1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1960 1960 NPB season Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball Central League pennant Taiyo Whales Yomiuri Giants Noboru Akiyama (TAI) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Pacific League pennant Daimai Orions Nankai Hawks Kazuhiro Yamauchi (DAI) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Japan Series 1960 Japan Series Taiyo Whales Daimai Orions Akihito Kondo (TAI) Japan Series MVP Award List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons NPB 1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1959 1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1961 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. GBTaiyo Whales 130 70 56 4 .554 —Yomiuri Giants 130 66 61 3 .519 4.5Osaka Tigers 130 64 62 4 .508 6.0Hiroshima Carp 130 62 61 7 .504 6.5Chunichi Dragons 130 63 67 0 .485 9.0Kokutetsu Swallows 130 54 72 4 .431 16.0 + Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBDaimai Orions 133 82 48 3 .631 —Nankai Hawks 136 78 52 6 .600 4.0Nishitetsu Lions 136 70 60 6 .538 12.0Hankyu Braves 136 65 65 6 .500 17.0Toei Flyers 132 52 78 2 .400 30.0Kintetsu Buffaloes 131 43 87 1 .331 39.0 Postseason Japan Series 1960 Japan Series CL Taiyo Whales (4) vs. PL Daimai Orions (0) October 11 Daimai Orions – 0, Taiyo Whales – 1 Kawasaki Stadium 2:12 18,354 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1960.html ja:1960年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 April 27, 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese October 12 Daimai Orions – 2, Taiyo Whales – 3 Kawasaki Stadium 2:29 18,421 October 14 Taiyo Whales – 6, Daimai Orions – 5 Korakuen Stadium 2:38 31,586 October 15 Taiyo Whales – 1, Daimai Orions – 0 Korakuen Stadium 2:44 32,409 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 1em + 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 3642 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 1em + 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 3322 3 Awards Most Valuable Player Noboru Akiyama, Taiyo Whales (CL) Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Daimai Orions (PL) Rookie of the Year Ritsuo Horimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL) No PL recipient Eiji Sawamura Award Ritsuo Horimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL) + 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 TigersOutfielder Toru Mori Chunichi Dragons Teruo Namiki Osaka Tigers Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons 1em + 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 LionsOutfielder Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions Kenjiro Tamiya Daimai Orions Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers See also 1960 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