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 | WL Top Player, 1950 Choice Is Hirai Friday, October 20th , 1950 The future looks extremely bright for Teruhi Hirai. At the age of 26, many players are still trying to find their way in Baseball Association of Nippon. Hirai has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the Western League Most Valuable Player Award. "I didn't expect to hit .315 this year, that's for sure," the center fielder said. The Nagasaki Stars star also put up a .412 on-base percentage this year, with 158 hits, 22 doubles, 7 triples, 21 home runs, 91 RBIs and 71 runs scored. He received 12 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Nobu Ishihara of the Fukuoka Falcons finished second in voting, while Yasukatsu Arakawa of the Nagasaki Stars finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Teruhi Hirai - Nagasaki Stars - 12 - 168 Nobu Ishihara - Fukuoka Falcons - 0 - 108 Yasukatsu Arakawa - Nagasaki Stars - 0 - 85 Kenji Tokuda - Nagasaki Stars - 0 - 85 Yasushi Mori - Nagasaki Stars - 0 - 82 Kikuma Kanai - Fukuoka Falcons - 0 - 56 Tadatoshi Sato - Fukuoka Falcons - 0 - 52 Shinsei Hashimoto - Fukuoka Falcons - 0 - 33 Ukyo Tada - Nagasaki Stars - 0 - 27 Hiraku Miyazaki - Nagasaki Stars - 0 - 5 Yoshimi Suzuki - Nagasaki Stars - 0 - 5 Kikaku Hamasaki - Nagasaki Stars - 0 - 2 |   |
