1964 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1964 1964 NPB season Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball Central League pennant Hanshin Tigers Taiyo Whales Sadaharu Oh (YOM) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Pacific League pennant Nankai Hawks Hankyu Braves Joe Stanka (NAN) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Japan Series 1964 Japan Series Nankai Hawks Hanshin Tigers Joe Stanka (NAN) Japan Series MVP Award List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons NPB 1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1963 1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1965 The 1964 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 15th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Regular season Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBHanshin Tigers 140 80 56 4 .588 —Taiyo Whales 140 80 58 2 .580 1.0Yomiuri Giants 140 71 69 0 .507 11.0Hiroshima Carp 140 64 73 3 .467 16.5Kokutetsu Swallows 140 61 74 5 .452 18.5Chunichi Dragons 140 57 83 0 .407 25.0 + Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBNankai Hawks 150 84 63 3 .571 —Hankyu Braves 150 79 65 6 .549 3.5Toei Flyers 150 78 68 4 .534 5.5Tokyo Orions 150 77 68 5 .531 6.0Nishitetsu Lions 150 63 81 6 .438 19.5Kintetsu Buffaloes 150 55 91 4 .377 28.5 Postseason Japan Series 1964 Japan Series PL Nankai Hawks (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (3) October 1 Nankai Hawks – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 0 Koshien Stadium 2:14 19,904 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1964.html ja:1964年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 May 4, 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball ja October 2 Nankai Hawks – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 5 Koshien Stadium 2:15 19,190 October 4 Hanshin Tigers – 5, Nankai Hawks – 4 Osaka Stadium 2:47 29,932 October 5 Hanshin Tigers – 3, Nankai Hawks – 4 Osaka Stadium 2:16 30,107 October 6 Hanshin Tigers – 6, Nankai Hawks – 3 Osaka Stadium 2:28 26,962 October 9 Nankai Hawks – 4, Hanshin Tigers – 0 Koshien Stadium 1:46 25,471 October 10 Nankai Hawks – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 0 Koshien Stadium 2:07 15,172 League leaders Central League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons .323 Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 55 Runs batted in Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 119 Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 110 Hits Takeshi Kuwata Taiyo Whales 161 Stolen bases Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Carp 57 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Gene Bacque Hanshin Tigers 29 Losses Minoru Kakimoto Chunichi Dragons 19 Earned run average Gene Bacque Hanshin Tigers 1.89 Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 231 Innings pitched Gene Bacque Hanshin Tigers 3531 3 Pacific League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks .366 Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 41 Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 115 Runs Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 110 Hits Masahiro Doi Kintetsu Buffaloes 168 Stolen bases Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 72 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Masaaki Koyama Tokyo Orions 30 Losses Toshiaki Tokuhisa Kintetsu Buffaloes 23 Earned run average Yoshiro Tsumashima Tokyo Orions 2.15 Strikeouts Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 197 Innings pitched Masaaki Koyama Tokyo Orions 3611 3 Awards Most Valuable Player Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Joe Stanka, Nankai Hawks (PL) Rookie of the Year Shigeyuki Takahashi, Taiyo Whales (CL) No PL recipient Eiji Sawamura Award Gene Bacque, Hanshin Tigers (CL) + Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Gene Bacque Hanshin Tigers Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri Giants First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants Second baseman Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Hanshin TigersOutfielder Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons Shozo Shigematsu Taiyo Whales 1em + Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Joe Stanka Nankai Hawks Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Tokyo Orions Second baseman Daryl Spencer Hankyu Braves Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes Shortstop Kenji Koike Nankai HawksOutfielder Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers Teruyuki Takakura Nishitetsu Lions Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks See also 1964 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