1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1954 1954 NPB season Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball Central League pennant Chunichi Dragons Yomiuri Giants Shigeru Sugishita (CHU) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Pacific League pennant Nishitetsu Lions Nankai Hawks Hiroshi Oshita (NIS) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Japan Series 1954 Japan Series Chunichi Dragons Nishitetsu Lions Shigeru Sugishita (CHU) Japan Series MVP Award List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons NPB 1953 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1953 1955 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1955 The 1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fifth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Regular season Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBChunichi Dragons 130 86 40 4 .683 —Yomiuri Giants 130 82 47 1 .636 5.5Osaka Tigers 130 71 57 2 .555 16.0Hiroshima Carp 130 56 69 5 .448 29.5Kokutetsu Swallows 130 55 73 2 .430 32.0Yosho Robins 130 32 96 2 .250 55.0 + Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBNishitetsu Lions 140 90 47 3 .657 —Nankai Hawks 140 91 49 0 .650 0.5Mainichi Orions 140 79 57 4 .581 10.5Kintetsu Pearls 140 74 63 3 .540 16.0Hankyu Braves 140 66 70 4 .485 23.5Takahashi Unions 140 53 84 3 .387 37.0Toei Flyers 140 52 86 2 .377 38.5Daiei Stars 140 43 92 5 .319 46.0 Postseason Japan Series 1954 Japan Series CL Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. PL Nishitetsu Lions (3) October 30 Nishitetsu Lions – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:15 29,245 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1954.html 1954年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 April 9, 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese https://web.archive.org/web/20100326063047/http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1954.html 26 March 2010 live October 31 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:21 30,303 November 2 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 Heiwadai Stadium 2:19 23,994 November 3 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 Heiwadai Stadium 1:36 25,185 November 4 Chunichi Dragons – 3, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 Heiwadai Stadium 2:15 19,771 November 6 Nishitetsu Lions – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:16 27,776 November 7 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 1:38 23,215 League leaders Central League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants .361 Home runs Noboru Aota Yosho Robins 31 Runs batted in Niroyuki WatanabeSatoshi Sugiyama Osaka TigersChunichi Dragons 91 Runs Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants 93 Hits Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants 172 Stolen bases Yoshio Yoshida Osaka Tigers 51 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 32 Losses Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 23 Earned run average Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 1.39 Strikeouts Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 273 Innings pitched Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 3951 3 Pacific League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Larry Raines Hankyu Braves .337 Home runs Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 31 Runs batted in Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions 97 Runs Larry Raines Hankyu Braves 96 Hits Larry Raines Hankyu Braves 184 Stolen bases Takeshi Suzuki Kintetsu Pearls 71 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Motoji TakuwaFumio Tanaka Nankai HawksKintetsu Pearls 26 Losses Takeshi Nomura Takahashi Unions 23 Earned run average Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks 1.58 Strikeouts Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks 275 Innings pitched Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks 3292 3 Awards Most Valuable Player Shigeru Sugishita, Chunichi Dragons (CL) Hiroshi Oshita, Nishitetsu Lions (PL) Rookie of the Year Tatsuro Hirooka, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Motoji Takuwa, Nankai Hawks (PL) Eiji Sawamura Award Shigeru Sugishita, Chunichi Dragons (CL) + Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons Catcher Jun Hirota Yomiuri Giants First baseman Michio Nishizawa Chunichi Dragons Second baseman Hiroshi Hakoda Kokutetsu Swallows Third baseman Mitsuo Uno Kokutetsu Swallows Shortstop Tatsuro Hirooka Yomiuri GiantsOutfielder Hiroyuki Watanabe Osaka Tigers Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants Satoshi Sugiyama Chunichi Dragons 1em + Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Sadaaki Nishimura Nishitetsu Lions Catcher Charlie Lewis Mainichi Orions First baseman Kozo Kawai Hankyu Braves Second baseman Masao Morishita Nankai Hawks Third baseman Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions Shortstop Larry Raines Hankyu BravesOutfielder Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions Seiji Sekiguchi Nishitetsu Lions Hiroshi Oshita Nishitetsu Lions See also 1954 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season 1954 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