1961_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1961 in baseball.
The 1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the twelfth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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| 1961 NPB season | |
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| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Central League Pennant | |
| League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
| Season MVP | Shigeo Nagashima (YOM) |
| Pacific League Pennant | |
| League champions | Nankai Hawks |
| Runners-up | Toei Flyers |
| Season MVP | Katsuya Nomura (NAN) |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Nankai Hawks |
| Finals MVP | Andy Miyamoto (YOM) |
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Standings
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| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 71 | 53 | 6 | .569 | — |
| Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 72 | 56 | 2 | .562 | 1.0 |
| Kokutetsu Swallows | 130 | 67 | 60 | 3 | .527 | 5.5 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 60 | 67 | 3 | .473 | 12.5 |
| Hiroshima Carp | 130 | 58 | 67 | 5 | .465 | 13.5 |
| Taiyo Whales | 130 | 50 | 75 | 5 | .404 | 21.5 |
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| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Nankai Hawks | 140 | 85 | 49 | 6 | .629 | — |
| Toei Flyers | 140 | 83 | 52 | 5 | .611 | 2.5 |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 140 | 81 | 56 | 3 | .589 | 5.5 |
| Daimai Orions | 140 | 72 | 66 | 2 | .521 | 15.0 |
| Hankyu Braves | 140 | 53 | 84 | 3 | .389 | 33.5 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 140 | 36 | 103 | 1 | .261 | 51.5 |
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Japan Series
Main article: 1961 Japan Series
CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2)
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| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 22 | Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nankai Hawks – 6 | Osaka Stadium | 2:19 | 30,720[1] |
| 2 | October 24 | Yomiuri Giants – 6, Nankai Hawks – 4 | Osaka Stadium | 2:41 | 26,845[1] |
| 3 | October 26 | Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:23 | 30,878[1] |
| 4 | October 29 | Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 4 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:18 | 33,186[1] |
| 5 | October 30 | Nankai Hawks – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:28 | 30,135[1] |
| 6 | November 1 | Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 2 | Osaka Stadium | 2:45 | 21,565[1] |
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Central League
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Pacific League
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- Most Valuable Player
- Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Hiroshi Gondo, Chunichi Dragons (CL)
- Toshiaki Tokuhisa, Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL)
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Hiroshi Gondo, Chunichi Dragons (CL)
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- 1961年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
- Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.