1964_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
1964 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1964 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1964 in baseball.
The 1964 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 15th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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| 1964 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 | Sadaharu Oh (YOM) |
| Pacific League Pennant | |
| League champions | Nankai Hawks |
| Runners-up | Hankyu Braves |
| Season MVP | Joe Stanka (NAN) |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Nankai Hawks |
| Runners-up | Hanshin Tigers |
| Finals MVP | Joe Stanka (NAN) |
| NPB seasons | |
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Standings
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| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Hanshin Tigers | 140 | 80 | 56 | 4 | .588 | — |
| Taiyo Whales | 140 | 80 | 58 | 2 | .580 | 1.0 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 140 | 71 | 69 | 0 | .507 | 11.0 |
| Hiroshima Carp | 140 | 64 | 73 | 3 | .467 | 16.5 |
| Kokutetsu Swallows | 140 | 61 | 74 | 5 | .452 | 18.5 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 140 | 57 | 83 | 0 | .407 | 25.0 |
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| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Nankai Hawks | 150 | 84 | 63 | 3 | .571 | — |
| Hankyu Braves | 150 | 79 | 65 | 6 | .549 | 3.5 |
| Toei Flyers | 150 | 78 | 68 | 4 | .534 | 5.5 |
| Tokyo Orions | 150 | 77 | 68 | 5 | .531 | 6.0 |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 150 | 63 | 81 | 6 | .438 | 19.5 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 150 | 55 | 91 | 4 | .377 | 28.5 |
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Japan Series
Main article: 1964 Japan Series
PL Nankai Hawks (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (3)
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| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 1 | Nankai Hawks – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 0 | Koshien Stadium | 2:14 | 19,904[1] |
| 2 | October 2 | Nankai Hawks – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 5 | Koshien Stadium | 2:15 | 19,190[1] |
| 3 | October 4 | Hanshin Tigers – 5, Nankai Hawks – 4 | Osaka Stadium | 2:47 | 29,932[1] |
| 4 | October 5 | Hanshin Tigers – 3, Nankai Hawks – 4 | Osaka Stadium | 2:16 | 30,107[1] |
| 5 | October 6 | Hanshin Tigers – 6, Nankai Hawks – 3 | Osaka Stadium | 2:28 | 26,962[1] |
| 6 | October 9 | Nankai Hawks – 4, Hanshin Tigers – 0 | Koshien Stadium | 1:46 | 25,471[1] |
| 7 | October 10 | Nankai Hawks – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 0 | Koshien Stadium | 2:07 | 15,172[1] |
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Central League
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Pacific League
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- Most Valuable Player
- Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Joe Stanka, Nankai Hawks (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Shigeyuki Takahashi, Taiyo Whales (CL)
- No PL recipient
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Gene Bacque, Hanshin Tigers (CL)
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- 1964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.