1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1966 in baseball.
1966 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Chunichi Dragons
Season MVP Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Nankai Hawks
  Runners-up Nishitetsu Lions
Season MVP Katsuya Nomura (NAN)
Japan Series
Champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Nankai Hawks
Finals MVP Isao Shibata (YOM)

The 1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 17th 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 134 89 41 4 .685 —
Chunichi Dragons 132 76 54 2 .585 13.0
Hanshin Tigers 135 64 66 5 .492 25.0
Hiroshima Carp 136 57 73 6 .438 32.0
Taiyo Whales 130 52 78 0 .400 37.0
Sankei Atoms 135 52 78 5 .400 37.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nankai Hawks 133 79 51 3 .608 —
Nishitetsu Lions 138 75 55 8 .577 4.0
Toei Flyers 136 70 60 6 .538 9.0
Tokyo Orions 134 61 69 4 .469 18.0
Hankyu Braves 134 57 73 4 .438 22.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes 133 48 62 3 .369 31.0

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri .344
Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 48
Runs batted in Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 116
Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 111
Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 163
Stolen bases Isao Shibata Yomiuri 46
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Minoru Murayama Hanshin 24
Losses Susumu Oba
Susumu Sato 		Hiroshima
Sankei 		18
Earned run average Tsuneo Horiuchi Yomiuri 1.39
Strikeouts Minoru Murayama Hanshin 207
Innings pitched Minoru Murayama Hanshin 290 1⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Kihachi Enomoto Tokyo .351
Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai 34
Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai 97
Runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai 82
Hits Kihachi Enomoto Tokyo 167
Stolen bases Koji Yamamoto Hankyu 32
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Tetsuya Yoneda Hankyu 25
Losses Shigemasa Yamamoto Kintetsu 19
Earned run average Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu 1.79
Strikeouts Tsutomu Tanaka Nishitetsu 217
Innings pitched Tetsuya Yoneda Hankyu 310

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Minoru Murayama Hanshin
Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri
First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri
Second baseman Morimichi Takagi Chunichi
Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri
Shortstop Shuhei Ichieda Chunichi
Outfielder Shinichi Eto Chunichi
Koji Yamamoto Hankyu
Toshio Naka Chunichi
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Tsutomu Tanaka Nishitetsu
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai
First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Tokyo
Second baseman Yasunori Kunisada Nankai
Third baseman Tony Roig Nishitetsu
Shortstop Kenji Koike Nankai
Outfielder Isao Harimoto Toei
Shoichi Busujima Toei
Teruyuki Takakura Nishitetsu

References


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