Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones was selected as the National League's Player of the Week for the period of September 5-11. The current National League leader in both home runs and RBI, Jones hit five homers and added 10 RBI while helping the Braves to a 5-1 record last week. He batted .381 with seven runs scored and a .462 on-base percentage over that span. Jones also connected on his major league-leading 48th and 49th home runs of the season on Sunday, passing Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron as the Braves' all- time single-season home run leader. Others considered for the award included Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard of the Phillies; Ryan Dempster of the Cubs; J.J. Hardy, Geoff Jenkins and Carlos Lee of the Brewers; Chris Carpenter, David Eckstein and Albert Pujols of the Cardinals; Miguel Cabrera, Luis Castillo and Carlos Delgado of the Marlins; Damion Easley, Lance Berkman and Andy Pettitte of the Astros; Troy Glaus and Shawn Green from the Diamondbacks; Randy Winn and Matt Cain of the Giants; Jason Bay from the Pirates; Ramon Ortiz of the Reds; Aaron Cook of the Rockies; Jose Cruz of the Dodgers; Chipper Jones and Jorge Sosa of the Braves.