1960 in Japanese Baseball

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1960 in Japanese baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball

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)
Taiyo Whales	130	70	56	4	0.554	0.0	411	361	0.230	2.32	Osamu Mihara
Yomiuri Giants	130	66	61	3	0.519	4.5	444	459	0.229	3.09	Shigeru Mizuhara
Osaka Tigers	130	64	62	4	0.508	6.0	436	403	0.242	2.62	Masayasu Kaneda
Hiroshima Carp	130	62	61	7	0.504	6.5	426	403	0.230	2.70	Katsumi Shiraishi
Chunichi Dragons	130	63	67	0	0.485	9.0	436	454	0.230	3.08	Shigeru Sugishita
Kokutetsu Swallows	130	54	72	4	0.431	16.0	388	461	0.232	3.09	Mitsuo Uno

Pacific League

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB	RS	RA	AVG	ERA	Manager(s)
Daimai Orions	133	82	48	3	0.628	0.0	547	433	0.262	2.66	Yukio Nishimoto
Nankai Hawks	136	78	52	6	0.596	4.0	519	459	0.247	2.88	Kazuto Tsuruoka
Nishitetsu Lions	136	70	60	6	0.537	12.0	537	467	0.251	3.05	Tokuji Kawasaki
Hankyu Braves	136	65	65	6	0.500	17.0	447	473	0.243	2.99	Katsuki Tokura
Toei Flyers	132	52	78	2	0.402	30.0	436	492	0.236	2.92	Yoshiyuki Iwamoto
Kintetsu Buffaloes	131	43	87	1	0.332	39.0	408	570	0.236	3.61	Shigeru Chiba

Leaders

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic		Central League				Pacific League
		Leader	Team	Number		Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average		Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri Giants	.334		Kihachi Enomoto	Daimai Orions	.344
Runs		Toshio Naka	Chunichi Dragons	80		Kihachi Enomoto	Daimai Orions	94
Hits		Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri Giants	151		Kihachi Enomoto	Daimai Orions	170
Doubles		Teruo Namiki	Osaka Tigers	31		Kihachi Enomoto	Daimai Orions	37
Triples		Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri Giants	12		Yoshinori Hirose	Nankai Hawks	10
Home Runs		Katsumi Fujimoto	Osaka Tigers	22		Kazuhiro Yamauchi	Daimai Orions	32
Runs Batted In		Katsumi Fujimoto	Osaka Tigers	76		Kazuhiro Yamauchi	Daimai Orions	103
Stolen Bases		Toshio Naka	Chunichi Dragons	50		Roberto Barbon	Hankyu Braves	32
Walks		Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri Giants	70		Yasumitsu Toyoda	Nishitetsu Lions	77

Pitching

Statistic		Central League				Pacific League
		Leader	Team	Number		Leader	Team	Number
ERA		Noboru Akiyama	Taiyo Whales	1.75		Shoichi Ono	Daimai Orions	1.98
Wins		Ritsuo Horimoto	Yomiuri Giants	29		Shoichi Ono	Daimai Orions	33
Winning Percentage		Noboru Akiyama	Taiyo Whales	.677		Shoichi Ono	Daimai Orions	.750
Losses		Masaichi Kaneda	Kokutetsu Swallows	22		Masayuki Dobashi	Toei Flyers	23
Innings Pitched		Ritsuo Horimoto	Yomiuri Giants	364.2		Tadashi Sugiura	Nankai Hawks	332.2
Appearances		Ritsuo Horimoto	Yomiuri Giants	69		Shoichi Ono	Daimai Orions	67
Hits Allowed		Masaaki Koyama	Osaka Tigers	287		Tetsuya Yoneda	Hankyu Braves	271
Home Runs Allowed		Masaichi Kaneda	Kokutetsu Swallows	27		Takao Kajimoto	Hankyu Braves	31
Strikeouts		Masaichi Kaneda	Kokutetsu Swallows	284		Tadashi Sugiura	Nankai Hawks	317
Base-on-Balls		Kiyoshi Oishi	Hiroshima Carp	107		Shoichi Ono	Daimai Orions	101

All-Star Game

The NPB All-Star Game featured three games and was won by the Pacific League two games to one. The first game was played at Kawasaki Baseball Stadium and was won by the PL, 3 - 1. The second game was played at Korakuen Baseball Stadium and was won by the CL, 5 - 4. The third game was played at Korakuen Baseball Stadium and was won by the PL, 6 - 5.

Postseason

In the Nippon Series, the Taiyo Whales (CL) defeated the Nishitetsu Lions (PL), 4 games to 0. The winning manager was Osamu Mihara and the series MVP was Akihito Kondo.

Award Winners

The winner of the 1960 Sawamura Award was Ritsuo Horimoto of the Yomiuri Giants. He had a 29 - 18 win-loss record, 210 strikeouts, and a 2.00 ERA in 364.2 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	Noboru Akiyama	Taiyo Whales	P	80	3	10	0	4	0	.125	.123	.163	21 - 10		262.1	189	11	86	183	1.75
	PL	Kazuhiro Yamauchi	Daimai Orions	OF	483	93	151	32	103	5	.313	.395	.580	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	CL	Ritsuo Horimoto	Yomiuri Giants	P	114	8	25	2	6	1	.219	.276	.298	29 - 18		364.2	278	22	89	210	2.00
	PL	Not Awarded			Not Available

Best Nine

The following players were part of the 1960 Best Nine teams.

Central League			Position		Pacific League
Player	Team				Player	Team
Noboru Akiyama	Taiyo Whales		P		Shoichi Ono	Daimai Orions
Kiyoshi Doi	Taiyo Whales		C		Katsuya Nomura	Nankai Hawks
Kazuhiko Kondo	Taiyo Whales		1B		Kihachi Enomoto	Daimai Orions
Noboru Inoue	Chunichi Dragons		2B		Akira Ogi	Nishitetsu Lions
Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri Giants		3B		Akitoshi Kodama	Kintetsu Buffaloes
Yoshio Yoshida	Osaka Tigers		SS		Yasumitsu Toyoda	Nishitetsu Lions
Toru Mori	Chunichi Dragons		OF		Isao Harimoto	Toei Flyers
Toshio Naka	Chunichi Dragons				Kenjiro Tamiya	Daimai Orions
Teruo Namiki	Osaka Tigers				Kazuhiro Yamauchi	Daimai Orions

High School Baseball

The 42nd National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 1903 schools competing for 30 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Hosei University Daini High School (Kanagawa) defeated Shizuoka High School (Shizuoka) by a score of 3 - 0.

The 32nd National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 23 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Takamatsu Commercial High School (Kagawa) defeated Yonago Higashi High School (Tottori) by a score of 2 - 1.

University Baseball

All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series

The 1960 All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series featured 10 schools competing in the tournament at Meiji-Jingu Stadium. In the championship game Hosei University defeated Doshisha University by a score of 2 - 1.

Tokyo Big6 Baseball League

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

Tohto University Base Ball League

Season	League	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Spring	1	Nihon	Senshu	Kokugakuin	Shibaura Tech	Komazawa	Gakushuin
	2	Tokyo Agriculture	Chuo	Toyo	Meiji Gakuin	Aoyama Gakuin	Tokyo Keizai
Fall	1	Senshu	Tokyo Agriculture	Nihon	Shibaura Tech	Komazawa	Kokugakuin
	2	Gakushuin	Chuo	Toyo	Aoyama Gakuin	Meiji Gakuin	Tokyo Keizai

Kansai 6 University Baseball League

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

International Baseball

The San Francisco Giants toured Japan in the fall of 1960. The touring team went 11 - 4 - 1 against Japanese competition.

Hall of Fame

The following people were elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame:

• Atsushi Kono, by Special Committee
• Yaichiro Sakurai, by Special Committee
• Victor Starffin, by Sportswriters Committee
• Chujun Tobita, by Special Committee