1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1958 in baseball.
1958 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Osaka Tigers
Season MVP Motoshi Fujita (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Nishitetsu Lions
  Runners-up Nankai Hawks
Season MVP Kazuhisa Inao (NIS)
Japan Series
Champions Nishitetsu Lions
  Runners-up Yomiuri Giants
Finals MVP Kazuhisa Inao (NIS)

The 1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the ninth 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 77 52 1 .596
Osaka Tigers 130 72 58 0 .554 5.5
Chunichi Dragons 130 66 59 5 .527 9.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 58 68 4 .462 17.5
Hiroshima Carp 130 54 68 8 .446 19.5
Taiyo Whales 130 51 73 6 .415 23.5
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 130 78 47 5 .619
Nankai Hawks 130 77 48 5 .612 1.0
Hankyu Braves 130 73 51 6 .585 4.5
Daimai Orions 130 62 63 5 .496 16.0
Toei Flyers 130 57 70 3 .450 22.0
Kintetsu Pearls 130 29 97 4 .238 49.5

Postseason

Japan Series

Main article: 1958 Japan Series

PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 11Nishitetsu Lions – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 9Korakuen Stadium3:0235,217[1] 
2October 12Nishitetsu Lions – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 7Korakuen Stadium2:2135,953[1] 
3October 14Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nishitetsu Lions – 0Heiwadai Stadium2:0031,575[1] 
4October 16Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nishitetsu Lions – 6Heiwadai Stadium2:1727,044[1] 
5October 17Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nishitetsu Lions – 5Heiwadai Stadium2:3425,193[1] 
6October 20Nishitetsu Lions – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 0Korakuen Stadium2:0331,745[1] 
7October 21Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 1Korakuen Stadium2:2320,961[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Kenjiro Tamiya Osaka Tigers .320
Home runs Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 29
Runs batted in Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 92
Runs Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 89
Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 153
Stolen bases Hiroji Okajima Chunichi Dragons 47

Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 31
Losses Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 23
Earned run average Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 1.30
Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 311
Innings pitched Motoshi Fujita
Noboru Akiyama
Yomiuri Giants
Taiyo Whales
359

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions .314
Home runs Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 23
Runs batted in Takao Katsuragi Daimai Orions 85
Runs Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 82
Hits Takao Katsuragi Daimai Orions 147
Stolen bases Chico Barbon Hankyu Braves 38

Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 33
Losses Mamoru Otsu Kintetsu Pearls 22
Earned run average Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 1.42
Strikeouts Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 334
Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 373

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 Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Osaka Tigers
Outfielder Toru Mori Chunichi Dragons
Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants
Kenjiro Tamiya Osaka Tigers

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks
First baseman Stanley Hashimoto Toei Flyers
Second baseman Chico Barbon Hankyu Braves
Third baseman Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions
Shortstop Takao Katsuragi Daimai Orions
Outfielder Seiji Sekiguchi Nishitetsu Lions
Shochi Busujima Toei Flyers
Kohei Sugiyama Nankai Hawks

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1958年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
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