Posted by Brian Joseph on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 7:43 pm

Cubs’ first baseman Derrek Lee finished the season with a bang and for his efforts the BDD writers selected him as the September/October Player of the Month. Lee was the first BDD Player of the Month winner to not make a postseason roster.

In September/October, Lee hit 9 homers and knocked in 23 in 25 games. His batting line was an impressive .367/.482/.744. Lee reached safely in 22 of 25 games and had 9 multi-hit games. Derrek hit 2 home runs on September 5th at Citi Field in New York and had another 2 home run game on September 7th against the Pirates. In addition to his 2 multi-home run games, Lee reached based on 7 consecutive plate appearances on Sept. 14-15 and had back-to-back 3-hit games on Sept. 21-22. The consecutive PA streak and the back-to-back 3-hit games both came against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Cincinnati’s Joey Votto finished 2nd and received 3 first-place votes. He posted a .385/.492/.692 month and slammed 5 home runs in 30 games. In the month, Votto registered 12 multi-hit games. Colorado’s Troy Tulowitzki (.350/.427/.621 and 8 home runs in 27 games) and Kansas City’s Billy Butler (.330/.422/.591 and 6 home runs in 30 games) both received a first-place vote each.

Previous Player of the Month Winners

April: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Pujols hit .337 and eight homers in April including two grand slams

May: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
Mauer returned from injury to hit .414 with 11 homers, 32 RBI and 27 runs scored

June: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Pujols hit .341 with 14 homers and 35 RBI

July: Matt Holliday, Oakland Athletics/St. Louis Cardinals
Holliday hit .408 with 3 four-hit games

August: Kendry Morales, Los Angeles Angels
Morales hit 10 homers and posted a batting line of .385/.409/.735 and 13 multi-hit games.