1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1958 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Osaka Tigers
Season MVP Motoshi Fujita (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Nishitetsu Lions
  Runners-up Nankai Hawks
Season MVP Kazuhisa Inao (NIS)
Japan Series
Champions Nishitetsu Lions
  Runners-up Yomiuri Giants
Finals MVP Kazuhisa Inao (NIS)
NPB seasons

The 1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the ninth 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 77 52 1 .596 —
Osaka Tigers 130 72 58 0 .554 5.5
Chunichi Dragons 130 66 59 5 .527 9.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 58 68 4 .462 17.5
Hiroshima Carp 130 54 68 8 .446 19.5
Taiyo Whales 130 51 73 6 .415 23.5
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 130 78 47 5 .619 —
Nankai Hawks 130 77 48 5 .612 1.0
Hankyu Braves 130 73 51 6 .585 4.5
Daimai Orions 130 62 63 5 .496 16.0
Toei Flyers 130 57 70 3 .450 22.0
Kintetsu Pearls 130 29 97 4 .238 49.5

Postseason

Japan Series

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Main article: 1958 Japan Series

PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (3)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 11 Nishitetsu Lions – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 9 Korakuen Stadium 3:02 35,217[1] 
2 October 12 Nishitetsu Lions – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 7 Korakuen Stadium 2:21 35,953[1] 
3 October 14 Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nishitetsu Lions – 0 Heiwadai Stadium 2:00 31,575[1] 
4 October 16 Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nishitetsu Lions – 6 Heiwadai Stadium 2:17 27,044[1] 
5 October 17 Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 Heiwadai Stadium 2:34 25,193[1] 
6 October 20 Nishitetsu Lions – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 0 Korakuen Stadium 2:03 31,745[1] 
7 October 21 Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Korakuen Stadium 2:23 20,961[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Kenjiro Tamiya Osaka Tigers .320
Home runs Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 29
Runs batted in Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 92
Runs Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 89
Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 153
Stolen bases Hiroji Okajima Chunichi Dragons 47
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 31
Losses Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 23
Earned run average Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 1.30
Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 311
Innings pitched Motoshi Fujita
Noboru Akiyama		 Yomiuri Giants
Taiyo Whales		 359

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions .314
Home runs Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 23
Runs batted in Takao Katsuragi Daimai Orions 85
Runs Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 82
Hits Takao Katsuragi Daimai Orions 147
Stolen bases Chico Barbon Hankyu Braves 38
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 33
Losses Mamoru Otsu Kintetsu Pearls 22
Earned run average Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 1.42
Strikeouts Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 334
Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 373

Awards

References

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