The 1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fifth season of operation of
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
(NPB).
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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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,Chunichi Dragons (CL)
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Nishitetsu Lions
The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based north of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Seibu Railway, wh ...
Yomiuri Giants
The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They ...
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 1950–1955,1954 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season
The 1954 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the twelfth and last season of the circuit. The AAGPBL was left with five teams after the Muskegon Belles franchise folded at the end of the past season. As a result, it was t ...
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1954 Major League Baseball season
The 1954 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 13 to October 2, 1954. For the second consecutive season, an MLB franchise relocated, as the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Orioles, who played their hom ...