Ichikawa Gets WL Rookie of Month Honors Tuesday, October 1st , 1974 September was quite remarkable for Shuhei Ichikawa of the Vesutan Bees. This first-year hurler fashioned some spectacular statistics and was acclaimed the Rookie of the Month in the Western League.
Ichikawa pitched 32 innings, fanned 22 and posted a 4.22 ERA. He chalked up 3 wins and 2 losses and held opponents to a .276 average.
To this point in the season Ichikawa has 10 wins and 7 losses and a 5.22 ERA.