1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Sports season
1957 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upOsaka Tigers
Season MVPWally Yonamine (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPKazuhisa Inao (NIS)
Japan Series
ChampionsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPHiroshi Oshita (NIS)
NPB seasons

The 1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eighth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 130 74 53 3 .581 —
Osaka Tigers 130 73 54 3 .573 1.0
Chunichi Dragons 130 70 57 3 .569 4.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 58 68 4 .462 15.5
Hiroshima Carp 130 54 75 1 .419 21.0
Taiyo Whales 130 52 74 4 .415 21.5
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 132 83 44 5 .648 —
Nankai Hawks 132 78 53 1 .595 7.0
Mainichi Orions 132 75 52 5 .587 8.0
Hankyu Braves 132 71 55 6 .561 11.5
Toei Flyers 132 56 73 3 .436 28.0
Kintetsu Pearls 132 44 82 6 .356 38.5
Daiei Unions 132 41 89 2 .318 43.5

Postseason

Japan Series

PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (0)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 26 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 Heiwadai Stadium 2:38 23,992[1] 
2 October 27 Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 Heiwadai Stadium 2:18 24,373[1] 
3 October 30 Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Korakuen Stadium 2:32 30,484[1] 
4 October 31 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 0 Korakuen Stadium 3:01 27,649[1] 
5 November 1 Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 5 Korakuen Stadium 2:37 30,519[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants .343
Home runs Noboru Aota
Takao Sato		 Taiyo Whales
Kokutetsu Swallows		 22
Runs batted in Andy Miyamoto Yomiuri Giants 78
Runs Hiroji Okajima Chunichi Dragons 71
Hits Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants 160
Stolen bases Tokuji Iida Kokutetsu Swallows 40
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 28
Losses Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 27
Earned run average Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 1.63
Strikeouts Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 312
Innings pitched Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 406

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions .331
Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 30
Runs batted in Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 100
Runs Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions 92
Hits Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 154
Stolen bases Yosuke Terada Hankyu Braves 56
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 35
Losses Masayoshi Miura Daiei Unions 21
Earned run average Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 1.37
Strikeouts Takao Kajimoto Hankyu Braves 301
Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 3732⁄3

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows
Catcher Shigeru Fujio Yomiuri Giants
First baseman Tetsuharu Kawakami Yomiuri Giants
Second baseman Noboru Inoue Chunichi Dragons
Third baseman Nobukazu Miyake Osaka Tigers
Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Osaka Tigers
Outfielder Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants
Kenjiro Tamiya Osaka Tigers
Noboru Aota Taiyo Whales
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks
First baseman Kenichiro Okamoto Hankyu Braves
Second baseman Isami Okamoto Nankai Hawks
Third baseman Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions
Shortstop Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions
Outfielder Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions
Hiroshi Oshita Nishitetsu Lions
Shoichi Busujima Toei Flyers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 1957年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.