1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Sports season
1959 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upOsaka Tigers
Season MVPMotoshi Fujita (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNankai Hawks
  Runners-upDaimai Orions
Season MVPTadashi Sugiura (NAN)
Japan Series
ChampionsNankai Hawks
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPTadashi Sugiura (NAN)
NPB seasons

The 1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the tenth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 130 77 48 5 .612 —
Osaka Tigers 130 62 59 9 .512 13.0
Chunichi Dragons 130 64 61 5 .512 13.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 63 65 2 .492 15.5
Hiroshima Carp 130 59 64 7 .481 17.0
Taiyo Whales 130 49 77 4 .392 28.5
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nankai Hawks 134 88 42 4 .677 —
Daimai Orions 136 82 48 6 .631 6.0
Toei Flyers 135 67 63 5 .515 21.0
Nishitetsu Lions 144 66 64 14 .508 22.0
Hankyu Braves 134 48 82 4 .369 40.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes 133 39 91 3 .300 49.0

Postseason

Japan Series

PL Nankai Hawks (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (0)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 24 Yomiuri Giants – 7, Nankai Hawks – 10 Osaka Stadium 3:13 30,038[1] 
2 October 25 Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 6 Osaka Stadium 2:33 30,288[1] 
3 October 27 Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Korakuen Stadium 2:47 32,056[1] 
4 October 29 Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 0 Korakuen Stadium 2:23 32,266[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants .334
Home runs Toru Mori
Takeshi Kuwata [ja]		 Chunichi Dragons
Taiyo Whales		 31
Runs batted in Toru Mori Chunichi Dragons 87
Runs Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 88
Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 150
Stolen bases Hiroji Okajima Chunichi Dragons 41
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Motoshi Fujita Yomiuri Giants 27
Losses Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 22
Earned run average Minoru Murayama Osaka Tigers 1.19
Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 313
Innings pitched Masaaki Koyama Osaka Tigers 344

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Kohei Sugiyama Nankai Hawks .323
Home runs Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions 25
Runs batted in Takao Katsuragi Daimai Orions 95
Runs Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 86
Hits Takao Katsuragi Daimai Orions 163
Stolen bases Chico Barbon Hankyu Braves 38
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks 38
Losses Tetsuya Yoneda Hankyu Braves 24
Earned run average Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks 1.40
Strikeouts Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks 336
Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 4021⁄3

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Motoshi Fujita Yomiuri Giants
Catcher Shigeru Fujio Yomiuri Giants
First baseman Katsumi Fujimoto Osaka Tigers
Second baseman Masataka Tsuchiya Yomiuri Giants
Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Osaka Tigers
Outfielder Toru Mori Chunichi Dragons
Kazuhiko Sakazaki Yomiuri Giants
Akira Owada Hiroshima Carp
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks
First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions
Second baseman Isami Okamoto Nankai Hawks
Third baseman Takao Katsuragi Daimai Orions
Shortstop Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions
Outfielder Seiji Sekiguchi Nishitetsu Lions
Kohei Sugiyama Nankai Hawks
Teruyuki Takakura Nishitetsu Lions

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d 1959年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.