1955 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1955 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Osaka Tigers
Season MVP Tetsuharu Kawakami (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Nankai Hawks
  Runners-up Nishitetsu Lions
Season MVP Tokuji Iida (NAN)
Japan Series
Champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Nankai Hawks
Finals MVP Takehiko Bessho (YOM)
NPB seasons

The 1955 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the sixth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). This season featured the worst statistical season by winning percentage in NPB history, a .231 winning percentage set by the Taiyo Whales. This season also saw the most wins in a single season by a single team in NPB history, with the Nankai Hawks winning a record 99 games.

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The Yomiuri Giants defeated the Nankai Hawks in the Japan Series, 4 games to 3, marking the Giants' 4th NPB championship, all of which to this point had come against the Hawks.

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 13092371.713—
Osaka Tigers 13077521.59715.0
Chunichi Dragons 13071572.55520.5
Hiroshima Carp 13058702.45333.5
Kokutetsu Swallows 13057712.44534.5
Taiyo Whales 13031990.23861.5
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nankai Hawks 14399413.707—
Nishitetsu Lions 14490504.6439.0
Mainichi Orions 14285552.60714.0
Hankyu Braves 14280602.57119.0
Kintetsu Pearls 14260802.42939.0
Daiei Stars 14153871.37946.0
Toei Flyers 14351893.36448.0
Tombo Unions 14142981.30057.0

Postseason

Japan Series

CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 15Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nankai Hawks – 1 Osaka Stadium 2:3222,448 [1]  
2October 16Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nankai Hawks – 2Osaka Stadium2:0227,784 [1]  
3October 18Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 0 Korakuen Stadium 2:0217,324 [1]  
4October 21Nankai Hawks – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 2Korakuen Stadium2:0619,373 [1]  
5October 22Nankai Hawks – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 9Korakuen Stadium2:3817,320 [1]  
6October 23Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 1Osaka Stadium2:1122,695 [1]  
7October 24Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nankai Hawks – 0Osaka Stadium2:1117,775 [1]

League leaders

Central League

Pacific League

Awards

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1955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 13, 2010.
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