1949 in Japanese Baseball

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1949 in Japanese baseball

Nippon Baseball League

Standings

Bold indicates league champion

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB	RS	RA	AVG	ERA	Manager(s)
Yomiuri Giants	134	85	48	1	0.638	0.0	706	497	0.273	3.15	Osamu Mihara
Hankyu Braves	136	69	64	3	0.518	16.0	622	585	0.265	3.63	Shinji Hamazaki
Daiei Stars	134	67	65	2	0.507	17.5	702	653	0.272	4.15	Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Nankai Hawks	135	67	67	1	0.500	18.5	661	670	0.270	3.95	Kazuto Tsuruoka
Chunichi Dragons	137	66	68	3	0.493	19.5	628	642	0.268	3.77	Shunichi Amachi
Osaka Tigers	137	65	69	3	0.485	20.5	735	725	0.283	4.47	Tadashi Wakabayashi
Tokyu Flyers	138	64	73	1	0.467	23.0	560	700	0.243	4.18	Toshiharu Inokawa
Taiyo Robins	133	52	81	0	0.391	33.0	603	745	0.265	4.59	Shuichi Ishimoto

Leaders

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Makoto Kozuru	Daiei Stars	.361
Runs	Kaoru Betto	Osaka Tigers	129
Hits	Fumio Fujimura	Osaka Tigers	187
Doubles	Tetsuharu Kawakami	Yomiuri Giants	36
Triples	Saburo Hirai	Hankyu Braves	11
Home Runs	Fumio Fujimura	Osaka Tigers	46
Runs Batted In	Fumio Fujimura	Osaka Tigers	142
Stolen Bases	Chusuke Kizuka	Nankai Hawks	59
Walks	Sadayuki Minagawa	Tokyu Flyers	80

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Hideo Fujimoto	Yomiuri Giants	1.94
Wins	Victor Starffin	Daiei Stars	27
Losses	Rentaro Imanishi Nobuo Nakatani Shigeaki Kuroo	Hankyu Braves Nankai Hawks Tokyu Flyers	19
Winning Percentage	Hideo Fujimoto	Yomiuri Giants	.774
Innings Pitched	Victor Starffin	Daiei Stars	376.0
Appearances	Yoshio Tenpo Victor Starffin	Hankyu Braves Daiei Stars	52
Hits Allowed	Victor Starffin	Daiei Stars	357
Home Runs Allowed	Masaaki Noguchi	Daiei Stars	35
Strikeouts	Yoshimasa Takesue	Nankai Hawks	183
Base-on-Balls	Zenzo Ikeda	Daiei Stars	149

Award Winners

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	Fumio Fujimura	Osaka Tigers	OF	563	116	187	46	142	12	.332	.388	.650	Did not pitch
Sawamura Award	Hideo Fujimoto	Yomiuri Giants	P	116	20	33	3	19	2	.284	.371	.431	24 - 7		288.0	238	14	55	137	1.94

Best Nine

The following players were part of the 1949 Best Nine team.

Position	Player	Team
P	Hideo Fujimoto	Yomiuri Giants
C	Takeshi Doigaki	Osaka Tigers
1B	Tetsuharu Kawakami	Yomiuri Giants
2B	Shigeru Chiba	Yomiuri Giants
SS	Chusuke Kizuka	Nankai Hawks
3B	Fumio Fujimura	Osaka Tigers
OF	Kaoru Betto	Osaka Tigers
	Makoto Kozuru	Daiei Stars
	Hiroshi Oshita	Tokyu Flyers

High School Baseball

The 31st National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 1365 schools competing for 23 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Shounan High School (Kanagawa) defeated Gifu High School (Gifu) by a score of 5 - 3.

The 21st National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 16 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Kitano High School (Osaka) defeated Ashiya High School (Hyogo) by a score of 6 - 4.

University Baseball

Tokyo Big6 Baseball League

Season	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Spring	Waseda	Meiji	Rikkio	Hosei	Keio	Tokyo
Fall	Keio	Meiji	Waseda	Hosei	Tokyo	Rikkio

Tohto University Base Ball League

Season	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Spring	Nihon	Senshu	Chuo	Tokyo Tech	Tokyo Agriculture	Kokugakuin
Fall	Chuo	Senshu	Nihon	Komazawa	Tokyo Agriculture	Tokyo Tech

Kansai 6 University Baseball League

Season	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Spring	Kwansei Gakuin	Doshisha	Kobe	Kansai	Ritsumeikan	Kyoto
Fall	Kansai	Ritsumeikan	Doshisha	Kwansei Gakuin	Kobe	Kyoto

International Baseball

The San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League toured Japan in the fall of 1949. The touring team went 7 - 0 - 0 against Japanese competition.