1962_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1962 in baseball.
The 1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the thirteenth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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| 1962 NPB season | |
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| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Central League Pennant | |
| League champions | Hanshin Tigers |
| Runners-up | Taiyo Whales |
| Season MVP | Minoru Murayama (HAN) |
| Pacific League Pennant | |
| League champions | Toei Flyers |
| Runners-up | Nankai Hawks |
| Season MVP | Isao Harimoto (TOE) |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Toei Flyers |
| Runners-up | Hanshin Tigers |
| Finals MVP | Masayuki Dobashi (TOE) Masayuki Tanemo (TOE) |
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Standings
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| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Hanshin Tigers | 133 | 75 | 55 | 3 | .577 | — |
| Taiyo Whales | 134 | 71 | 59 | 4 | .546 | 4.0 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 133 | 70 | 60 | 3 | .538 | 5.0 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 134 | 67 | 63 | 4 | .515 | 8.0 |
| Hiroshima Carp | 134 | 56 | 74 | 4 | .431 | 19.0 |
| Kokutetsu Swallows | 134 | 51 | 79 | 4 | .392 | 24.0 |
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| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Toei Flyers | 133 | 78 | 52 | 3 | .600 | — |
| Nankai Hawks | 133 | 73 | 57 | 3 | .562 | 5.0 |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 136 | 62 | 68 | 6 | .477 | 16.0 |
| Daimai Orions | 132 | 60 | 70 | 2 | .462 | 18.0 |
| Hankyu Braves | 131 | 60 | 70 | 1 | .462 | 18.0 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 131 | 57 | 73 | 1 | .438 | 21.0 |
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Japan Series
Main article: 1962 Japan Series
PL Toei Flyers (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (2)
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| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 13 | Toei Flyers – 5, Hanshin Tigers – 6 | Koshien Stadium | 3:08 | 35,692[1] |
| 2 | October 14 | Toei Flyers – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 5 | Koshien Stadium | 2:08 | 35,995[1] |
| 3 | October 16 | Hanshin Tigers – 2, Toei Flyers – 2 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:44 | 38,733[1] |
| 4 | October 17 | Hanshin Tigers – 1, Toei Flyers – 3 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 2:25 | 37,741[1] |
| 5 | October 18 | Hanshin Tigers – 1, Toei Flyers – 3 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:43 | 30,187[1] |
| 6 | October 20 | Toei Flyers – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4 | Koshien Stadium | 2:34 | 21,214[1] |
| 7 | October 21 | Toei Flyers – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 1 | Koshien Stadium | 3:19 | 29,192[1] |
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Central League
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Pacific League
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- Most Valuable Player
- Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers (CL)
- Isao Harimoto, Toei Flyers (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Kunio Jonouchi, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Yukio Ozaki, Toei Flyers (PL)
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Masaaki Koyama, Hanshin Tigers (CL)
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- 1962年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.