first player in major league history to hit nine home runs in a 10-game stretch.
• Abreu was voted a starter of the NL outfield for the All-Star Game, finishing second in fan voting, behind St. Louis Cardinals Jim Edmonds.
• At Comerica Park ?a field normally considered a "pitcher's park"?, Abreu won the Home Run Derby. He set records with 24 home runs in a single round and 41 overall, topping Miguel Tejada's previous marks of 15 and 27, set a year earlier. Abreu's longest homer was measured at 517'.