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1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1959 NPB season |
| league | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| sport | Baseball |
| season2 | Central League pennant |
| league_champs2 | Yomiuri Giants |
| second_place2 | Osaka Tigers |
| MVP2 | Motoshi Fujita (YOM) |
| MVP_link2 | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| season3 | Pacific League pennant |
| league_champs3 | Nankai Hawks |
| second_place3 | Daimai Orions |
| MVP3 | Tadashi Sugiura (NAN) |
| MVP_link3 | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| finals | Japan Series |
| finals_link | 1959 Japan Series |
| finals_champ | Nankai Hawks |
| finals_runner-up | Yomiuri Giants |
| finals_MVP | Tadashi Sugiura (NAN) |
| finals_MVP_link | Japan Series MVP Award |
| seasonslist | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| seasonslistnames | NPB |
| prevseason_link | 1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| prevseason_year | 1958 |
| nextseason_link | 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| nextseason_year | 1960 |
| finals_runner-up =Yomiuri Giants
The 1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the tenth 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 | 77 | 48 | 5 | .612 | — | |||||||
| 130 | 62 | 59 | 9 | .512 | 13.0 | |||||||
| 130 | 64 | 61 | 5 | .512 | 13.0 | |||||||
| 130 | 63 | 65 | 2 | .492 | 15.5 | |||||||
| 130 | 59 | 64 | 7 | .481 | 17.0 | |||||||
| 130 | 49 | 77 | 4 | .392 | 28.5 |
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Nankai Hawks | Daimai Orions | Toei Flyers | Nishitetsu Lions | Hankyu Braves | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 88 | 42 | 4 | .677 | — | |||||||
| 136 | 82 | 48 | 6 | .631 | 6.0 | |||||||
| 135 | 67 | 63 | 5 | .515 | 21.0 | |||||||
| 144 | 66 | 64 | 14 | .508 | 22.0 | |||||||
| 134 | 48 | 82 | 4 | .369 | 40.0 | |||||||
| 133 | 39 | 91 | 3 | .300 | 49.0 |
Postseason
Japan Series
Main article: 1959 Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Batting average | Home runs | Runs batted in | Runs | Hits | Stolen bases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | .334 | |||||||
| Toru Mori | |||||||||
| Chunichi Dragons | |||||||||
| Taiyo Whales | 31 | ||||||||
| Toru Mori | Chunichi Dragons | 87 | |||||||
| Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 88 | |||||||
| Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 150 | |||||||
| Hiroji Okajima | Chunichi Dragons | 41 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Wins | Losses | Earned run average | Strikeouts | Innings pitched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motoshi Fujita | Yomiuri Giants | 27 | ||||||
| Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 22 | ||||||
| Minoru Murayama | Osaka Tigers | 1.19 | ||||||
| Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 313 | ||||||
| Masaaki Koyama | Osaka Tigers | 344 |
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Batting average | Home runs | Runs batted in | Runs | Hits | Stolen bases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kohei Sugiyama | Nankai Hawks | .323 | |||||||
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Daimai Orions | 25 | |||||||
| Takao Katsuragi | Daimai Orions | 95 | |||||||
| Yoshinori Hirose | Nankai Hawks | 86 | |||||||
| Takao Katsuragi | Daimai Orions | 163 | |||||||
| Chico Barbon | Hankyu Braves | 38 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | Wins | Losses | Earned run average | Strikeouts | Innings pitched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks | 38 | ||||||
| Tetsuya Yoneda | Hankyu Braves | 24 | ||||||
| Tadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks | 1.40 | ||||||
| Tadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks | 336 | ||||||
| Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 402 |
Awards
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Matsutaro Shoriki
- Hiroshi Hiraoka
- Yukio Aoi
- Shin Hashido
- Kiyoshi Oshikawa
- Jiro Kuji
- Eiji Sawamura
- Iso Abe
- Most Valuable Player
- Motoshi Fujita, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Tadashi Sugiura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Takeshi Kuwata, Taiyo Whales (CL)
- Isao Harimoto, Toei Flyers (PL)
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Minoru Murayama, Osaka Tigers (CL)
| Position | Player | Team | Pitcher | Catcher | First baseman | Second baseman | Third baseman | Shortstop | Outfielder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motoshi Fujita | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Shigeru Fujio | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Katsumi Fujimoto | Osaka Tigers | ||||||||
| Masataka Tsuchiya | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Yoshio Yoshida | Osaka Tigers | ||||||||
| Toru Mori | Chunichi Dragons | ||||||||
| Kazuhiko Sakazaki | Yomiuri Giants | ||||||||
| Akira Owada | Hiroshima Carp |
| Position | Player | Team | Pitcher | Catcher | First baseman | Second baseman | Third baseman | Shortstop | Outfielder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Kihachi Enomoto | Daimai Orions | ||||||||
| Isami Okamoto | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Takao Katsuragi | Daimai Orions | ||||||||
| Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions | ||||||||
| Seiji Sekiguchi | Nishitetsu Lions | ||||||||
| Kohei Sugiyama | Nankai Hawks | ||||||||
| Teruyuki Takakura | Nishitetsu Lions |
References
References
- link. [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]
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