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1955 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1955 NPB season |
| league | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| sport | Baseball |
| season2 | Central League pennant |
| league_champs2 | Yomiuri Giants |
| second_place2 | Osaka Tigers |
| MVP2 | Tetsuharu Kawakami (YOM) |
| MVP_link2 | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| season3 | Pacific League pennant |
| league_champs3 | Nankai Hawks |
| second_place3 | Nishitetsu Lions |
| MVP3 | Tokuji Iida (NAN) |
| MVP_link3 | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| finals | Japan Series |
| finals_link | 1955 Japan Series |
| finals_champ | Yomiuri Giants |
| finals_runner-up | Nankai Hawks |
| finals_MVP | Takehiko Bessho (YOM) |
| finals_MVP_link | Japan Series MVP Award |
| seasonslist | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| seasonslistnames | NPB |
| prevseason_link | 1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| prevseason_year | 1954 |
| nextseason_link | 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| nextseason_year | 1956 |
| finals_runner-up =Nankai Hawks
The 1955 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the sixth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). This season featured the worst statistical season by winning percentage in NPB history, a .231 winning percentage set by the Taiyo Whales. This season also saw the most wins in a single season by a single team in NPB history, with the Nankai Hawks winning a record 99 games.
The Yomiuri Giants defeated the Nankai Hawks in the Japan Series, 4 games to 3, marking the Giants' 4th NPB championship, all of which to this point had come against the Hawks.
Regular season
Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Yomiuri Giants | Osaka Tigers | Chunichi Dragons | Hiroshima Carp | Kokutetsu Swallows | Taiyo Whales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 92 | 37 | 1 | .713 | — | |||||||
| 130 | 77 | 52 | 1 | .597 | 15.0 | |||||||
| 130 | 71 | 57 | 2 | .555 | 20.5 | |||||||
| 130 | 58 | 70 | 2 | .453 | 33.5 | |||||||
| 130 | 57 | 71 | 2 | .445 | 34.5 | |||||||
| 130 | 31 | 99 | 0 | .238 | 61.5 |
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Nankai Hawks | Nishitetsu Lions | Mainichi Orions | Hankyu Braves | Kintetsu Pearls | Daiei Stars | Toei Flyers | Tombo Unions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | 99 | 41 | 3 | .707 | — | |||||||||
| 144 | 90 | 50 | 4 | .643 | 9.0 | |||||||||
| 142 | 85 | 55 | 2 | .607 | 14.0 | |||||||||
| 142 | 80 | 60 | 2 | .571 | 19.0 | |||||||||
| 142 | 60 | 80 | 2 | .429 | 39.0 | |||||||||
| 141 | 53 | 87 | 1 | .379 | 46.0 | |||||||||
| 143 | 51 | 89 | 3 | .364 | 48.0 | |||||||||
| 141 | 42 | 98 | 1 | .300 | 57.0 |
Postseason
Japan Series
Main article: 1955 Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Batting average | Home runs | Runs batted in | Runs | Hits | Stolen bases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants | .338 | |||||||
| Yukihiko Machida | Kokutetsu Swallows | 31 | |||||||
| Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants | 78 | |||||||
| Takao Sato | Kokutetsu Swallows | 77 | |||||||
| Tetsuharu Kawakami | |||||||||
| Yoshio Yoshida | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Osaka Tigers | 147 | ||||||||
| Itsuro Honda | Chunichi Dragons | 42 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Wins | Losses | Earned run average | Strikeouts | Innings pitched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryohei Hasegawa | ||||||||
| Takumi Otomo | Hiroshima Carp | |||||||
| Yomiuri Giants | 30 | |||||||
| Masatoshi Gondo | Taiyo Whales | 21 | ||||||
| Takehiko Bessho | Yomiuri Giants | 1.33 | ||||||
| Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 350 | ||||||
| Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 400 |
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Batting average | Home runs | Runs batted in | Runs | Hits | Stolen bases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | .332 | |||||||
| Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 35 | |||||||
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions | 99 | |||||||
| Chico Barbon | Hankyu Braves | 105 | |||||||
| Tokuji Iida | |||||||||
| Chico Barbon | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Hankyu Braves | 163 | ||||||||
| Masao Morishita | Nankai Hawks | 59 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Wins | Losses | Earned run average | Strikeouts | Innings pitched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motoji Takuwa | Nankai Hawks | 24 | ||||||
| Yasuo Yonekawa | Toei Flyers | 21 | ||||||
| Takashi Nakagawa | Mainichi Orions | 2.08 | ||||||
| Hisafumi Kawamura | Nishitetsu Lions | 225 | ||||||
| Yasuo Yonekawa | Toei Flyers | 353 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Tetsuharu Kawakami, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Tokuji Iida, Nankai Hawks (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Kazunori Nishimura, Osaka Tigers (CL)
- Kihachi Enomoto, Mainichi Orions (PL)
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Takehiko Bessho, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
| Position | Player | Team | Pitcher | Catcher | First baseman | Second baseman | Third baseman | Shortstop | Outfielder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takehiko Bessho | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Jun Hirota | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Noboru Inoue | Chunichi Dragons | ||||||||
| Toshikazu Kodama | Chunichi Dragons | ||||||||
| Yoshio Yoshida | Osaka Tigers | ||||||||
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | Osaka Tigers | ||||||||
| Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Yukihiko Machida | Kokutetsu Swallows |
| Position | Player | Team | Pitcher | Catcher | First baseman | Second baseman | Third baseman | Shortstop | Outfielder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taisei Nakamura | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Charlie Lewis | Mainichi Orions | ||||||||
| Kohei Sugiyama | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Isami Okamoto | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | ||||||||
| Chusuke Kizuka | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions | ||||||||
| Tokuji Iida | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Katsuki Tokura | Hankyu Braves |
References
References
- link. [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]
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