1951 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1951 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Nagoya Dragons
Season MVP Tetsuharu Kawakami (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Nankai Hawks
  Runners-up Nishitetsu Lions
Season MVP Kazuto Yamamoto (NAN)
Japan Series
Champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Nankai Hawks
Finals MVP Fukashi Minamimura (YOM)
NPB seasons

The 1951 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the second season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). 1951 saw the best season in terms of winning percentage in NPB history, with the Nankai Hawks going 72-24-8, good enough for a .750 winning percentage, on their way to their first Japan Series appearance in franchise history. The Yomiuri Giants would defeat the Nankai Hawks in the Japan Series 4 games to 1, marking the first of 22 Japan Series championships for the Giants.

Contents

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 11479296.731—
Nagoya Dragons 11362483.56418.0
Osaka Tigers 11661523.54020.5
Shochiku Robins 11553575.48227.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 10746592.43831.5
Taiyo Whales 10840644.38537.0
Hiroshima Carp 9932643.33341.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nankai Hawks 10472248.750—
Nishitetsu Lions 105534210.55818.5
Mainichi Orions 11054515.51422.5
Daiei Stars 10141528.44129.5
Hankyu Braves 9637518.42031.0
Tokyu Flyers 10238568.40433.0
Kintetsu Pearls 9837565.39833.5

Postseason

Japan Series

CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (1)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 10Yomiuri Giants – 5, Nankai Hawks – 0 Osaka Stadium 2:2229,074 [1]  
2October 11Yomiuri Giants – 7, Nankai Hawks – 0Osaka Stadium1:5727,639 [1]  
3October 13Nankai Hawks – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Korakuen Stadium 2:1435,066 [1]  
4October 16Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3Korakuen Stadium2:1331,936 [1]  
5October 17Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 8Korakuen Stadium1:5215,519 [1]

League leaders

Central League

Pacific League

Awards

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "1951年度日本シリーズ 試合結果" (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 23, 2009.
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