1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season
1966 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 | Nankai Hawks |
Runners-up | Nishitetsu Lions |
Season MVP | Katsuya Nomura (NAN) |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Nankai Hawks |
Finals MVP | Isao Shibata (YOM) |
The 1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 17th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Yomiuri Giants | 134 | 89 | 41 | 4 | .685 | — |
Chunichi Dragons | 132 | 76 | 54 | 2 | .585 | 13.0 |
Hanshin Tigers | 135 | 64 | 66 | 5 | .492 | 25.0 |
Hiroshima Carp | 136 | 57 | 73 | 6 | .438 | 32.0 |
Taiyo Whales | 130 | 52 | 78 | 0 | .400 | 37.0 |
Sankei Atoms | 135 | 52 | 78 | 5 | .400 | 37.0 |
Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Nankai Hawks | 133 | 79 | 51 | 3 | .608 | — |
Nishitetsu Lions | 138 | 75 | 55 | 8 | .577 | 4.0 |
Toei Flyers | 136 | 70 | 60 | 6 | .538 | 9.0 |
Tokyo Orions | 134 | 61 | 69 | 4 | .469 | 18.0 |
Hankyu Braves | 134 | 57 | 73 | 4 | .438 | 22.0 |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 133 | 48 | 62 | 3 | .369 | 31.0 |
League leaders
[edit]Central League
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Pacific League
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Awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player
- Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Tsuneo Horiuchi, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- No PL recipient
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers (CL) and Tsuneo Horiuchi, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.