| Otani Week's Best in WL Monday, September 9th , 1963 It was a week to remember for Akihito Otani. After wrapping up a torrid week at the plate, the Fukuoka Falcons center fielder was named the Western League Player of the Week.
Otani collected 9 hits in 17 at-bats for a .529 average. He also accounted for 8 RBIs, 3 home runs and scored 5 runs.
This season, Otani is hitting .304 with 14 home runs. | | |