1963_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1963 in baseball.
The 1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fourteenth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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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 | Nishitetsu Lions |
Runners-up | Nankai Hawks |
Season MVP | Katsuya Nomura (NAN) |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Nishitetsu Lions |
Finals MVP | Shigeo Nagashima (YOM) |
NPB seasons | |
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Standings
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Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Yomiuri Giants | 140 | 83 | 55 | 2 | .601 | — |
Chunichi Dragons | 140 | 80 | 57 | 3 | .584 | 2.5 |
Hanshin Tigers | 140 | 69 | 70 | 1 | .496 | 14.5 |
Kokutetsu Swallows | 140 | 65 | 73 | 2 | .471 | 18.0 |
Taiyo Whales | 140 | 59 | 79 | 2 | .428 | 24.0 |
Hiroshima Carp | 140 | 58 | 80 | 2 | .420 | 25.0 |
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Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Nishitetsu Lions | 150 | 86 | 60 | 4 | .589 | — |
Nankai Hawks | 150 | 85 | 61 | 4 | .582 | 1.0 |
Toei Flyers | 150 | 76 | 71 | 3 | .517 | 10.5 |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 150 | 74 | 73 | 3 | .503 | 12.5 |
Daimai Orions | 150 | 64 | 85 | 1 | .430 | 23.5 |
Hankyu Braves | 150 | 57 | 92 | 1 | .383 | 30.5 |
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Japan Series
Main article: 1963 Japan Series
CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nishitetsu Lions (3)
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Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 26 | Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nishitetsu Lions – 6 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:29 | 29,806[1] |
2 | October 27 | Yomiuri Giants – 9, Nishitetsu Lions – 6 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:54 | 29,969[1] |
3 | October 30 | Nishitetsu Lions – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 8 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:28 | 30,384[1] |
4 | October 31 | Nishitetsu Lions – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 1 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:42 | 29,960[1] |
5 | November 1 | Nishitetsu Lions – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:10 | 30,386[1] |
6 | November 3 | Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 6 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:09 | 27,079[1] |
7 | November 4 | Yomiuri Giants – 18, Nishitetsu Lions – 4 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:32 | 17,436[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
- No CL recipient
- No PL recipient
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Yoshiaki Ito, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
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- 1963年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.