1950 in Japanese Baseball

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1950 in Japanese baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball

The league splits into the Central and Pacific Leagues. The expanded Nippon Professional Baseball system doubles the number of teams from seven to fifteen. The first Nippon Series is played as well.

Standings

Bold indicates league champion; Italics indicate Nippon Series winner
From 1950 to 1979, the official name of the Pacific League was the Taiheiyo Baseball Union.

Central League

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB	RS	RA	AVG	ERA	Manager(s)
Shochiku Robins	137	98	35	4	0.730	0.0	908	524	0.287	3.23	Tokuro Konishi
Chunichi Dragons	137	89	44	4	0.664	9.0	745	597	0.274	3.73	Shunichi Amachi
Yomiuri Giants	140	82	54	4	0.600	17.5	724	522	0.269	2.90	Shigeru Mizuhara
Osaka Tigers	140	70	67	3	0.511	30.0	766	696	0.270	4.19	Kenjiro Matsuki
Taiyo Whales	140	69	68	3	0.504	31.0	759	761	0.273	4.47	Tairiku Watanabe
Nishi-Nippon Pirates	136	50	83	3	0.379	48.0	633	759	0.261	4.66	Toshio Kojima
Kokutetsu Swallows	138	42	94	2	0.312	57.5	480	790	0.245	4.67	Norio Nishigaki
Hiroshima Carp	138	41	96	1	0.301	59.0	511	877	0.244	5.20	Shuichi Ishimoto

Pacific League

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB	RS	RA	AVG	ERA	Manager(s)
Mainichi Orions	120	81	34	5	0.696	0.0	713	512	0.286	3.42	Yoshio Yuasa
Nankai Hawks	120	66	49	5	0.571	15.0	645	495	0.279	3.38	Kazuto Tsuruoka
Daiei Stars	120	62	54	4	0.533	19.5	534	516	0.260	3.70	Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Hankyu Braves	120	54	64	2	0.458	28.5	522	541	0.245	3.69	Shinji Hamazaki
Nishitetsu Clippers	120	51	67	2	0.433	31.5	493	583	0.254	3.87	Kaname Miyazaki
Tokyu Flyers	120	51	69	0	0.425	32.5	524	660	0.256	4.52	Shinobu Ando
Kintetsu Pearls	120	44	72	4	0.383	37.5	467	591	0.242	3.85	Shozo Fujita

Leaders

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic		Central League				Pacific League
		Leader	Team	Number		Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average		Fumio Fujimura	Osaka Tigers	.362		Hiroshi Oshita	Tokyu Flyers	.339
Runs		Makoto Kozuru	Shochiku Robins	143		Kaoru Betto	Mainichi Orions	108
Hits		Fumio Fujimura	Osaka Tigers	191		Kaoru Betto	Mainichi Orions	160
Doubles		Kiyoshi Ozawa	Taiyo Whales	45		Tokuji Iida	Nankai Hawks	33
Triples		Tokuzo Harada Yukichi Nagatoshi Shoji Arakawa	Chunichi Dragons Nishi-Nippon Pirates Shochiku Robins	12		Kazuo Kageyama	Nankai Hawks	15
Home Runs		Makoto Kozuru	Shochiku Robins	51		Kaoru Betto	Mainichi Orions	43
Runs Batted In		Makoto Kozuru	Shochiku Robins	161		Kaoru Betto	Mainichi Orions	105
Stolen Bases		Jiro Kanayama	Shochiku Robins	74		Chusuke Kizuka	Nankai Hawks	78
Walks		Shigeru Chiba	Yomiuri Giants	105		Tokuji Iida	Nankai Hawks	74

Pitching

Statistic		Central League				Pacific League
		Leader	Team	Number		Leader	Team	Number
ERA		Nobuo Oshima	Shochiku Robins	2.03		Atsushi Aramaki	Mainichi Orions	2.06
Wins		Juzo Sanada	Shochiku Robins	39		Atsushi Aramaki	Mainichi Orions	26
Winning Percentage		Nobuo Oshima	Shochiku Robins	.833		Takeshi Nomura	Mainichi Orions	.818
Losses		Ryohei Hasegawa	Hiroshima Carp	27		Yoshio Tenbo	Hankyu Braves	24
Innings Pitched		Juzo Sanada	Shochiku Robins	395.2		Yasuo Yonekawa	Tokyu Flyers	363.2
Appearances		Hiroyoshi Takano	Taiyo Whales	66		Yasuo Yonekawa	Tokyu Flyers	58
Hits Allowed		Hiroyoshi Takano	Taiyo Whales	367		Yasuo Yonekawa	Tokyu Flyers	349
Home Runs Allowed		Juzo Sanada	Shochiku Robins	39		Yasuo Yonekawa	Tokyu Flyers	27
Strikeouts		Shigeru Sugishita	Chunichi Dragons	209		Yasuo Yonekawa	Tokyu Flyers	207
Base-on-Balls		Akira Takahashi	Kokutetsu Swallows	178		Hachiro Abe	Hankyu Braves	104

Postseason

In the first Nippon Series, the Mainichi Orions (PL) defeated the Taiyo Robins (CL), 4 games to 2. The winning manager was Yoshio Yuasa and the series MVP was Kaoru Betto.

Award Winners

The winner of the 1950 Sawamura Award was Juzo Sanada of the Shochiku Robins. He had a 39 - 12 win-loss record, 191 strikeouts, and a 3.05 ERA in 395.2 innings.

Award	League	Player	Team	Position	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	W - L	SV	IP	HA	HRA	BB	SO	ERA
Most Valuable Player	CL	Makoto Kozuru	Shochiku Robins	OF	516	143	183	51	161	28	.355	.450	.729	Did not pitch
	PL	Kaoru Betto	Mainichi Orions	OF	477	108	160	43	105	34	.335	.397	.671	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	CL	Nobuo Oshima	Shochiku Robins	P	85	9	19	0	10	1	.224	.333	.306	20 - 4		225.1	197	9	75	70	2.03
	PL	Atsushi Aramaki	Mainichi Orions	P	97	10	19	0	6	0	.196	.235	.289	26 - 8		274.2	240	11	55	150	2.06

Best Nine

The following players were part of the 1950 Best Nine teams.

Central League			Position		Pacific League
Player	Team				Player	Team
Juzo Sanada	Shochiku Robins		P		Atsushi Aramaki	Mainichi Orions
Shoji Arakawa	Shochiku Robins		C		Takeshi Doigaki	Mainichi Orions
Michio Nishizawa	Chunichi Dragons		1B		Tokuji Iida	Nankai Hawks
Shigeru Chiba	Yomiuri Giants		2B		Yasuya Hondo	Mainichi Orions
Fumio Fujimura	Osaka Tigers		3B		Junji Nakatani	Hankyu Braves
Katsumi Shiraishi	Hiroshima Carp		SS		Chusuke Kizuka	Nankai Hawks
Noboru Aota	Yomiuri Giants		OF		Kaoru Betto	Mainichi Orions
Yoshiyuki Iwamoto	Shochiku Robins				Shigeya Iijima	Daiei Stars
Makoto Kozuru	Shochiku Robins				Hiroshi Oshita	Tokyu Flyers

High School Baseball

The 32nd National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 1536 schools competing for 23 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Matsuyama Higashi High School (Ehime) defeated Naruto High School (Tokushima) by a score of 12 - 8.

The 22nd National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 16 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Nirayama High School (Shizuoka) defeated Kochi Shogyo High School (Kochi) by a score of 4 - 1.

University Baseball

Tokyo Big6 Baseball League

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

Tohto University Base Ball League

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

Kansai 6 University Baseball League

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