1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1956 in baseball.
1956 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upOsaka Tigers
Season MVPTakehiko Bessho (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPFutoshi Nakanishi (NIS)
Japan Series
ChampionsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPYasumitsu Toyoda (NIS)
NPB seasons

The 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the seventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

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Standings

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Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 130 82 44 4 .646 —
Osaka Tigers 130 79 50 1 .612 4.5
Chunichi Dragons 130 74 56 0 .569 10.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 61 65 4 .485 21.0
Hiroshima Carp 130 45 82 3 .358 27.5
Taiyo Whales 130 43 87 0 .331 41.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 154 96 51 7 .646 —
Nankai Hawks 154 96 52 6 .643 0.5
Hankyu Braves 154 88 64 2 .578 10.5
Mainichi Orions 154 84 66 4 .558 13.5
Kintetsu Pearls 154 68 82 4 .455 29.5
Toei Flyers 154 58 92 4 .390 39.5
Daiei Stars 154 57 94 3 .380 41.0
Takahashi Unions 154 52 98 4 .351 45.5

Postseason

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Japan Series

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Main article: 1956 Japan Series

PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 10 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Korakuen Stadium 2:07 24,632[1] 
2 October 11 Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Korakuen Stadium 2:18 19,108[1] 
3 October 13 Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 Heiwadai Stadium 2:41 23,528[1] 
4 October 14 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 4 Heiwadai Stadium 1:55 24,459[1] 
5 October 15 Yomiuri Giants – 12, Nishitetsu Lions – 7 Heiwadai Stadium 3:16 19,042[1] 
6 October 17 Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Korakuen Stadium 2:13 27,994[1]

League leaders

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Central League

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Pacific League

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 1956年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.
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