1946 Japanese Baseball League season

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1946 Japanese Baseball League season
League Japanese Baseball League
Sport Baseball
Regular Season
Season MVP Kazuto Yamamoto (Great Ring)
Finals champions Great Ring
  Runners-up Tokyo Kyojin
Japanese Baseball League seasons
 1944
1947 

The 1946 Japanese Baseball League season was the 11th edition of Japanese Baseball League after being established in 1936.

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Standings

TeamWLTPct.GB
Great Ring 65382.631-
Tokyo Kyojin 64392.6211.0
Osaka Tigers 59460.5627.0
Hankyu 51522.49514.0
Senators 47580.44819.0
Gold Star 43602.41722.0
Chubu Nippon 42603.41222.5
Pacific 42603.41222.5

League leaders

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