1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1968 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Hanshin Tigers
Season MVP Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Hankyu Braves
  Runners-up Nankai Hawks
Season MVP Tetsuya Yoneda (HAN)
Japan Series
Champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Hankyu Braves
Finals MVP Shigeru Takada (YOM)

The 1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 19th 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 77 53 4 .592
Hanshin Tigers 133 72 58 3 .554 5.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 134 68 62 4 .523 9.0
Sankei Atoms 134 64 66 4 .492 13.0
Taiyo Whales 133 59 71 3 .454 18.0
Chunichi Dragons 134 50 80 4 .385 27.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Hankyu Braves 134 80 50 4 .615
Nankai Hawks 136 79 51 6 .608 1.0
Tokyo Orions 139 67 63 9 .515 13.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes 135 57 73 5 .438 23.0
Nishitetsu Lions 133 56 74 3 .431 24.0
Toei Flyers 135 51 79 5 .392 29.0

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri .326
Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 49
Runs batted in Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 125
Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 107
Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 157
Stolen bases Takeshi Koba Hiroshima 39

Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 25
Losses Kentaro Ogawa Chunichi 20
Earned run average Yoshiro Sotokoba Hiroshima 1.94
Strikeouts Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 401
Innings pitched Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 329

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Isao Harimoto Toei .336
Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai 38
Runs batted in George Altman Tokyo 100
Runs George Altman Tokyo 84
Hits George Altman Tokyo 170
Stolen bases Toshinori Yasui Kintetsu 54

Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Mutsuo Minagawa Nankai 31
Losses Toshiaki Moriyasu Toei 23
Earned run average Mutsuo Minagawa Nankai 1.61
Strikeouts Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 305
Innings pitched Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 359

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin
Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri
First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri
Second baseman Shozo Doi Yomiuri
Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri
Shortstop Yukinobu Kuroe Yomiuri
Outfielder Dave Roberts Sankei
Kazuhiro Yamauchi Yomiuri
Shinichi Eto Chunichi

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Mutsuo Minagawa Nankai
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai
First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Tokyo
Second baseman Don Blasingame Nankai
Third baseman Yasunori Kunisada Nankai
Shortstop Toshizo Sakamoto Hankyu
Outfielder George Altman Tokyo
Masahiro Doi Kintetsu
Isao Harimoto Toei

References


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