| Week's Best Player: Kyoto's Arai Monday, August 5th , 1963 Bungo Arai demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the Eastern League Player of the Week Award.
The Kyoto shortstop wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .562 average (9-for-16) with no home runs and 1 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.
This season, Arai has hit at a .342 clip with 28 RBIs, 10 home runs and 36 runs scored. He has played in 55 games. | | |