1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1956 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Osaka Tigers
Season MVP Takehiko Bessho (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Nishitetsu Lions
  Runners-up Nankai Hawks
Season MVP Futoshi Nakanishi (NIS)
Japan Series
Champions Nishitetsu Lions
  Runners-up Yomiuri Giants
Finals MVP Yasumitsu Toyoda (NIS)
NPB seasons

The 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the seventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Contents

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 13082444.646—
Osaka Tigers 13079501.6124.5
Chunichi Dragons 13074560.56910.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 13061654.48521.0
Hiroshima Carp 13045823.35827.5
Taiyo Whales 13043870.33141.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 15496517.646—
Nankai Hawks 15496526.6430.5
Hankyu Braves 15488642.57810.5
Mainichi Orions 15484664.55813.5
Kintetsu Pearls 15468824.45529.5
Toei Flyers 15458924.39039.5
Daiei Stars 15457943.38041.0
Takahashi Unions 15452984.35145.5

Postseason

Japan Series

PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 10Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Korakuen Stadium 2:0724,632 [1]  
2October 11Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 3Korakuen Stadium2:1819,108 [1]  
3October 13Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 Heiwadai Stadium 2:4123,528 [1]  
4October 14Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 4Heiwadai Stadium1:5524,459 [1]  
5October 15Yomiuri Giants – 12, Nishitetsu Lions – 7Heiwadai Stadium3:1619,042 [1]  
6October 17Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 1Korakuen Stadium2:1327,994 [1]

League leaders

Central League

Pacific League

Awards

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1956年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved April 14, 2010.
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