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1956 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upOsaka Tigers
Season MVPTakehiko Bessho (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPFutoshi Nakanishi (NIS)
Japan Series
ChampionsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPYasumitsu Toyoda (NIS)
NPB seasons
← 19551957 →

The 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the seventh 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 130 82 44 4 .646 —
Osaka Tigers 130 79 50 1 .612 4.5
Chunichi Dragons 130 74 56 0 .569 10.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 61 65 4 .485 21.0
Hiroshima Carp 130 45 82 3 .358 27.5
Taiyo Whales 130 43 87 0 .331 41.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 154 96 51 7 .646 —
Nankai Hawks 154 96 52 6 .643 0.5
Hankyu Braves 154 88 64 2 .578 10.5
Mainichi Orions 154 84 66 4 .558 13.5
Kintetsu Pearls 154 68 82 4 .455 29.5
Toei Flyers 154 58 92 4 .390 39.5
Daiei Stars 154 57 94 3 .380 41.0
Takahashi Unions 154 52 98 4 .351 45.5

Postseason

Japan Series

Main article: 1956 Japan Series

PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 10 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Korakuen Stadium 2:07 24,632 
2 October 11 Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Korakuen Stadium 2:18 19,108 
3 October 13 Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 Heiwadai Stadium 2:41 23,528 
4 October 14 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 4 Heiwadai Stadium 1:55 24,459 
5 October 15 Yomiuri Giants – 12, Nishitetsu Lions – 7 Heiwadai Stadium 3:16 19,042 
6 October 17 Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Korakuen Stadium 2:13 27,994

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants .338
Home runs Noboru Aota Taiyo Whales 25
Runs batted in Andy Miyamoto Yomiuri Giants 69
Runs Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants 86
Hits Tetsuharu Kawakami Yomiuri Giants 160
Stolen bases Yoshio Yoshida Osaka Tigers 50
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Takehiko Bessho Yomiuri Giants 27
Losses Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 25
Earned run average Shozo Watanabe Osaka Tigers 1.45
Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 316
Innings pitched Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 3792⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions .325
Home runs Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 29
Runs batted in Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 95
Runs Chico Barbon Hankyu Braves 94
Hits Shinya Sasaki Takahashi Unions 180
Stolen bases Akiteru Kono Hankyu Braves 85
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Masayoshi Miura Daiei Stars 29
Losses Yasuo Yonekawa Toei Flyers 21
Earned run average Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 1.06
Strikeouts Takao Kajimoto Hankyu Braves 327
Innings pitched Yukio Shimabara Nishitetsu Lions 3732⁄3

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Takehiko Bessho Yomiuri Giants
Catcher Shigeru Fujio Yomiuri Giants
First baseman Tetsuharu Kawakami Yomiuri Giants
Second baseman Noboru Inoue Chunichi Dragons
Third baseman Toshikazu Kodama Chunichi Dragons
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 Takao Kajimoto Hankyu Braves
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks
First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Mainichi Orions
Second baseman Shinya Sasaki Takahashi Unions
Third baseman Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions
Shortstop Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions
Outfielder Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions
Katsuki Tokura Hankyu Braves
Kohei Sugiyama Nankai Hawks

See also

References

  1. ^ 1956年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.
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