1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1970 in baseball.

1970 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Central League pennant
League champions	Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up	Hanshin Tigers
Season MVP	Sadaharu Oh (YOM)
Pacific League pennant
League champions	Lotte Orions
Runners-up	Nankai Hawks
Season MVP	Masaaki Kitaru (LOT)
Japan Series
Champions	Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up	Lotte Orions
Finals MVP	Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)
NPB seasons
← 1969 1971 →

The 1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 21st season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings ^[1]

Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Yomiuri Giants	130	79	47	4	.627	—
Hanshin Tigers	130	77	49	4	.611	2.0
Taiyo Whales	130	69	57	4	.548	10.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	130	62	60	8	.508	15.0
Chunichi Dragons	130	55	70	5	.440	23.5
Yakult Atoms	130	33	92	5	.264	45.5

Pacific League regular season standings ^[2]

Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Lotte Orions	130	80	47	3	.630	—
Nankai Hawks	130	69	57	4	.548	10.5
Kintetsu Buffaloes	130	65	59	6	.524	13.5
Hankyu Braves	130	64	64	2	.500	16.5
Toei Flyers	130	54	70	6	.435	24.5
Nishitetsu Lions	130	43	78	9	.355	34.0

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri .325 Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 47 Runs batted in Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 105 Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 97 Hits Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 138 Stolen bases Fumihiro Tojo  [ ja ] Yakult 28

Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Masaji Hiramatsu Taiyo 25 Losses Masaji Hiramatsu Taiyo 19 Earned run average Minoru Murayama Hanshin 0.98 Strikeouts Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 340 Innings pitched Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 3372⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Isao Harimoto Toei .383 Home runs Katsuo Osugi Toei 44 Runs batted in Katsuo Osugi Toei 129 Runs Masaru Tomita Nankai 95 Hits Isao Harimoto Toei 176 Stolen bases Yutaka Fukumoto Hankyu 75

Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Fumio Narita  [ ja ] Lotte 25 Losses Akira Kawahara  [ ja ] Nishitetsu 19 Earned run average Michio Sato  [ ja ] Nankai 2.05 Strikeouts Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 247 Innings pitched Tomehiro Kaneda  [ ja ] Toei 3161⁄3

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
  • Masaaki Kitaru, Lotte Orions (PL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • Kenichi Yazawa  [ ja ], Chunichi Dragons (CL)
  • Michio Sato  [ ja ], Nankai Hawks (PL)
• Eiji Sawamura Award
  • Masaji Hiramatsu, Taiyo Whales (CL)

Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Masaji Hiramatsu Taiyo Catcher Tatsuhiko Kimata  [ ja ] Chunichi First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Second baseman Motoo Andoh Hanshin Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Shortstop Taira Fujita Hanshin Outfielder Akira Ejiri Taiyo Shigeru Takada Yomiuri Toshio Naka Chunichi

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Masaaki Kitaru Lotte Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai First baseman Katsuo Osugi Toei Second baseman Hiroyuki Yamazaki Lotte Third baseman Michiyo Arito Lotte Shortstop Toshizo Sakamoto  [ ja ] Hankyu Outfielder George Altman Lotte Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu Isao Harimoto Toei

References

• Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN   978-0-7864-2841-0.

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