New York.- Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez has been named the National League Player of the Month for August.

Ramirez, who came to the club at the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31, batted a robust .415 (44-for-106) with nine home runs, 25 RBI, 21 runs scored and seven doubles. He led the entire National League in batting average for the month, ranked second in hits, tied for second in homers and placed third in runs batted in.

He recorded back-to-back four-hit games on August 29-30 against Arizona, marking the first time in his career he accomplished the feat. The native of the Dominican Republic also recorded multi-homer games twice during August and collected his 500th career double.

For the season, the enigmatic right-handed hitter is batting .326 with 30 homers and 97 RBI. It is his fifth honor and first in the NL. He won twice each with Cleveland and Boston.