1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1960 in baseball.
1960 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Taiyo Whales
  Runners-up Yomiuri Giants
Season MVP Noboru Akiyama (TAI)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Daimai Orions
  Runners-up Nankai Hawks
Season MVP Kazuhiro Yamauchi (DAI)
Japan Series
Champions Taiyo Whales
  Runners-up Daimai Orions
Finals MVP Akihito Kondo (TAI)

The 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eleventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Taiyo Whales 130 70 56 4 .554 —
Yomiuri Giants 130 66 61 3 .519 4.5
Osaka Tigers 130 64 62 4 .508 6.0
Hiroshima Carp 130 62 61 7 .504 6.5
Chunichi Dragons 130 63 67 0 .485 9.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 54 72 4 .431 16.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Daimai Orions 133 82 48 3 .631 —
Nankai Hawks 136 78 52 6 .600 4.0
Nishitetsu Lions 136 70 60 6 .538 12.0
Hankyu Braves 136 65 65 6 .500 17.0
Toei Flyers 132 52 78 2 .400 30.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes 131 43 87 1 .331 39.0

Postseason

Japan Series

Main article: 1960 Japan Series

CL Taiyo Whales (4) vs. PL Daimai Orions (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 11Daimai Orions – 0, Taiyo Whales – 1Kawasaki Stadium2:1218,354[1] 
2October 12Daimai Orions – 2, Taiyo Whales – 3Kawasaki Stadium2:2918,421[1] 
3October 14Taiyo Whales – 6, Daimai Orions – 5Korakuen Stadium2:3831,586[1] 
4October 15Taiyo Whales – 1, Daimai Orions – 0Korakuen Stadium2:4432,409[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants .334
Home runs Katsumi Fujimoto Osaka Tigers 22
Runs batted in Katsumi Fujimoto Osaka Tigers 76
Runs Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons 80
Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 151
Stolen bases Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons 50
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Ritsuo Horimoto Yomiuri Giants 29
Losses Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 22
Earned run average Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 1.75
Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 284
Innings pitched Ritsuo Horimoto Yomiuri Giants 364 2⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions .344
Home runs Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions 32
Runs batted in Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions 103
Runs Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions 94
Hits Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions 170
Stolen bases Chico Barbon Hankyu Braves 32
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Shoichi Ono Daimai Orions 33
Losses Masayuki Dobashi Toei Flyers 23
Earned run average Shoichi Ono Daimai Orions 1.98
Strikeouts Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks 317
Innings pitched Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks 332 2⁄3

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales
Catcher Kiyoshi Doi Taiyo Whales
First baseman Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales
Second baseman Noboru Inoue Chunichi Dragons
Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Osaka Tigers
Outfielder Toru Mori Chunichi Dragons
Teruo Namiki Osaka Tigers
Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Shoichi Ono Daimai Orions
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks
First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions
Second baseman Akira Ogi Nishitetsu Lions
Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes
Shortstop Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions
Outfielder Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions
Kenjiro Tamiya Daimai Orions
Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 1960年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
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