1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1965 in baseball.
1965 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Chunichi Dragons
Season MVP Sadaharu Oh (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Nankai Hawks
  Runners-up Toei Flyers
Season MVP Katsuya Nomura (NAN)
Japan Series
Champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Nankai Hawks
Finals MVP Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)

The 1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 16th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 140 91 47 2 .659
Chunichi Dragons 140 77 59 4 .566 13.0
Hanshin Tigers 140 71 66 3 .518 19.5
Taiyo Whales 140 68 70 2 .493 23.0
Hiroshima Carp 140 59 77 4 .434 31.0
Sankei Swallows 140 44 91 5 .326 45.5
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nankai Hawks 150 88 49 3 .642
Toei Flyers 150 76 61 3 .555 12.0
Nishitetsu Lions 150 72 64 4 .529 15.5
Hankyu Braves 150 61 71 2 .486 21.5
Tokyo Orions 150 62 74 4 .456 25.5
Kintetsu Buffaloes 150 46 92 2 .333 42.5

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons .336
Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 42
Runs batted in Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 104
Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 104
Hits Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales 152
Stolen bases Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons 44

Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 25
Losses Seiji Shibutani Sankei Swallows 22
Earned run average Masaichi Kaneda Yomiuri Giants 1.84
Strikeouts Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 205
Innings pitched Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 30723

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks .320
Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 42
Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 110
Runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 92
Hits Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 156
Stolen bases Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 39

Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 27
Losses Kasaaki Koyama
Koichiro Sasaki
Tokyo Orions
Kintetsu Buffaloes
20
Earned run average Kiyohiro Miura Nankai Hawks 1.57
Strikeouts Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 259
Innings pitched Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 378

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers
Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri Giants
First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants
Second baseman Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons
Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Hanshin Tigers
Outfielder Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons
Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales
Toshio Naka Chunichi Dragons

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks
First baseman Takashi Takagi Kintetsu Buffaloes
Second baseman Daryl Spencer Hankyu Braves
Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes
Shortstop Kenji Koike Nankai Hawks
Outfielder Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers
Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks
Motoaki Horigome Nankai Hawks

References


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