1960_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1960 in baseball.
The 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eleventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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1960 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Central League Pennant | |
League champions | Taiyo Whales |
Runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
Season MVP | Noboru Akiyama (TAI) |
Pacific League Pennant | |
League champions | Daimai Orions |
Runners-up | Nankai Hawks |
Season MVP | Kazuhiro Yamauchi (DAI) |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Taiyo Whales |
Runners-up | Daimai Orions |
Finals MVP | Akihito Kondo (TAI) |
NPB seasons | |
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Standings
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Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Taiyo Whales | 130 | 70 | 56 | 4 | .554 | — |
Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 66 | 61 | 3 | .519 | 4.5 |
Osaka Tigers | 130 | 64 | 62 | 4 | .508 | 6.0 |
Hiroshima Carp | 130 | 62 | 61 | 7 | .504 | 6.5 |
Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 63 | 67 | 0 | .485 | 9.0 |
Kokutetsu Swallows | 130 | 54 | 72 | 4 | .431 | 16.0 |
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Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Daimai Orions | 133 | 82 | 48 | 3 | .631 | — |
Nankai Hawks | 136 | 78 | 52 | 6 | .600 | 4.0 |
Nishitetsu Lions | 136 | 70 | 60 | 6 | .538 | 12.0 |
Hankyu Braves | 136 | 65 | 65 | 6 | .500 | 17.0 |
Toei Flyers | 132 | 52 | 78 | 2 | .400 | 30.0 |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 131 | 43 | 87 | 1 | .331 | 39.0 |
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Japan Series
Main article: 1960 Japan Series
CL Taiyo Whales (4) vs. PL Daimai Orions (0)
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Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 11 | Daimai Orions – 0, Taiyo Whales – 1 | Kawasaki Stadium | 2:12 | 18,354[1] |
2 | October 12 | Daimai Orions – 2, Taiyo Whales – 3 | Kawasaki Stadium | 2:29 | 18,421[1] |
3 | October 14 | Taiyo Whales – 6, Daimai Orions – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:38 | 31,586[1] |
4 | October 15 | Taiyo Whales – 1, Daimai Orions – 0 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:44 | 32,409[1] |
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Central League
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Pacific League
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- Most Valuable Player
- Noboru Akiyama, Taiyo Whales (CL)
- Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Daimai Orions (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Ritsuo Horimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- No PL recipient
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Ritsuo Horimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
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- 1960年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
- Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.