The 1951 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the second season of operation of
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). 1951 saw the best season in terms of
winning percentage in NPB history, with the
Nankai Hawks going 72-24-8, good enough for a .750 winning percentage, on their way to their first
Japan Series appearance in franchise history. The
Yomiuri Giants would defeat the Nankai Hawks in the Japan Series 4 games to 1, marking the first of 22
Japan Series championships for the Giants.
Regular season
Standings
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
Pacific League
Awards
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Most Valuable Player
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
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Tetsuharu Kawakami
was a Japanese baseball player and manager, known for his red bat, and his nickname .
He was a professional player for 18 years, winning the batting title five times, two home run crowns, three RBI titles, and had six titles for the most hits in ...
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Yomiuri Giants (CL)
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Kazuto Yamamoto,
Nankai Hawks (PL)
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Rookie of the Year
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Kiyoshi Matsuda, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
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Kazuo Kageyama
was a Japanese professional baseball third basemen and manager for the Nankai Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside ...
, Nankai Hawks (PL)
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Eiji Sawamura Award
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Shigeru Sugishita
Shigeru Sugishita (杉下 茂, born September 17, 1925) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and coach. Renowned for his forkball, Sugishita dominated the Central League from 1950–1955,[Nagoya Dragons
The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in 2011) ...]
(CL)
See also
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1951 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season
The 1951 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the ninth season of the circuit. The teams Battle Creek Belles, Fort Wayne Daisies, Grand Rapids Chicks, Kalamazoo Lassies, Kenosha Comets, Peoria Redwings, Rockford Peaches a ...
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1951 Major League Baseball season
The 1951 Major League Baseball season opened on April 16 and finished on October 12, 1951. Teams from both leagues played a 154-game regular season schedule. At the end of the regular season, the National League pennant was still undecided resul ...
References
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{{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons