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1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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The 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the seventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
== Regular season ==
=== Standings ===
== Postseason ==
=== Japan Series ===
PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (2)
== League leaders ==
=== Central League ===
=== Pacific League ===
== Awards ==
Most Valuable Player
Takehiko Bessho, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
Futoshi Nakanishi, Nishitetsu Lions (PL)
Rookie of the Year
Noboru Akiyama, Taiyo Whales (CL)
Kazuhisa Inao, Nishitetsu Lions (PL)
Eiji Sawamura Award
Masaichi Kaneda, Kokutetsu Swallows (CL)
== See also ==
1956 Major League Baseball season
== References ==
Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.