1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1965 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions	Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up	Chunichi Dragons
Season MVP	Sadaharu Oh (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions	Nankai Hawks
Runners-up	Toei Flyers
Season MVP	Katsuya Nomura (NAN)
Japan Series
Champions	Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up	Nankai Hawks
Finals MVP	Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)

The 1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 16th 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	140	91	47	2	.659	—
Chunichi Dragons	140	77	59	4	.566	13.0
Hanshin Tigers	140	71	66	3	.518	19.5
Taiyo Whales	140	68	70	2	.493	23.0
Hiroshima Carp	140	59	77	4	.434	31.0
Sankei Swallows	140	44	91	5	.326	45.5

Pacific League regular season standings

Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Nankai Hawks	150	88	49	3	.642	—
Toei Flyers	150	76	61	3	.555	12.0
Nishitetsu Lions	150	72	64	4	.529	15.5
Hankyu Braves	150	61	71	2	.486	21.5
Tokyo Orions	150	62	74	4	.456	25.5
Kintetsu Buffaloes	150	46	92	2	.333	42.5

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons .336 Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 42 Runs batted in Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 104 Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 104 Hits Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales 152 Stolen bases Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons 44

Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 25 Losses Seiji Shibutani Sankei Swallows 22 Earned run average Masaichi Kaneda Yomiuri Giants 1.84 Strikeouts Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 205 Innings pitched Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 307 ^2⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks .320 Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 42 Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 110 Runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 92 Hits Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 156 Stolen bases Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 39

Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 27 Losses Kasaaki Koyama Koichiro Sasaki Tokyo Orions Kintetsu Buffaloes 20 Earned run average Kiyohiro Miura Nankai Hawks 1.57 Strikeouts Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 259 Innings pitched Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 378

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
  • Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • No CL recipient
  • Masaaki Ikenaga, Nishitetsu Lions (PL)
• Eiji Sawamura Award
  • Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers (CL)

Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri Giants First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants Second baseman Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Hanshin Tigers Outfielder Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks First baseman Takashi Takagi Kintetsu Buffaloes Second baseman Daryl Spencer Hankyu Braves Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes Shortstop Kenji Koike Nankai Hawks Outfielder Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks Motoaki Horigome Nankai Hawks

References

• Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.