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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
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upOsaka Tigers
Season MVPWally Yonamine (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPKazuhisa Inao (NIS)
Japan Series
ChampionsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPHiroshi Oshita (NIS)
NPB seasons

Regular season

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Standings

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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

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Japan Series

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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

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Central League

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Pacific League

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 1957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 16, 2010.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.
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