The 1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the tenth season of operation of
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
Standings
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
Pacific League
Awards
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Baseball Hall of Fame
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-r ...
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Matsutaro Shoriki
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Hiroshi Hiraoka
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Yukio Aoi
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Shin Hashido
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Kiyoshi Oshikawa
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Jiro Kuji
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Eiji Sawamura
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Iso Abe
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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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Motoshi Fujita,
Yomiuri Giants (CL)
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Tadashi Sugiura,
Nankai Hawks (PL)
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Rookie of the Year
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Takeshi Kuwata
Takeshi ( in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
*武, "warrior"
*毅, "strong"
*猛, "fierce"
*健, "healthy"
*剛, "sturdy"
*彪, "spotted"
*威, "intimidate"
*壮, "robust"
*丈, "length"
*雄, "mascu ...
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Taiyo Whales
The are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its current ...
(CL)
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Isao Harimoto,
Toei Flyers
The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at ES CON Field Hokkaido. The Fighters also host a ...
(PL)
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Eiji Sawamura Award
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Minoru Murayama,
Osaka Tigers
The Hanshin Tigers (Japanese: 阪神タイガース ''Hanshin Taigāsu'') are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and is owned by Hanshin Electric Railway ...
(CL)
See also
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1959 Major League Baseball season
The 1959 Major League Baseball season was played from April 9 to October 9, 1959. It saw the Los Angeles Dodgers, free of the strife produced by their move from Brooklyn the previous season, rebound to win the National League pennant after a two-g ...
References
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{{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons