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 | Star of the Week Picked in WL Monday, August 19th , 1974 The premier performer in the Western League this week was Taira Kanazawa of the Kinboshi Kites. The hot-hitting 28-year-old center fielder put up a .524 average and .565 on-base percentage, piling up 11 hits in 21 at-bats, 4 home runs, 8 RBIs and 10 runs scored. That kind of hitting got him the WL Player of the Week honors. This season, Kanazawa is swinging the bat at a .264 pace. He has hit 12 home runs and scored 67 times, while driving in 41. His on-base percentage is .310 and he has played in 95 games. |   |
