<page_title> List of Silver Slugger Award winners at designated hitter </page_title> <section_title> Winners </section_title> <table> <cell> 1999 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Rafael Palmeiro <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> 148 <col_header> RBI </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2005 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> David Ortiz* <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> 148 <col_header> RBI </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2006 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> David Ortiz* <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> 54 <col_header> HR </col_header> </cell> </table>
Ortiz hit 54 home runs during the 2006 season, in which he won his award, and his 2005 total of 148 runs batted in is tied with Rafael Palmeiro's 1999 designated hitters.