1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1957 in baseball.

The 1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eighth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

1957 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions	Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up	Osaka Tigers
Season MVP	Wally Yonamine (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions	Nishitetsu Lions
Runners-up	Nankai Hawks
Season MVP	Kazuhisa Inao (NIS)
Japan Series
Champions	Nishitetsu Lions
Runners-up	Yomiuri Giants
Finals MVP	Hiroshi Oshita (NIS)

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings

Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Yomiuri Giants	130	74	53	3	.581	—
Osaka Tigers	130	73	54	3	.573	1.0
Chunichi Dragons	130	70	57	3	.569	4.0
Kokutetsu Swallows	130	58	68	4	.462	15.5
Hiroshima Carp	130	54	75	1	.419	21.0
Taiyo Whales	130	52	74	4	.415	21.5

Pacific League regular season standings

Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Nishitetsu Lions	132	83	44	5	.648	—
Nankai Hawks	132	78	53	1	.595	7.0
Mainichi Orions	132	75	52	5	.587	8.0
Hankyu Braves	132	71	55	6	.561	11.5
Toei Flyers	132	56	73	3	.436	28.0
Kintetsu Pearls	132	44	82	6	.356	38.5
Daiei Unions	132	41	89	2	.318	43.5

Postseason

Japan Series

Main article: 1957 Japan Series

PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (0)

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 26	Yomiuri Giants – 2, Nishitetsu Lions – 3	Heiwadai Stadium	2:38	23,992[1]
2	October 27	Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nishitetsu Lions – 2	Heiwadai Stadium	2:18	24,373[1]
3	October 30	Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4	Korakuen Stadium	2:32	30,484[1]
4	October 31	Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 0	Korakuen Stadium	3:01	27,649[1]
5	November 1	Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 5	Korakuen Stadium	2:37	30,519[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants .343 Home runs Noboru Aota Takao Sato Taiyo Whales Kokutetsu Swallows 22 Runs batted in Andy Miyamoto Yomiuri Giants 78 Runs Hiroji Okajima Chunichi Dragons 71 Hits Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants 160 Stolen bases Tokuji Iida Kokutetsu Swallows 40

Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 28 Losses Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 27 Earned run average Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 1.63 Strikeouts Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 312 Innings pitched Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 406

Pacific League

Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions .331 Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 30 Runs batted in Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 100 Runs Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions 92 Hits Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 154 Stolen bases Yosuke Terada Hankyu Braves 56

Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 35 Losses Masayoshi Miura Daiei Unions 21 Earned run average Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 1.37 Strikeouts Takao Kajimoto Hankyu Braves 301 Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 3732⁄3

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Wally Yonamine, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
  • Kazuhisa Inao, Nishitetsu Lions (PL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • Motoshi Fujita, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
  • Tamotsu Kimura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
• Eiji Sawamura Award
  • Masaichi Kaneda, Kokutetsu Swallows (CL)

Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows Catcher Shigeru Fujio Yomiuri Giants First baseman Tetsuharu Kawakami Yomiuri Giants Second baseman Noboru Inoue Chunichi Dragons Third baseman Nobukazu Miyake Osaka Tigers Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Osaka Tigers Outfielder Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants Kenjiro Tamiya Osaka Tigers Noboru Aota Taiyo Whales

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks First baseman Kenichiro Okamoto Hankyu Braves Second baseman Isami Okamoto Nankai Hawks Third baseman Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions Shortstop Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions Outfielder Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions Hiroshi Oshita Nishitetsu Lions Shoichi Busujima Toei Flyers

See also

• 1957 Major League Baseball season