1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Sports season
1960 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsTaiyo Whales
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Season MVPNoboru Akiyama (TAI)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsDaimai Orions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPKazuhiro Yamauchi (DAI)
Japan Series
ChampionsTaiyo Whales
  Runners-upDaimai Orions
Finals MVPAkihito Kondo (TAI)
NPB seasons

The 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eleventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Taiyo Whales 130 70 56 4 .554 —
Yomiuri Giants 130 66 61 3 .519 4.5
Osaka Tigers 130 64 62 4 .508 6.0
Hiroshima Carp 130 62 61 7 .504 6.5
Chunichi Dragons 130 63 67 0 .485 9.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 54 72 4 .431 16.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Daimai Orions 133 82 48 3 .631 —
Nankai Hawks 136 78 52 6 .600 4.0
Nishitetsu Lions 136 70 60 6 .538 12.0
Hankyu Braves 136 65 65 6 .500 17.0
Toei Flyers 132 52 78 2 .400 30.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes 131 43 87 1 .331 39.0

Postseason

Japan Series

CL Taiyo Whales (4) vs. PL Daimai Orions (0)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 11 Daimai Orions – 0, Taiyo Whales – 1 Kawasaki Stadium 2:12 18,354[1] 
2 October 12 Daimai Orions – 2, Taiyo Whales – 3 Kawasaki Stadium 2:29 18,421[1] 
3 October 14 Taiyo Whales – 6, Daimai Orions – 5 Korakuen Stadium 2:38 31,586[1] 
4 October 15 Taiyo Whales – 1, Daimai Orions – 0 Korakuen Stadium 2:44 32,409[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants .334
Home runs Katsumi Fujimoto Osaka Tigers 22
Runs batted in Katsumi Fujimoto Osaka Tigers 76
Runs Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons 80
Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 151
Stolen bases Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons 50
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Ritsuo Horimoto Yomiuri Giants 29
Losses Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 22
Earned run average Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 1.75
Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 284
Innings pitched Ritsuo Horimoto Yomiuri Giants 3642⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions .344
Home runs Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions 32
Runs batted in Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions 103
Runs Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions 94
Hits Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions 170
Stolen bases Chico Barbon Hankyu Braves 32
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Shoichi Ono Daimai Orions 33
Losses Masayuki Dobashi Toei Flyers 23
Earned run average Shoichi Ono Daimai Orions 1.98
Strikeouts Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks 317
Innings pitched Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks 3322⁄3

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales
Catcher Kiyoshi Doi Taiyo Whales
First baseman Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales
Second baseman Noboru Inoue Chunichi Dragons
Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Osaka Tigers
Outfielder Toru Mori Chunichi Dragons
Teruo Namiki Osaka Tigers
Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Shoichi Ono Daimai Orions
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks
First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions
Second baseman Akira Ogi Nishitetsu Lions
Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes
Shortstop Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions
Outfielder Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions
Kenjiro Tamiya Daimai Orions
Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d 1960年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.