1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Sports season
1954 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsChunichi Dragons
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Season MVPShigeru Sugishita (CHU)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPHiroshi Oshita (NIS)
Japan Series
ChampionsChunichi Dragons
  Runners-upNishitetsu Lions
Finals MVPShigeru Sugishita (CHU)
NPB seasons

The 1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fifth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Chunichi Dragons 130 86 40 4 .683 —
Yomiuri Giants 130 82 47 1 .636 5.5
Osaka Tigers 130 71 57 2 .555 16.0
Hiroshima Carp 130 56 69 5 .448 29.5
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 55 73 2 .430 32.0
Yosho Robins 130 32 96 2 .250 55.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 140 90 47 3 .657 —
Nankai Hawks 140 91 49 0 .650 0.5
Mainichi Orions 140 79 57 4 .581 10.5
Kintetsu Pearls 140 74 63 3 .540 16.0
Hankyu Braves 140 66 70 4 .485 23.5
Takahashi Unions 140 53 84 3 .387 37.0
Toei Flyers 140 52 86 2 .377 38.5
Daiei Stars 140 43 92 5 .319 46.0

Postseason

Japan Series

CL Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. PL Nishitetsu Lions (3)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 30 Nishitetsu Lions – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:15 29,245[1] 
2 October 31 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:21 30,303[1] 
3 November 2 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 Heiwadai Stadium 2:19 23,994[1] 
4 November 3 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 Heiwadai Stadium 1:36 25,185[1] 
5 November 4 Chunichi Dragons – 3, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 Heiwadai Stadium 2:15 19,771[1] 
6 November 6 Nishitetsu Lions – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:16 27,776[1] 
7 November 7 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 1:38 23,215[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants .361
Home runs Noboru Aota Yosho Robins 31
Runs batted in Niroyuki Watanabe
Satoshi Sugiyama		 Osaka Tigers
Chunichi Dragons		 91
Runs Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants 93
Hits Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants 172
Stolen bases Yoshio Yoshida Osaka Tigers 51
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 32
Losses Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 23
Earned run average Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 1.39
Strikeouts Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 273
Innings pitched Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 3951⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Larry Raines Hankyu Braves .337
Home runs Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 31
Runs batted in Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions 97
Runs Larry Raines Hankyu Braves 96
Hits Larry Raines Hankyu Braves 184
Stolen bases Takeshi Suzuki Kintetsu Pearls 71
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Motoji Takuwa
Fumio Tanaka		 Nankai Hawks
Kintetsu Pearls		 26
Losses Takeshi Nomura Takahashi Unions 23
Earned run average Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks 1.58
Strikeouts Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks 275
Innings pitched Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks 3292⁄3

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons
Catcher Jun Hirota Yomiuri Giants
First baseman Michio Nishizawa Chunichi Dragons
Second baseman Hiroshi Hakoda Kokutetsu Swallows
Third baseman Mitsuo Uno Kokutetsu Swallows
Shortstop Tatsuro Hirooka Yomiuri Giants
Outfielder Hiroyuki Watanabe Osaka Tigers
Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants
Satoshi Sugiyama Chunichi Dragons
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Sadaaki Nishimura Nishitetsu Lions
Catcher Charlie Lewis Mainichi Orions
First baseman Kozo Kawai Hankyu Braves
Second baseman Masao Morishita Nankai Hawks
Third baseman Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions
Shortstop Larry Raines Hankyu Braves
Outfielder Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions
Seiji Sekiguchi Nishitetsu Lions
Hiroshi Oshita Nishitetsu Lions

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "1954年度日本シリーズ　試合結果" (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.