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1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1971 in baseball.
The 1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 22nd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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| 1971 NPB season | |
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| 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) |
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Standings
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| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 70 | 52 | 8 | .574 | — |
| Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 65 | 60 | 5 | .520 | 6.5 |
| Taiyo Whales | 130 | 61 | 59 | 10 | .508 | 8.0 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 63 | 61 | 6 | .508 | 8.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 57 | 64 | 9 | .471 | 12.5 |
| Yakult Atoms | 130 | 52 | 72 | 6 | .419 | 19.0 |
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| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Hankyu Braves | 130 | 80 | 39 | 11 | .672 | — |
| Lotte Orions | 130 | 80 | 46 | 4 | .635 | 3.5 |
| Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 65 | 60 | 5 | .520 | 18.0 |
| Nankai Hawks | 130 | 61 | 65 | 4 | .484 | 22.5 |
| Toei Flyers | 130 | 44 | 74 | 12 | .373 | 35.5 |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 130 | 38 | 84 | 8 | .311 | 43.5 |
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Central League
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- Most Valuable Player
- Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Tokuji Nagaike, Hankyu Braves (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Shitoshi Sekimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Yasuo Minagawa, Toei Flyers (PL)
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Not awarded
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- Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.
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