1938 in Japanese Baseball
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Dai-Nippon Professional Baseball League[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates season champion; Italics indicate postseason series winner
Spring Season[edit]
Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | AVG | ERA | Manager(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Osaka Tigers | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0.829 | 0.0 | 212 | 109 | 0.268 | 2.05 | Shuichi Ishimoto |
Tokyo Kyojin | 35 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0.686 | 5.0 | 170 | 118 | 0.250 | 2.69 | Sadayoshi Fujimoto |
Hankyu | 35 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0.614 | 7.5 | 153 | 97 | 0.226 | 2.13 | Minoru Yamashita |
Eagles | 35 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0.543 | 10.0 | 117 | 109 | 0.229 | 2.45 | Shigeo Mori |
Tokyo Senators | 35 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0.386 | 15.5 | 135 | 174 | 0.217 | 3.58 | Hisanori Karita |
Nagoya Kinko | 35 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0.371 | 16.0 | 147 | 200 | 0.213 | 4.28 | Genzaburo Okada |
Nagoya | 35 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0.314 | 18.0 | 122 | 169 | 0.216 | 3.49 | Yukisato Nemoto |
Lion | 35 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0.257 | 20.0 | 105 | 185 | 0.211 | 3.71 | Tokuro Konishi |
Fall Season[edit]
Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | AVG | ERA | Manager(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tokyo Kyojin | 40 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0.763 | 0.0 | 211 | 110 | 0.241 | 2.04 | Sadayoshi Fujimoto |
Osaka Tigers | 40 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0.675 | 3.5 | 222 | 131 | 0.254 | 2.46 | Shuichi Ishimoto |
Hankyu | 40 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0.550 | 8.5 | 178 | 157 | 0.233 | 3.13 | Minoru Yamashita |
Nagoya | 40 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 0.513 | 10.0 | 145 | 183 | 0.211 | 3.34 | Yukisato Nemoto |
Tokyo Senators | 40 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0.488 | 11.0 | 166 | 199 | 0.222 | 3.99 | Hisanori Karita |
Lion | 40 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0.488 | 11.0 | 164 | 146 | 0.216 | 2.62 | Tokuro Konishi |
Eagles | 40 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 0.438 | 13.0 | 117 | 142 | 0.180 | 2.30 | Shigeo Mori |
Nankai | 40 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0.313 | 18.0 | 110 | 164 | 0.202 | 2.82 | Kazuo Takasu |
Nagoya Kinko | 40 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0.275 | 19.5 | 119 | 200 | 0.209 | 3.73 | Genzaburo Okada |
Leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Statistic | Spring Season | Fall Season | ||||||
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Leader | Team | Number | Leader | Team | Number | |||
Batting Average | Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin | .345 | Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin | .361 | ||
Runs | Fumio Fujimura | Osaka Tigers | 32 | Kenjiro Matsuki | Osaka | 35 | ||
Hits | Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin | 50 | Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin | 56 | ||
Doubles | Hisanori Karita | Tokyo Senators | 11 | Fumio Fujimura | Osaka Tigers | 11 | ||
Triples | Shigeru Chiba | Tokyo Kyojin | 7 | Yoshio Kikuya | Lion | 4 | ||
Home Runs | Harrison McGalliard | Eagles | 6 | Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin | 10 | ||
Runs Batted In | Masaru Kageura | Osaka Tigers | 31 | Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin | 38 | ||
Stolen Bases | Yukio Eguchi | Nagoya Kinko | 14 | Tsunesuke Sasaki | Nagoya Kinko | 20 | ||
Walks | Masao Nishimura | Hankyu | 39 | Shigeru Chiba | Tokyo Kyojin | 43 |
Pitching[edit]
Statistic | Spring Season | Fall Season | ||||||
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Leader | Team | Number | Leader | Team | Number | |||
ERA | Yukio Nishimura | Osaka Tigers | 1.52 | Victor Starffin | Tokyo Kyojin | 1.05 | ||
Wins | Victor Starffin | Tokyo Kyojin | 14 | Victor Starffin | Tokyo Kyojin | 19 | ||
Losses | Yoshio Kikuya | Lion | 18 | Masayoshi Nakayama | Nagoya Kinko | 13 | ||
Winning Percentage | Takao Misono | Osaka Tigers | .909 | Victor Starffin | Tokyo Kyojin | .905 | ||
Innings Pitched | Tadashi Kameda | Eagles | 187.2 | Victor Starffin | Tokyo Kyojin | 197.2 | ||
Appearances | Tadashi Kameda | Eagles | 29 | Kozo Matsuo | Nagoya | 27 | ||
Hits Allowed | Yoshio Kikuya | Lion | 158 | Kozo Matsuo | Nagoya | 142 | ||
Home Runs Allowed | Victor Starffin Tsuruo Suzuki |
Tokyo Kyojin Nagoya Kinko |
5 | Michio Nishizawa | Nagoya | 10 | ||
Strikeouts | Tadashi Kameda | Eagles | 137 | Victor Starffin | Tokyo Kyojin | 146 | ||
Base-on-Balls | Tadashi Kameda | Eagles | 143 | Tadashi Kameda | Eagles | 127 |
Postseason[edit]
The Osaka Tigers and Tokyo Kyojin, winners of the Spring and Fall seasons respectively, met after the season to determine a league champion. The first game was played on November 26 at Nishinomiya's Koshien Stadium and was won by the Tigers 3 - 2. On the following day the Tigers again defeated the Giants by one-run, 5 - 4. The series then moved to Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium for the middle set of games. The Tigers continued their winning ways, defeating the Giants 5 - 3 on December 1. On December 2, the Tigers won the fourth game by a score of 4 - 2, and the series in a four game sweep of the Kyojin.
Award Winners[edit]
Spring Season[edit]
Award | Player | Team | Position | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | HA | HRA | BB | SO | ERA |
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Most Valuable Player | Hisanori Karita | Tokyo Senators | 2B | 134 | 31 | 40 | 5 | 15 | 7 | .299 | .413 | .493 | 0 - 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fall Season[edit]
Award | Player | Team | Position | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | HA | HRA | BB | SO | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player | Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin | OF | 155 | 30 | 56 | 10 | 38 | 3 | .361 | .428 | .626 | Did not pitch |
High School Baseball[edit]
The 24th National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 633 schools competing for 22 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Heian High School (Kyoto) defeated Gifu Shogyo High School (Gifu) by a score of 2 - 1.
The 15th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 20 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Chukyo University Senior High School (Aichi) defeated Toho High School (Aichi) by a score of 1 - 1.
University Baseball[edit]
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League[edit]
Season | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | Meiji | Waseda | Hosei | Keio | Rikkio | Imperial |
Fall | Meiji | Keio | Waseda | Hosei | Rikkio | Imperial |
Tohto University Base Ball League[edit]
Season | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
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Spring | Nihon | Chuo | Senshu | Kokugakuin |
Fall | Chuo | Nihon, Senshu | Tokyo Agriculture |
Kansai 6 University Baseball League[edit]
Season | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | Kansai | Ritsumeikan | Kobe Commercial | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Doshisha |
Fall | Ritsumeikan | Kansai | Kwansei Gakuin | Kobe Commercial | Doshisha | Kyoto |
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