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1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season


FieldValue
title1954 NPB season
leagueNippon Professional Baseball
sportBaseball
season2Central League pennant
league_champs2Chunichi Dragons
second_place2Yomiuri Giants
MVP2Shigeru Sugishita (CHU)
MVP_link2Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
season3Pacific League pennant
league_champs3Nishitetsu Lions
second_place3Nankai Hawks
MVP3Hiroshi Oshita (NIS)
MVP_link3Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
finalsJapan Series
finals_link1954 Japan Series
finals_champChunichi Dragons
finals_runner-upNishitetsu Lions
finals_MVPShigeru Sugishita (CHU)
finals_MVP_linkJapan Series MVP Award
seasonslistList of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons
seasonslistnamesNPB
prevseason_link1953 Nippon Professional Baseball season
prevseason_year1953
nextseason_link1955 Nippon Professional Baseball season
nextseason_year1955

| finals_runner-up =Nishitetsu Lions

The 1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fifth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

TeamGWLTPct.GBChunichi DragonsYomiuri GiantsOsaka TigersHiroshima CarpKokutetsu SwallowsYosho Robins
13086404.683
13082471.6365.5
13071572.55516.0
13056695.44829.5
13055732.43032.0
13032962.25055.0
TeamGWLTPct.GBNishitetsu LionsNankai HawksMainichi OrionsKintetsu PearlsHankyu BravesTakahashi UnionsToei FlyersDaiei Stars
14090473.657
14091490.6500.5
14079574.58110.5
14074633.54016.0
14066704.48523.5
14053843.38737.0
14052862.37738.5
14043925.31946.0

Postseason

Japan Series

Main article: 1954 Japan Series

League leaders

Central League

StatPlayerTeamTotalBatting averageHome runsRuns batted inRunsHitsStolen bases
Wally YonamineYomiuri Giants.361
Noboru AotaYosho Robins31
Niroyuki Watanabe
Satoshi SugiyamaOsaka Tigers
Chunichi Dragons91
Wally YonamineYomiuri Giants93
Wally YonamineYomiuri Giants172
Yoshio YoshidaOsaka Tigers51
StatPlayerTeamTotalWinsLossesEarned run averageStrikeoutsInnings pitched
Shigeru SugishitaChunichi Dragons32
Masaichi KanedaKokutetsu Swallows23
Shigeru SugishitaChunichi Dragons1.39
Shigeru SugishitaChunichi Dragons273
Shigeru SugishitaChunichi Dragons395

Pacific League

StatPlayerTeamTotalBatting averageHome runsRuns batted inRunsHitsStolen bases
Larry RainesHankyu Braves.337
Futoshi NakanishiNishitetsu Lions31
Kazuhiro YamauchiMainichi Orions97
Larry RainesHankyu Braves96
Larry RainesHankyu Braves184
Takeshi SuzukiKintetsu Pearls71
StatPlayerTeamTotalWinsLossesEarned run averageStrikeoutsInnings pitched
Motoji Takuwa
Fumio TanakaNankai Hawks
Kintetsu Pearls26
Takeshi NomuraTakahashi Unions23
Motoji TakuwaNankai Hawks1.58
Motoji TakuwaNankai Hawks275
Motoji TakuwaNankai Hawks329

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)
PositionPlayerTeamPitcherCatcherFirst basemanSecond basemanThird basemanShortstopOutfielder
Shigeru SugishitaChunichi Dragons
Jun HirotaYomiuri Giants
Michio NishizawaChunichi Dragons
Hiroshi HakodaKokutetsu Swallows
Mitsuo UnoKokutetsu Swallows
Tatsuro HirookaYomiuri Giants
Hiroyuki WatanabeOsaka Tigers
Wally YonamineYomiuri Giants
Satoshi SugiyamaChunichi Dragons
PositionPlayerTeamPitcherCatcherFirst basemanSecond basemanThird basemanShortstopOutfielder
Sadaaki NishimuraNishitetsu Lions
Charlie LewisMainichi Orions
Kozo KawaiHankyu Braves
Masao MorishitaNankai Hawks
Futoshi NakanishiNishitetsu Lions
Larry RainesHankyu Braves
Kazuhiro YamauchiMainichi Orions
Seiji SekiguchiNishitetsu Lions
Hiroshi OshitaNishitetsu Lions

References

References

  1. "1954年度日本シリーズ 試合結果". [[Nippon Professional Baseball]].
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