| EL's #1 Batter Chosen Tuesday, October 1st , 1963 Fujimaro Sonoda put together a good September to earn the Eastern League Batter of the Month prize. A virtual unknown, he made the most of his chance to prove to Yokohama officials that he belongs on the big league roster.
The Kingfishers third baseman posted a .364 batting average with 3 home runs, 21 RBIs and 16 runs scored.
To date Sonoda has chalked up a .276 average with 13 home runs, driven in 93 runs and scored 73 times. | | |