1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1969 1969 NPB season Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball Central League pennant Yomiuri Giants Hanshin Tigers Sadaharu Oh (YOM) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Pacific League pennant Hankyu Braves Kintetsu Buffaloes Tokuji Nagaike (HAN) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Japan Series 1969 Japan Series Yomiuri Giants Hankyu Braves Shigeo Nagashima (YOM) Japan Series MVP Award List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons NPB 1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1968 1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1970 The 1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 20th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Regular season Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBYomiuri Giants 130 73 51 6 .589 —Hanshin Tigers 130 68 59 3 .535 6.5Taiyo Whales 130 61 61 8 .500 11.0Chunichi Dragons 130 59 65 6 .476 14.0Sankei Atoms 130 58 69 3 .457 16.5Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 56 70 4 .444 18.0 + Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBHankyu Braves 130 76 50 4 .603 —Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 73 51 6 .589 2.0Lotte Orions 130 69 54 7 .561 5.5Toei Flyers 130 57 70 3 .449 19.5Nishitetsu Lions 130 51 75 4 .405 25.0Nankai Hawks 130 50 76 4 .397 26.0 League leaders Central League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri .345 Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 44 Runs batted in Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 115 Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 112 Hits Shigeo NagashimaSadaharu Oh YomiuriYomiuri 156 Stolen bases Isao Shibata Yomiuri 35 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Kazumi Takahashi Yomiuri 22 Losses Yoshiro Sotokoba Hiroshima 20 Earned run average Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 1.81 Strikeouts Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 262 Innings pitched Yoshiro Sotokoba Hiroshima 3041 3 Pacific League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Isao HarimotoYozo Nagabuchi ToeiKintetsu .333 Home runs Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu 41 Runs batted in Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu 101 Runs Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu 95 Hits Yozo Nagabuchi Kintetsu 162 Stolen bases Toshizo Sakamoto Hankyu 47 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 24 Losses Taisuke Watanabe Nankai 17 Earned run average Masaaki Kitaru Lotte 1.72 Strikeouts Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 286 Innings pitched Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 3302 3 Awards Most Valuable Player Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Tokuji Nagaike, Hankyu Braves (PL) Rookie of the Year Koichi Tabuchi, Hanshin Tigers (CL) Michiyo Arito, Lotte Orions (PL) Eiji Sawamura Award Kazumi Takahashi, Yomiuri Giants (CL) + Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Kazumi Takahashi Yomiuri Catcher Tatsuhiko Kimata Chunichi First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Second baseman Shozo Doi Yomiuri Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Shortstop Taira Fujita HanshinOutfielder Shigeru Takada Yomiuri Dave Roberts Sankei Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima 1em + Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu Catcher Koji Okamura Hankyu First baseman Katsuo Osugi Toei Second baseman Hiroyuki Yamazaki Lotte Third baseman Michiyo Arito Lotte Shortstop Toshizo Sakamoto HankyuOutfielder Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu Yozo Nagabuchi Kintetsu Isao Harimoto Toei See also 1969 Major League Baseball season References Johnson Daniel E. Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook McFarland & Company July 2006 978-0-7864-2841-0 Category:Nippon Professional Baseball seasons