| WL's Top Player Named Monday, August 12th , 1963 One of the league's most exciting young players, Shinpei Abe of the Kobe Bulls earned himself Western League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
For the week the 25-year-old left fielder had a lofty .484 average (15-for-31), collecting 3 home runs, 11 RBIs and 8 runs scored.
Currently Abe is batting .340 with 117 hits and 7 home runs. He has knocked in 56 runs and scored 52 times. | | |