1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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1957 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Central League Pennant | |
League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Osaka Tigers |
Season MVP | Wally Yonamine (YOM) |
Pacific League Pennant | |
League champions | Nishitetsu Lions |
Runners-up | Nankai Hawks |
Season MVP | Kazuhisa Inao (NIS) |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Nishitetsu Lions |
Runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
Finals MVP | Hiroshi Oshita (NIS) |
The 1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eighth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Contents
Regular season
Standings
Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 74 | 53 | 3 | .581 | — |
Osaka Tigers | 130 | 73 | 54 | 3 | .573 | 1.0 |
Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 70 | 57 | 3 | .569 | 4.0 |
Kokutetsu Swallows | 130 | 58 | 68 | 4 | .462 | 15.5 |
Hiroshima Carp | 130 | 54 | 75 | 1 | .419 | 21.0 |
Taiyo Whales | 130 | 52 | 74 | 4 | .415 | 21.5 |
Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Nishitetsu Lions | 132 | 83 | 44 | 5 | .648 | — |
Nankai Hawks | 132 | 78 | 53 | 1 | .595 | 7.0 |
Mainichi Orions | 132 | 75 | 52 | 5 | .587 | 8.0 |
Hankyu Braves | 132 | 71 | 55 | 6 | .561 | 11.5 |
Toei Flyers | 132 | 56 | 73 | 3 | .436 | 28.0 |
Kintetsu Pearls | 132 | 44 | 82 | 6 | .356 | 38.5 |
Daiei Unions | 132 | 41 | 89 | 2 | .318 | 43.5 |
Postseason
Japan Series
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PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (0)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 26 | Yomiuri Giants – 2, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:38 | 23,992[1] |
2 | October 27 | Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:18 | 24,373[1] |
3 | October 30 | Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:32 | 30,484[1] |
4 | October 31 | Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 0 | Korakuen Stadium | 3:01 | 27,649[1] |
5 | November 1 | Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:37 | 30,519[1] |
League leaders
Central League
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Pacific League
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Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Wally Yonamine, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Kazuhisa Inao, Nishitetsu Lions (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Motoshi Fujita, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Tamotsu Kimura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
- Eiji Sawamura Award
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References
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