1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1961 1961 NPB season Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball Central League pennant Yomiuri Giants Chunichi Dragons Shigeo Nagashima (YOM) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Pacific League pennant Nankai Hawks Toei Flyers Katsuya Nomura (NAN) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Japan Series 1961 Japan Series Yomiuri Giants Nankai Hawks Andy Miyamoto (YOM) Japan Series MVP Award List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons NPB 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1960 1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1962 The 1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the twelfth 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 71 53 6 .569 —Chunichi Dragons 130 72 56 2 .562 1.0Kokutetsu Swallows 130 67 60 3 .527 5.5Hanshin Tigers 130 60 67 3 .473 12.5Hiroshima Carp 130 58 67 5 .465 13.5Taiyo Whales 130 50 75 5 .404 21.5 + Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBNankai Hawks 140 85 49 6 .629 —Toei Flyers 140 83 52 5 .611 2.5Nishitetsu Lions 140 81 56 3 .589 5.5Daimai Orions 140 72 66 2 .521 15.0Hankyu Braves 140 53 84 3 .389 33.5Kintetsu Buffaloes 140 36 103 1 .261 51.5 Postseason Japan Series 1961 Japan Series CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2) October 22 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nankai Hawks – 6 Osaka Stadium 2:19 30,720 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1961.html ja:1961年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 April 27, 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball ja https://web.archive.org/web/20100414043502/http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1961.html 14 April 2010 live October 24 Yomiuri Giants – 6, Nankai Hawks – 4 Osaka Stadium 2:41 26,845 October 26 Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 5 Korakuen Stadium 2:23 30,878 October 29 Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Korakuen Stadium 2:18 33,186 October 30 Nankai Hawks – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Korakuen Stadium 2:28 30,135 November 1 Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 2 Osaka Stadium 2:45 21,565 League leaders Central League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants .353 Home runs Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 28 Runs batted in Takeshi Kuwata Taiyo Whales 94 Runs Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons 88 Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 158 Stolen bases Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales 35 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Hiroshi Gondo Chunichi Dragons 35 Losses Masaaki Koyama Hanshin Tigers 22 Earned run average Hiroshi Gondo Chunichi Dragons 1.70 Strikeouts Hiroshi Gondo Chunichi Dragons 310 Innings pitched Hiroshi Gondo Chunichi Dragons 4291 3 Pacific League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers .336 Home runs Katsuya NomuraYoshihiro Nakata Nankai HawksHankyu Braves 29 Runs batted in Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions 112 Runs Akio Saionji Toei Flyers 97 Hits Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions 180 Stolen bases Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 42 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 42 Losses Toshiaki Tokuhisa Kintetsu Buffaloes 24 Earned run average Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 1.69 Strikeouts Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 353 Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 404 Awards Most Valuable Player Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL) Rookie of the Year Hiroshi Gondo, Chunichi Dragons (CL) Toshiaki Tokuhisa, Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL) Eiji Sawamura Award Hiroshi Gondo, Chunichi Dragons (CL) + Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Hiroshi Gondo Chunichi Dragons Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri Giants First baseman Katsumi Fujimoto Hanshin Tigers Second baseman Masataka Tsuchiya Kokutetsu Swallows Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants Shortstop Akiteru Kono Chunichi DragonsOutfielder Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons Katsuji Morinaga Hiroshima Carp 1em + Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions Second baseman Nobuyasu Morishita Nankai Hawks Third baseman Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions Shortstop Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu LionsOutfielder Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions Kenjiro Tamiya Daimai Orions Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers See also 1961 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