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Major League Baseball News Article | |  | Monday, September 1st, 1986: NL Premier Player Picked The baseball must have looked as big as a balloon to Jay Johnstone of Cincinnati last week. The third baseman had a 6-game stretch to remember and today he was named the National League Player of the Week.
Johnstone delivered 7 hits in 11 at-bats to hit .636 with 2 home runs and 9 RBIs.
In 1986, Johnstone is hitting .282 with 11 home runs and 44 RBIs in 118 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .358 with 47 walks and 50 runs scored. | |
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