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Seki's Hirayama Takes 1914 Nobushige Tuesday, September 15th , 1914 Ryo Hirayama took Nihon Yakyu Kyokai by storm this year, and he did it all at the age of 24. For his spectacular campaign, the Seki Katanakaji star has been named the 1914 Southern League Nobushige recipient. "To be considered amongst the best in the league is overwhelming," said the right fielder. On the season he compiled a .350 batting average to go with a .397 on-base percentage. The native of Sendai, Japan also added 38 doubles, 6 triples, 5 home runs, 85 RBIs and 80 runs scored. He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 16. Jesús Vázquez of the Yamatokoriyama Kingyo finished second in voting with 8 first place votes, while Eddie Duffy of the Kumamoto Kuma finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Ryo Hirayama - Seki Katanakaji - 7 - 178 Jesús Vázquez - Yamatokoriyama Kingyo - 8 - 176 Eddie Duffy - Kumamoto Kuma - 0 - 119 Siraj Haroun - Nagasaki Kamo - 1 - 117 Pedro Ramírez - Nagasaki Kamo - 0 - 107 Motosugu Ishizuka - Kagoshima Teitoku - 0 - 68 Chihiro Suzuki - Iga Shinobi - 0 - 45 Hiroki Matsumoto - Iga Shinobi - 0 - 37 Telamón Paniagua - Fukuyama Komori - 0 - 33 Flavio Villalobos - Kumamoto Kuma - 0 - 24 Masaaki Hashimoto - Yamatokoriyama Kingyo - 0 - 19 Hyoji Iwasaki - Nagasaki Kamo - 0 - 9 Hirotoshi Ishihara - Yamatokoriyama Kingyo - 0 - 7 Takeo Shoda - Seki Katanakaji - 0 - 3 Junro Arai - Yamatokoriyama Kingyo - 0 - 2 |
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