1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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

This article is about the 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1960 in baseball.

1960 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions	Taiyo Whales
Runners-up	Yomiuri Giants
Season MVP	Noboru Akiyama (TAI)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions	Daimai Orions
Runners-up	Nankai Hawks
Season MVP	Kazuhiro Yamauchi (DAI)
Japan Series
Champions	Taiyo Whales
Runners-up	Daimai Orions
Finals MVP	Akihito Kondo (TAI)

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

Main article: 1960 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 364​^2⁄3

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 332​^2⁄3

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Noboru Akiyama, Taiyo Whales (CL)
  • Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Daimai Orions (PL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • Ritsuo Horimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
  • No PL recipient
• Eiji Sawamura Award
  • Ritsuo Horimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL)

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

• 1960 Major League Baseball season

References

1. 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.