1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1957 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Osaka Tigers
Season MVP Wally Yonamine (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 Hiroshi Oshita (NIS)
NPB seasons

The 1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eighth 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 74 53 3 .581
Osaka Tigers 130 73 54 3 .573 1.0
Chunichi Dragons 130 70 57 3 .569 4.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 58 68 4 .462 15.5
Hiroshima Carp 130 54 75 1 .419 21.0
Taiyo Whales 130 52 74 4 .415 21.5
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 132 83 44 5 .648
Nankai Hawks 132 78 53 1 .595 7.0
Mainichi Orions 132 75 52 5 .587 8.0
Hankyu Braves 132 71 55 6 .561 11.5
Toei Flyers 132 56 73 3 .436 28.0
Kintetsu Pearls 132 44 82 6 .356 38.5
Daiei Unions 132 41 89 2 .318 43.5

Postseason

Japan Series

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PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (0)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 26 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 Heiwadai Stadium 2:38 23,992[1] 
2 October 27 Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 Heiwadai Stadium 2:18 24,373[1] 
3 October 30 Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Korakuen Stadium 2:32 30,484[1] 
4 October 31 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 0 Korakuen Stadium 3:01 27,649[1] 
5 November 1 Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 5 Korakuen Stadium 2:37 30,519[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants .343
Home runs Noboru Aota
Takao Sato
Taiyo Whales
Kokutetsu Swallows
22
Runs batted in Andy Miyamoto Yomiuri Giants 78
Runs Hiroji Okajima Chunichi Dragons 71
Hits Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants 160
Stolen bases Tokuji Iida Kokutetsu Swallows 40
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 28
Losses Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 27
Earned run average Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 1.63
Strikeouts Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 312
Innings pitched Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 406

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions .331
Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 30
Runs batted in Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 100
Runs Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions 92
Hits Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 154
Stolen bases Yosuke Terada Hankyu Braves 56
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 35
Losses Masayoshi Miura Daiei Unions 21
Earned run average Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 1.37
Strikeouts Takao Kajimoto Hankyu Braves 301
Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 373​23

Awards

References

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