LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent on Monday was named winner of the Silver Slugger Award as the best hitting second baseman in the National League. The award is presented by Hillerich & Bradsby, maker of Louisville Slugger bats.

Kent, who won the award for the fourth time, was the only player named to the National League team who had previously won a Silver Slugger.

Here's why the 37-year-old won this time: He led the Dodgers in nearly every offensive category, including games played (149), at-bats (553), hits (160), home runs (29), RBIs (105) and slugging percentage (.512). His RBI total set a Los Angeles Dodgers record for a second baseman and his 28 home runs as a second baseman tied Davey Lopes for the L.A. Dodgers record.

He drove in 100 runs for the eighth season, becoming the first player whose primary position was second base to accomplish that feat. Earlier in the year, he was voted onto the starting All-Star team, making his fifth appearance.

Kent, signed to a two-year free-agent contract a year ago, became only the seventh player in Los Angeles Dodgers history to drive in 100 runs and score 100 runs in the same season.

2005 Silver Slugger Award winners
American League		National League
1B - Mark Teixeira, TEX 2B - Alfonso Soriano, TEX 3B - Alex Rodriguez, NYY SS - Miguel Tejada, BAL OF - Vladimir Guerrero, LAA OF - Manny Ramirez, BOS OF - Gary Sheffield, NYY C   - Jason Varitek, BOS DH - David Ortiz, BOS		1B - Derrek Lee, CHC 2B - Jeff Kent, LAD 3B - Morgan Ensberg, HOU SS - Felipe Lopez, CIN OF - Andruw Jones, ATL OF - Miguel Cabrera, FLA OF - Carlos Lee, MIL C   - Michael Barrett, CHC P   - Jason Marquis, STL
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Louisville Slugger's Silver Slugger Award winners were determined by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. They voted for the players they felt were the best offensive producers at each position in both the American and National Leagues in 2005. Selections were based on a combination of offensive statistics including batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage, as well as the coaches' and managers' general impressions of a player's overall offensive value. Managers and coaches were not allowed to vote for players on their own team.