| EL Votes Owls Shimada Top Player Monday, August 19th , 1963 There's no arguing that 35-year-old Tomonori Shimada has paid his dues and this this week he collected. The Kyoto Owls third baseman had one of the best weeks of his career and captured the Eastern League Player of the Week trophy.
He hit .476 while collecting 10 hits in 21 at-bats, 1 home run, 4 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
So far this year, Shimada is batting .251 with 11 home runs and 42 RBIs. | | |