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1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1957 NPB season |
| league | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| sport | Baseball |
| season2 | Central League pennant |
| league_champs2 | Yomiuri Giants |
| second_place2 | Osaka Tigers |
| MVP2 | Wally Yonamine (YOM) |
| MVP_link2 | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| season3 | Pacific League pennant |
| league_champs3 | Nishitetsu Lions |
| second_place3 | Nankai Hawks |
| MVP3 | Kazuhisa Inao (NIS) |
| MVP_link3 | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| finals | Japan Series |
| finals_link | 1957 Japan Series |
| finals_champ | Nishitetsu Lions |
| finals_runner-up | Yomiuri Giants |
| finals_MVP | Hiroshi Oshita (NIS) |
| finals_MVP_link | Japan Series MVP Award |
| seasonslist | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| seasonslistnames | NPB |
| prevseason_link | 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| prevseason_year | 1956 |
| nextseason_link | 1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| nextseason_year | 1958 |
| finals_runner-up =Yomiuri Giants
The 1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eighth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Yomiuri Giants | Osaka Tigers | Chunichi Dragons | Kokutetsu Swallows | Hiroshima Carp | Taiyo Whales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 74 | 53 | 3 | .581 | — | |||||||
| 130 | 73 | 54 | 3 | .573 | 1.0 | |||||||
| 130 | 70 | 57 | 3 | .569 | 4.0 | |||||||
| 130 | 58 | 68 | 4 | .462 | 15.5 | |||||||
| 130 | 54 | 75 | 1 | .419 | 21.0 | |||||||
| 130 | 52 | 74 | 4 | .415 | 21.5 |
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Nishitetsu Lions | Nankai Hawks | Mainichi Orions | Hankyu Braves | Toei Flyers | Kintetsu Pearls | Daiei Unions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 83 | 44 | 5 | .648 | — | ||||||||
| 132 | 78 | 53 | 1 | .595 | 7.0 | ||||||||
| 132 | 75 | 52 | 5 | .587 | 8.0 | ||||||||
| 132 | 71 | 55 | 6 | .561 | 11.5 | ||||||||
| 132 | 56 | 73 | 3 | .436 | 28.0 | ||||||||
| 132 | 44 | 82 | 6 | .356 | 38.5 | ||||||||
| 132 | 41 | 89 | 2 | .318 | 43.5 |
Postseason
Japan Series
Main article: 1957 Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Batting average | Home runs | Runs batted in | Runs | Hits | Stolen bases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | .343 | |||||||
| Noboru Aota | |||||||||
| Takao Sato | Taiyo Whales | ||||||||
| Kokutetsu Swallows | 22 | ||||||||
| Andy Miyamoto | Yomiuri Giants | 78 | |||||||
| Hiroji Okajima | Chunichi Dragons | 71 | |||||||
| Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | 160 | |||||||
| Tokuji Iida | Kokutetsu Swallows | 40 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Wins | Losses | Earned run average | Strikeouts | Innings pitched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 28 | ||||||
| Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 27 | ||||||
| Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 1.63 | ||||||
| Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 312 | ||||||
| Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 406 |
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Batting average | Home runs | Runs batted in | Runs | Hits | Stolen bases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions | .331 | |||||||
| Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks | 30 | |||||||
| Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 100 | |||||||
| Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions | 92 | |||||||
| Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 154 | |||||||
| Yosuke Terada | Hankyu Braves | 56 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Wins | Losses | Earned run average | Strikeouts | Innings pitched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 35 | ||||||
| Masayoshi Miura | Daiei Unions | 21 | ||||||
| Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 1.37 | ||||||
| Takao Kajimoto | Hankyu Braves | 301 | ||||||
| Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 373 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Wally Yonamine, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Kazuhisa Inao, Nishitetsu Lions (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Motoshi Fujita, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Tamotsu Kimura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Masaichi Kaneda, Kokutetsu Swallows (CL)
| Position | Player | Team | Pitcher | Catcher | First baseman | Second baseman | Third baseman | Shortstop | Outfielder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | ||||||||
| Shigeru Fujio | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Noboru Inoue | Chunichi Dragons | ||||||||
| Nobukazu Miyake | Osaka Tigers | ||||||||
| Yoshio Yoshida | Osaka Tigers | ||||||||
| Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Kenjiro Tamiya | Osaka Tigers | ||||||||
| Noboru Aota | Taiyo Whales |
| Position | Player | Team | Pitcher | Catcher | First baseman | Second baseman | Third baseman | Shortstop | Outfielder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | ||||||||
| Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Kenichiro Okamoto | Hankyu Braves | ||||||||
| Isami Okamoto | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | ||||||||
| Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions | ||||||||
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions | ||||||||
| Hiroshi Oshita | Nishitetsu Lions | ||||||||
| Shoichi Busujima | Toei Flyers |
References
References
- link. [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]
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