1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Sports season
1963 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upChunichi Dragons
Season MVPShigeo Nagashima (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPKatsuya Nomura (NAN)
Japan Series
ChampionsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upNishitetsu Lions
Finals MVPShigeo Nagashima (YOM)
NPB seasons

The 1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fourteenth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 140 83 55 2 .601 —
Chunichi Dragons 140 80 57 3 .584 2.5
Hanshin Tigers 140 69 70 1 .496 14.5
Kokutetsu Swallows 140 65 73 2 .471 18.0
Taiyo Whales 140 59 79 2 .428 24.0
Hiroshima Carp 140 58 80 2 .420 25.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 150 86 60 4 .589 —
Nankai Hawks 150 85 61 4 .582 1.0
Toei Flyers 150 76 71 3 .517 10.5
Kintetsu Buffaloes 150 74 73 3 .503 12.5
Daimai Orions 150 64 85 1 .430 23.5
Hankyu Braves 150 57 92 1 .383 30.5

Postseason

Japan Series

CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nishitetsu Lions (3)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 26 Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nishitetsu Lions – 6 Heiwadai Stadium 2:29 29,806[1] 
2 October 27 Yomiuri Giants – 9, Nishitetsu Lions – 6 Heiwadai Stadium 2:54 29,969[1] 
3 October 30 Nishitetsu Lions – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 8 Korakuen Stadium 2:28 30,384[1] 
4 October 31 Nishitetsu Lions – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Korakuen Stadium 2:42 29,960[1] 
5 November 1 Nishitetsu Lions – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Korakuen Stadium 2:10 30,386[1] 
6 November 3 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 6 Heiwadai Stadium 2:09 27,079[1] 
7 November 4 Yomiuri Giants – 18, Nishitetsu Lions – 4 Heiwadai Stadium 2:32 17,436[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants .341
Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 40
Runs batted in Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 112
Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 111
Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 163
Stolen bases Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons 50
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 30
Losses Kiyoshi Oishi Hiroshima Carp 22
Earned run average Minoru Kakimoto Chunichi Dragons 1.70
Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 287
Innings pitched Makoto Inagawa Taiyo Whales 3381⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Jack Bloomfield Kintetsu Buffaloes .335
Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 52
Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 135
Runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 104
Hits Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 187
Stolen bases Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 45
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 28
Losses Tetsuya Yoneda Hankyu Braves 23
Earned run average Masahiro Kubo Kintetsu Buffaloes 2.36
Strikeouts Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 226
Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 386

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows
Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri Giants
First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants
Second baseman Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons
Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
Shortstop Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Carp
Outfielder Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales
Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons
Eiji Fujii Hanshin Tigers
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks
First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions
Second baseman Jack Bloomfield Kintetsu Buffaloes
Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes
Shortstop Kenji Koike Nankai Hawks
Outfielder Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers
Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions
Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 1963年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.