1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1960 in baseball.

1960 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Central League pennant
League champions	Taiyo Whales
Runners-up	Yomiuri Giants
Season MVP	Noboru Akiyama (TAI)
Pacific League pennant
League champions	Daimai Orions
Runners-up	Nankai Hawks
Season MVP	Kazuhiro Yamauchi (DAI)
Japan Series
Champions	Taiyo Whales
Runners-up	Daimai Orions
Finals MVP	Akihito Kondo (TAI)

The 1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eleventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings

Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	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

Pacific League regular season standings

Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	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

Postseason

Japan Series

Main article: 1960 Japan Series

CL Taiyo Whales (4) vs. PL Daimai Orions (0)

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 11	Daimai Orions – 0, Taiyo Whales – 1	Kawasaki Stadium	2:12	18,354
2	October 12	Daimai Orions – 2, Taiyo Whales – 3	Kawasaki Stadium	2:29	18,421
3	October 14	Taiyo Whales – 6, Daimai Orions – 5	Korakuen Stadium	2:38	31,586
4	October 15	Taiyo Whales – 1, Daimai Orions – 0	Korakuen Stadium	2:44	32,409

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting average	Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri Giants	.334
Home runs	Katsumi Fujimoto	Osaka Tigers	22
Runs batted in	Katsumi Fujimoto	Osaka Tigers	76
Runs	Toshio Naka	Chunichi Dragons	80
Hits	Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri Giants	151
Stolen bases	Toshio Naka	Chunichi Dragons	50

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Ritsuo Horimoto	Yomiuri Giants	29
Losses	Masaichi Kaneda	Kokutetsu Swallows	22
Earned run average	Noboru Akiyama	Taiyo Whales	1.75
Strikeouts	Masaichi Kaneda	Kokutetsu Swallows	284
Innings pitched	Ritsuo Horimoto	Yomiuri Giants	3642⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting average	Kihachi Enomoto	Daimai Orions	.344
Home runs	Kazuhiro Yamauchi	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	Chico Barbon	Hankyu Braves	32

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Shoichi Ono	Daimai Orions	33
Losses	Masayuki Dobashi	Toei Flyers	23
Earned run average	Shoichi Ono	Daimai Orions	1.98
Strikeouts	Tadashi Sugiura	Nankai Hawks	317
Innings pitched	Tadashi Sugiura	Nankai Hawks	3322⁄3

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Noboru Akiyama, Taiyo Whales (CL)
  • Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Daimai Orions (PL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • Ritsuo Horimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
  • No PL recipient
• Eiji Sawamura Award
  • Ritsuo Horimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL)

Central League Best Nine Award winners

Position	Player	Team
Pitcher	Noboru Akiyama	Taiyo Whales
Catcher	Kiyoshi Doi	Taiyo Whales
First baseman	Kazuhiko Kondo	Taiyo Whales
Second baseman	Noboru Inoue	Chunichi Dragons
Third baseman	Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri Giants
Shortstop	Yoshio Yoshida	Osaka Tigers
Outfielder	Toru Mori	Chunichi Dragons
	Teruo Namiki	Osaka Tigers
	Toshio Naka	Chunichi Dragons

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners

Position	Player	Team
Pitcher	Shoichi Ono	Daimai Orions
Catcher	Katsuya Nomura	Nankai Hawks
First baseman	Kihachi Enomoto	Daimai Orions
Second baseman	Akira Ogi	Nishitetsu Lions
Third baseman	Akitoshi Kodama	Kintetsu Buffaloes
Shortstop	Yasumitsu Toyoda	Nishitetsu Lions
Outfielder	Kazuhiro Yamauchi	Daimai Orions
	Kenjiro Tamiya	Daimai Orions
	Isao Harimoto	Toei Flyers

See also

• 1960 Major League Baseball season

References

• Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.