1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1962 in baseball.
1962 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Hanshin Tigers
  Runners-up Taiyo Whales
Season MVP Minoru Murayama (HAN)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Toei Flyers
  Runners-up Nankai Hawks
Season MVP Isao Harimoto (TOE)
Japan Series
Champions Toei Flyers
  Runners-up Hanshin Tigers
Japan Series MVP Masayuki Dobashi (TOE)
Masayuki Tanemo (TOE)

The 1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the thirteenth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Hanshin Tigers 133 75 55 3 .577 —
Taiyo Whales 134 71 59 4 .546 4.0
Chunichi Dragons 133 70 60 3 .538 5.0
Yomiuri Giants 134 67 63 4 .515 8.0
Hiroshima Carp 134 56 74 4 .431 19.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 134 51 79 4 .392 24.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Toei Flyers 133 78 52 3 .600 —
Nankai Hawks 133 73 57 3 .562 5.0
Nishitetsu Lions 136 62 68 6 .477 16.0
Daimai Orions 132 60 70 2 .462 18.0
Hankyu Braves 131 60 70 1 .462 18.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes 131 57 73 1 .438 21.0

Postseason

Japan Series

Main article: 1962 Japan Series

PL Toei Flyers (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance
1October 13Toei Flyers – 5, Hanshin Tigers – 6Koshien Stadium3:0835,692[1]
2October 14Toei Flyers – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 5Koshien Stadium2:0835,995[1] 
3October 16Hanshin Tigers – 2, Toei Flyers – 2Meiji Jingu Stadium3:4438,733[1] 
4October 17Hanshin Tigers – 1, Toei Flyers – 3Meiji Jingu Stadium2:2537,741[1] 
5October 18Hanshin Tigers – 1, Toei Flyers – 3Korakuen Stadium2:4330,187[1] 
6October 20Toei Flyers – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4Koshien Stadium2:3421,214[1] 
7October 21Toei Flyers – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 1Koshien Stadium3:1929,192[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting Average Katsuji Morinaga Hiroshima Carp .307
Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 38
Runs batted in Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 85
Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 79
Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 151
Stolen bases Akiteru Kono Chunichi Dragons 35
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Hiroshi Gondo Chunichi Dragons 30
Losses Kiyoshi Oishi Hiroshima Carp 18
Earned run average Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 1.20
Strikeouts Masaaki Koyama Hanshin Tigers 270
Innings pitched Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 3661⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting Average Jack Bloomfield Kintetsu Buffaloes .374
Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 44
Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 104
Runs Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 99
Hits Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions 160
Stolen bases Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 50
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Masahiro Kubo Kintetsu Buffaloes 28
Losses Tsutomu Kuroda Kintetsu Buffaloes 23
Earned run average Osamu Kubota Toei Flyers 2.12
Strikeouts Tetsuya Yoneda Hankyu Braves 231
Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 3202⁄3

Awards

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 Yoshitaka Kosaka Hiroshima Carp
Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Hanshin Tigers
Outfielder Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales
Teruo Namiki Hanshin Tigers
Katsuji Morinaga Hiroshima Carp
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks
First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions
Second baseman Jack Bloomfield Kintetsu Buffaloes
Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes
Shortstop Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions
Outfielder Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers
Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions
Katsutoyo Yoshida Toei Flyers

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1962年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2010.