1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1971 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Chunichi Dragons
Season MVP Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Hankyu Braves
  Runners-up Lotte Orions
Season MVP Tokuji Nagaike (HAU)
Japan Series
Champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Hankyu Braves
Finals MVP Toshimitsu Suetsugu (YOM)
NPB seasons

The 1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 22nd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Contents

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings [1]
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 13070528.574
Chunichi Dragons 13065605.5206.5
Taiyo Whales 130615910.5088.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 13063616.5088.0
Hanshin Tigers 13057649.47112.5
Yakult Atoms 13052726.41919.0
Pacific League regular season standings [2]
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Hankyu Braves 130803911.672
Lotte Orions 13080464.6353.5
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 13065605.52018.0
Nankai Hawks 13061654.48422.5
Toei Flyers 130447412.37335.5
Nishitetsu Lions 13038848.31143.5

League leaders

Central League

Pacific League

Awards

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