1960 NPB season | |
League: | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport: | Baseball |
Season2: | Central League Pennant |
League Champs2: | Taiyo Whales |
Second Place2: | Yomiuri Giants |
Mvp2: | Noboru Akiyama (TAI) |
Mvp Link2: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
Season3: | Pacific League Pennant |
League Champs3: | Daimai Orions |
Second Place3: | Nankai Hawks |
Mvp3: | Kazuhiro Yamauchi (DAI) |
Mvp Link3: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
Finals: | Japan Series |
Finals Link: | 1960 Japan Series |
Finals Champ: | Taiyo Whales |
Finals Runner-Up: | Daimai Orions |
Finals Mvp: | Akihito Kondo (TAI) |
Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series MVP Award |
Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
Prevseason Link: | 1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
Prevseason Year: | 1959 |
Nextseason Link: | 1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
Nextseason Year: | 1961 |
The 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eleventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
G | W | L | T | GB | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taiyo Whales | 130 | 70 | 56 | 4 | .554 | — | |
Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 66 | 61 | 3 | .519 | 4.5 | |
Osaka Tigers | 130 | 64 | 62 | 4 | .508 | 6.0 | |
Hiroshima Carp | 130 | 62 | 61 | 7 | .504 | 6.5 | |
Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 63 | 67 | 0 | .485 | 9.0 | |
Kokutetsu Swallows | 130 | 54 | 72 | 4 | .431 | 16.0 |
G | W | L | T | GB | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daimai Orions | 133 | 82 | 48 | 3 | .631 | — | |
Nankai Hawks | 136 | 78 | 52 | 6 | .600 | 4.0 | |
Nishitetsu Lions | 136 | 70 | 60 | 6 | .538 | 12.0 | |
Hankyu Braves | 136 | 65 | 65 | 6 | .500 | 17.0 | |
Toei Flyers | 132 | 52 | 78 | 2 | .400 | 30.0 | |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 131 | 43 | 87 | 1 | .331 | 39.0 |
See main article: 1960 Japan Series.
Player | Team | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Batting average | .334 | |||
Home runs | 22 | |||
Runs batted in | Katsumi Fujimoto | Osaka Tigers | 76 | |
Runs | 80 | |||
Hits | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 151 | |
Stolen bases | Toshio Naka | Chunichi Dragons | 50 |
Player | Team | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Wins | 29 | |||
Losses | 22 | |||
Earned run average | 1.75 | |||
Strikeouts | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 284 | |
Innings pitched | Ritsuo Horimoto | Yomiuri Giants | 364 |
Player | Team | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Batting average | .344 | |||
Home runs | Daimai Orions | 32 | ||
Runs batted in | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Daimai Orions | 103 | |
Runs | Kihachi Enomoto | Daimai Orions | 94 | |
Hits | Kihachi Enomoto | Daimai Orions | 170 | |
Stolen bases | 32 |
Player | Team | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Wins | 33 | |||
Losses | 23 | |||
Earned run average | Shoichi Ono | Daimai Orions | 1.98 | |
Strikeouts | 317 | |||
Innings pitched | Tadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks | 332 |
Player | Team | |
---|---|---|
Pitcher | Taiyo Whales | |
Catcher | Taiyo Whales | |
First baseman | Taiyo Whales | |
Second baseman | Chunichi Dragons | |
Third baseman | Yomiuri Giants | |
Shortstop | Osaka Tigers | |
Outfielder | Chunichi Dragons | |
Osaka Tigers | ||
Chunichi Dragons |
Player | Team | |
---|---|---|
Pitcher | Daimai Orions | |
Catcher | Nankai Hawks | |
First baseman | Daimai Orions | |
Second baseman | Nishitetsu Lions | |
Third baseman | Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
Shortstop | Nishitetsu Lions | |
Outfielder | Daimai Orions | |
Daimai Orions | ||
Toei Flyers |