1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season explained

1971 NPB season
League:Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport:Baseball
Season2:Central League Pennant
League Champs2:Yomiuri Giants
Second Place2:Chunichi Dragons
Mvp2:Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)
Mvp Link2:Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Season3:Pacific League Pennant
League Champs3:Hankyu Braves
Second Place3:Lotte Orions
Mvp3:Tokuji Nagaike (HAU)
Mvp Link3:Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Finals:Japan Series
Finals Link:1971 Japan Series
Finals Champ:Yomiuri Giants
Finals Runner-Up:Hankyu Braves
Finals Mvp:Toshimitsu Suetsugu (YOM)
Finals Mvp Link:Japan Series MVP Award
Seasonslist:List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons
Seasonslistnames:NPB
Prevseason Link:1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Prevseason Year:1970
Nextseason Link:1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Nextseason Year:1972

The 1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 22nd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Team!scope="col" width="5%"
GWLTGB
Yomiuri Giants130 70 52 8 .574 —
Chunichi Dragons130 65 60 5 .520 6.5
Taiyo Whales130 61 59 10 .508 8.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp130 63 61 6 .508 8.0
Hanshin Tigers130 57 64 9 .471 12.5
Yakult Atoms130 52 72 6 .419 19.0
Team!scope="col" width="5%"
GWLTGB
Hankyu Braves130 80 39 11 .672 —
Lotte Orions130 80 46 4 .635 3.5
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes130 65 60 5 .520 18.0
Nankai Hawks130 61 65 4 .484 22.5
Toei Flyers130 44 74 12 .373 35.5
Nishitetsu Lions130 38 84 8 .311 43.5

League leaders

Central League

Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Batting average.320
Home runsYomiuri 39
Runs batted inSadaharu Oh Yomiuri 101
RunsSadaharu Oh Yomiuri 92
HitsShigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 155
Stolen basesYomiuri 38
Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Wins17
Losses15
Earned run average1.71
Strikeouts267
Innings pitchedHiromu Matsuoka Yakult 281

Pacific League

Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Batting average.337
Home runs41
Runs batted in120
Runs87
HitsKatsuo Osugi Toei 154
Stolen basesHankyu 67
Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Wins24
LossesNishitetsu
Nishitetsu 		16
16
Earned run average2.37
StrikeoutsOsaka 269
Innings pitchedKeishi Suzuki Osaka 291

Awards

Position!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeam
PitcherTaiyo
CatcherChunichi
First basemanYomiuri
Second basemanHiroshima
Third basemanYomiuri
ShortstopHanshin
OutfielderHiroshima
Yomiuri
Yomiuri
Position!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeam
PitcherHankyu
CatcherNankai
First basemanToei
Second basemanLotte
Third basemanLotte
ShortstopHankyu
OutfielderLotte
Nankai
Hankyu

References

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