1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1965 1965 NPB season Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball Central League pennant Yomiuri Giants Chunichi Dragons Sadaharu Oh (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 1965 Japan Series Yomiuri Giants Nankai Hawks Shigeo Nagashima (YOM) Japan Series MVP Award List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons NPB 1964 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1964 1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season 1966 The 1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 16th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Regular season Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBYomiuri Giants 140 91 47 2 .659 —Chunichi Dragons 140 77 59 4 .566 13.0Hanshin Tigers 140 71 66 3 .518 19.5Taiyo Whales 140 68 70 2 .493 23.0Hiroshima Carp 140 59 77 4 .434 31.0Sankei Swallows 140 44 91 5 .326 45.5 + Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBNankai Hawks 140 88 49 3 .642 —Toei Flyers 140 76 61 3 .555 12.0Nishitetsu Lions 140 72 64 4 .529 15.5Hankyu Braves 140 67 71 2 .486 21.5Tokyo Orions 140 62 74 4 .456 25.5Kintetsu Buffaloes 140 46 92 2 .333 42.5 League leaders Central League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons .336 Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 42 Runs batted in Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 104 Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 104 Hits Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales 152 Stolen bases Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons 44 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 25 Losses Seiji Shibutani Sankei Swallows 22 Earned run average Masaichi Kaneda Yomiuri Giants 1.84 Strikeouts Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 205 Innings pitched Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 3072 3 Pacific League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks .320 Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 42 Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 110 Runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 92 Hits Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 156 Stolen bases Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 39 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 27 Losses Kasaaki KoyamaKoichiro Sasaki Tokyo OrionsKintetsu Buffaloes 20 Earned run average Kiyohiro Miura Nankai Hawks 1.57 Strikeouts Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 259 Innings pitched Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 378 Awards Most Valuable Player Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL) Rookie of the Year No CL recipient Masaaki Ikenaga, Nishitetsu Lions (PL) Eiji Sawamura Award Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers (CL) + Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Minoru Murayama 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 Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons 1em + Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks First baseman Takashi Takagi Kintetsu Buffaloes Second baseman Daryl Spencer Hankyu Braves Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes Shortstop Kenji Koike Nankai HawksOutfielder Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks Motoaki Horigome Nankai Hawks See also 1965 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