1951 Nippon Professional Baseball season explained

1951 NPB season
League:Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport:Baseball
Season2:Central League Pennant
League Champs2:Yomiuri Giants
Second Place2:Nagoya Dragons
Mvp2:Tetsuharu Kawakami (YOM)
Mvp Link2:Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Season3:Pacific League Pennant
League Champs3:Nankai Hawks
Second Place3:Nishitetsu Lions
Mvp3:Kazuto Yamamoto (NAN)
Mvp Link3:Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Finals:Japan Series
Finals Link:1951 Japan Series
Finals Champ:Yomiuri Giants
Finals Runner-Up:Nankai Hawks
Finals Mvp:Fukashi Minamimura (YOM)
Finals Mvp Link:Japan Series MVP Award
Seasonslist:List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons
Seasonslistnames:NPB
Prevseason Link:1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Prevseason Year:1950
Nextseason Link:1952 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Nextseason Year:1952

The 1951 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the second season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). 1951 saw the best season in terms of winning percentage in NPB history, with the Nankai Hawks going 72-24-8, good enough for a .750 winning percentage, on their way to their first Japan Series appearance in franchise history. The Yomiuri Giants would defeat the Nankai Hawks in the Japan Series 4 games to 1, marking the first of 22 Japan Series championships for the Giants.

Regular season

Standings

Team!scope="col" width="5%"
GWLTGB
Yomiuri Giants114 79 29 6 .731 —
Nagoya Dragons113 62 48 3 .564 18.0
Osaka Tigers116 61 52 3 .540 20.5
Shochiku Robins115 53 57 5 .482 27.0
Kokutetsu Swallows107 46 59 2 .438 31.5
Taiyo Whales108 40 64 4 .385 37.0
Hiroshima Carp99 32 64 3 .333 41.0
Team!scope="col" width="5%"
GWLTGB
Nankai Hawks104 72 24 8 .750 —
Nishitetsu Lions105 53 42 10 .558 18.5
Mainichi Orions110 54 51 5 .514 22.5
Daiei Stars101 41 52 8 .441 29.5
Hankyu Braves96 37 51 8 .420 31.0
Tokyu Flyers102 38 56 8 .404 33.0
Kintetsu Pearls98 37 56 5 .398 33.5

Postseason

Japan Series

See main article: 1951 Japan Series.

League leaders

Central League

Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Batting average.377
Home runsYomiuri Giants 32
Runs batted inNoboru Aota Yomiuri Giants 105
RunsNoboru Aota Yomiuri Giants 101
Hits155
Stolen bases52
Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Wins28
Losses21
Earned run average2.01
StrikeoutsMasaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 233
Innings pitchedMasaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 350

Pacific League

Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Batting average.383
Home runsHiroshi Oshita Tokyu Flyers 26
Runs batted in87
RunsNankai Hawks 97
HitsNankai Hawks 130
Stolen basesChusuke Kizuka Nankai Hawks 55
Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Wins24
Losses16
Earned run averageNankai Hawks 2.03
Strikeouts150
Innings pitched294

Awards

Position!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeam
PitcherYomiuri Giants
CatcherNagoya Dragons
First basemanYomiuri Giants
Second basemanYomiuri Giants
Third basemanOsaka Tigers
ShortstopYomiuri Giants
OutfielderOsaka Tigers
Yomiuri Giants
Shochiku Robins
Position!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeam
PitcherNankai Hawks
CatcherMainichi Orions
First basemanNankai Hawks
Second basemanNankai Hawks
Third basemanNankai Hawks
ShortstopNankai Hawks
OutfielderMainichi Orions
Tokyu Flyers
Daiei Stars

See also

References

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