1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1968 1968 NPB season Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball Central League pennant Yomiuri Giants Hanshin Tigers Shigeo Nagashima (YOM) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Pacific League pennant Hankyu Braves Nankai Hawks Tetsuya Yoneda (HAN) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Japan Series 1968 Japan Series Yomiuri Giants Hankyu Braves Shigeru Takada (YOM) Japan Series MVP Award List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons NPB 1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1967 1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1969 The 1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 19th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Regular season Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBYomiuri Giants 134 77 53 4 .592 —Hanshin Tigers 133 72 58 3 .554 5.0Hiroshima Toyo Carp 134 68 62 4 .523 9.0Sankei Atoms 134 64 66 4 .492 13.0Taiyo Whales 133 59 71 3 .454 18.0Chunichi Dragons 134 50 80 4 .385 27.0 + Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBHankyu Braves 134 80 50 4 .615 —Nankai Hawks 136 79 51 6 .608 1.0Tokyo Orions 139 67 63 9 .515 13.0Kintetsu Buffaloes 135 57 73 5 .438 23.0Nishitetsu Lions 133 56 74 3 .431 24.0Toei Flyers 135 51 79 5 .392 29.0 League leaders Central League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri .326 Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 49 Runs batted in Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 125 Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 107 Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 157 Stolen bases Takeshi Koba Hiroshima 39 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 25 Losses Kentaro Ogawa Chunichi 20 Earned run average Yoshiro Sotokoba Hiroshima 1.94 Strikeouts Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 401 Innings pitched Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 329 Pacific League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Isao Harimoto Toei .336 Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai 38 Runs batted in George Altman Tokyo 100 Runs George Altman Tokyo 84 Hits George Altman Tokyo 170 Stolen bases Toshinori Yasui Kintetsu 54 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Mutsuo Minagawa Nankai 31 Losses Toshiaki Moriyasu Toei 23 Earned run average Mutsuo Minagawa Nankai 1.61 Strikeouts Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 305 Innings pitched Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 359 Awards Most Valuable Player Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Tetsuya Yoneda, Hankyu Braves (PL) Rookie of the Year Shigeru Takada, Yomiuri Giants (CL) No PL recipient Eiji Sawamura Award Yutaka Enatsu, Hanshin Tigers (CL) + Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Second baseman Shozo Doi Yomiuri Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Shortstop Yukinobu Kuroe YomiuriOutfielder Dave Roberts Sankei Kazuhiro Yamauchi Yomiuri Shinichi Eto Chunichi 1em + Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Mutsuo Minagawa Nankai Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Tokyo Second baseman Don Blasingame Nankai Third baseman Yasunori Kunisada Nankai Shortstop Toshizo Sakamoto HankyuOutfielder George Altman Tokyo Masahiro Doi Kintetsu Isao Harimoto Toei See also 1968 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