1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1969 in baseball.

1969 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions	Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up	Hanshin Tigers
Season MVP	Sadaharu Oh (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions	Hankyu Braves
Runners-up	Kintetsu Buffaloes
Season MVP	Tokuji Nagaike (HAN)
Japan Series
Champions	Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up	Hankyu Braves
Japan Series MVP	Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)

The 1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 20th 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	73	51	6	.589	—
Hanshin Tigers	130	68	59	3	.535	6.5
Taiyo Whales	130	61	61	8	.500	11.0
Chunichi Dragons	130	59	65	6	.476	14.0
Sankei Atoms	130	58	69	3	.457	16.5
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	130	56	70	4	.444	18.0

Pacific League regular season standings
Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Hankyu Braves	130	76	50	4	.603	—
Kintetsu Buffaloes	130	73	51	6	.589	2.0
Lotte Orions	130	69	54	7	.561	5.5
Toei Flyers	130	57	70	3	.449	19.5
Nishitetsu Lions	130	51	75	4	.405	25.0
Nankai Hawks	130	50	76	4	.397	26.0

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting Average	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri	.345
Home runs	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri	44
Runs batted in	Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri	115
Runs	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri	112
Hits	Shigeo Nagashima Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Yomiuri	156
Stolen bases	Isao Shibata	Yomiuri	35

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Kazumi Takahashi	Yomiuri	22
Losses	Yoshiro Sotokoba	Hiroshima	20
Earned run average	Yutaka Enatsu	Hanshin	1.81
Strikeouts	Yutaka Enatsu	Hanshin	262
Innings pitched	Yoshiro Sotokoba	Hiroshima	304¹⁄₃

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting Average	Isao Harimoto Yozo Nagabuchi	Toei Kintetsu	.333
Home runs	Tokuji Nagaike	Hankyu	41
Runs batted in	Tokuji Nagaike	Hankyu	101
Runs	Tokuji Nagaike	Hankyu	95
Hits	Yozo Nagabuchi	Kintetsu	162
Stolen bases	Toshizo Sakamoto	Hankyu	47

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Keishi Suzuki	Kintetsu	24
Losses	Taisuke Watanabe	Nankai	17
Earned run average	Masaaki Kitaru	Lotte	1.72
Strikeouts	Keishi Suzuki	Kintetsu	286
Innings pitched	Keishi Suzuki	Kintetsu	330²⁄₃

Awards

Most Valuable Player
- Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Tokuji Nagaike, Hankyu Braves (PL)
Rookie of the Year
- Koichi Tabuchi, Hanshin Tigers (CL)
- Michiyo Arito, Lotte Orions (PL)
Eiji Sawamura Award
- Kazumi Takahashi, Yomiuri Giants (CL)

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position	Player	Team
Pitcher	Kazumi Takahashi	Yomiuri
Catcher	Tatsuhiko Kimata	Chunichi
First baseman	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri
Second baseman	Shozo Doi	Yomiuri
Third baseman	Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri
Shortstop	Taira Fujita	Hanshin
Outfielder	Shigeru Takada	Yomiuri
	Dave Roberts	Sankei
	Koji Yamamoto	Hiroshima

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position	Player	Team
Pitcher	Keishi Suzuki	Kintetsu
Catcher	Koji Okamura	Hankyu
First baseman	Katsuo Osugi	Toei
Second baseman	Hiroyuki Yamazaki	Nishitetsu
Third baseman	Michiyo Arito	Lotte
Shortstop	Toshizo Sakamoto	Hankyu
Outfielder	Tokuji Nagaike	Hankyu
	Yozo Nagabuchi	Kintetsu
	Isao Harimoto	Toei

References

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

Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons

1930s–1940s (Japanese Baseball League)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 (1945) 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s–1960s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s–1980s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s–2000s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s–2020s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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