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1967 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)
Yomiuri Giants	134	84	46	4	0.642	0.0	595	430	0.265	2.87	Tetsuharu Kawakami
Chunichi Dragons	134	72	58	4	0.552	12.0	541	521	0.248	3.31	Michio Nishizawa
Hanshin Tigers	136	70	60	6	0.537	14.0	429	421	0.245	2.60	Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Taiyo Whales	135	59	71	5	0.456	25.0	477	511	0.245	3.28	Osamu Mihara
Sankei Atoms	135	58	72	5	0.448	26.0	503	548	0.240	3.68	Tokuji Iida
Hiroshima Carp	138	47	83	8	0.370	37.0	422	536	0.225	3.41	Ryohei Hasegawa

Pacific League

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB	RS	RA	AVG	ERA	Manager(s)
Hankyu Braves	134	75	55	4	0.575	0.0	518	435	0.251	2.79	Yukio Nishimoto
Nishitetsu Lions	140	66	64	10	0.507	9.0	407	418	0.222	2.50	Futoshi Nakanishi
Toei Flyers	134	65	65	4	0.500	10.0	510	472	0.261	3.19	Shigeru Mizuhara
Nankai Hawks	133	64	66	3	0.492	11.0	450	438	0.235	3.04	Kazuto Tsuruoka
Tokyo Orions	137	61	69	7	0.471	14.0	463	483	0.240	3.01	Katsuki Tokura
Kintetsu Buffaloes	132	59	71	2	0.455	16.0	465	567	0.251	3.83	Akitoshi Kodama

Leaders

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic		Central League				Pacific League
		Leader	Team	Number		Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average		Toshio Naka	Chunichi Dragons	.343		Isao Harimoto	Toei Flyers	.351
Runs		Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Giants	94		Gordie Windhorn	Hankyu Braves	78
Hits		Taira Fujita	Hanshin Tigers	154		Masahiro Doi	Kintetsu Buffaloes	147
Doubles		Taira Fujita	Hanshin Tigers	30		Katsuya Nomura Takenori Ikebe	Nankai Hawks Tokyo Orions	27
Triples		Taira Fujita	Hanshin Tigers	10		Toshizo Sakamoto Fujio Yamaguchi	Hankyu Braves Hankyu Braves	7
Home Runs		Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Giants	47		Katsuya Nomura	Nankai Hawks	35
Runs Batted In		Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Giants	108		Katsuya Nomura	Nankai Hawks	100
Stolen Bases		Isao Shibata	Yomiuri Giants	70		Takayuki Nishida	Tokyo Orions	32
Walks		Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Giants	130		Kihachi Enomoto	Tokyo Orions	83

Pitching

Statistic		Central League				Pacific League
		Leader	Team	Number		Leader	Team	Number
ERA		Masatoshi Gondo	Hanshin Tigers	1.40		Mitsuhiro Adachi	Hankyu Braves	1.75
Wins		Kentaro Ogawa	Chunichi Dragons	29		Masaaki Ikenaga	Nishitetsu Lions	25
Winning Percentage		Tsuneo Horiuchi	Yomiuri Giants	.857		Shigeo Ishii	Hankyu Braves	.692
Losses		Shiroku Ishido	Sankei Swallows	18		Taisuke Watanabe Katsuji Sakai	Nankai Hawks Tokyo Orions	18
Innings Pitched		Kentaro Ogawa	Chunichi Dragons	279.2		Masaaki Ikenaga	Nishitetsu Lions	335.1
Appearances		Ichiro Hiraoka	Taiyo Whales	57		Toshiaki Moriyasu	Toei Flyers	59
Hits Allowed		Shiroku Ishido	Sankei Swallows	249		Masaaki Ikenaga	Nishitetsu Lions	300
Home Runs Allowed		Genichi Murata	Sankei Swallows	29		Keishi Suzuki	Kintetsu Buffaloes	36
Strikeouts		Yutaka Enatsu	Hanshin Tigers	225		Keishi Suzuki	Kintetsu Buffaloes	222
Base-on-Balls		Yutaka Enatsu	Hanshin Tigers	88		Toshiaki Moriyasu	Toei Flyers	85

All-Star Game

The NPB All-Star Game featured three games and was won by the Pacific League three games to none. The first game was played at Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium and was won by the PL, 9 - 4. The second game was played at Chunichi Stadium and was won by the PL, 7 - 3. The third game was played at Osaka Baseball Stadium and was won by the PL, 9 - 6.

Postseason

In the Nippon Series, the Yomiuri Giants (CL) defeated the Hankyu Braves (PL), 4 games to 2. It was the Giants' third consecutive title. The winning manager was Tetsuharu Kawakami and the series MVP was Masaaki Mori.

Award Winners

The winner of the 1967 Sawamura Award was Kentaro Ogawa of the Chunichi Dragons. He had a 29 - 12 win-loss record, 178 strikeouts, and a 2.51 ERA in 279.2 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	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Giants	1B	426	94	139	47	108	3	.326	.488	.723	Did not pitch
	PL	Mitsuhiro Adachi	Hankyu Braves	P	86	6	10	0	2	0	.116	.144	.151	20 - 10		268.0	191	13	60	130	1.75
Rookie of the Year	CL	Shiro Takegami	Sankei Atoms	2B	405	45	121	3	27	5	.299	.331	.380	Did not pitch
	PL	Yoshimasa Takahashi	Toei Flyers	P	60	6	12	0	3	0	.200	.262	.267	15 - 11		226.2	212	21	22	101	2.46

Best Nine

The following players were part of the 1967 Best Nine teams.

Central League			Position		Pacific League
Player	Team				Player	Team
Kentaro Ogawa	Chunichi Dragons		P		Mitsuhiro Adachi	Hankyu Braves
Masaaki Mori	Yomiuri Giants		C		Katsuya Nomura	Nankai Hawks
Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Giants		1B		Katsuo Osugi	Toei Flyers
Morimichi Takagi	Chunichi Dragons		2B		Don Blasingame	Nankai Hawks
Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri Giants		3B		Kiyoshi Morimoto	Hankyu Braves
Taira Fujita	Hanshin Tigers		SS		Tsuyoshi Oshita	Toei Flyers
Kazuhiko Kondo	Taiyo Whales		OF		Masahiro Doi	Kintetsu Buffaloes
Toshio Naka	Chunichi Dragons				Isao Harimoto	Toei Flyers
Isao Shibata	Yomiuri Giants				Atsushi Nagaike	Hankyu Braves

High School Baseball

The 49th National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 2460 schools competing for 30 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Narashino High School (Chiba) defeated Koryo High School (Hiroshima) by a score of 7 - 1.

The 39th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 24 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Tsukumi High School (Oita) defeated Kochi High School (Kochi) by a score of 2 - 1.

University Baseball

All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series

The 1967 All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series featured 14 schools competing in the tournament at Nakahinata Baseball Stadium. In the championship game Chuo University defeated Keio University by a score of 3 - 1.

Tokyo Big6 Baseball League

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

Tohto University Base Ball League

Season	League	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Spring	1	Chuo	Asia	Senshu	Komazawa	Nihon	Toyo
	2	Aoyama Gakuin	Shibaura Tech	Kokugakuin	Tokyo Agriculture	Kokushikan	Rissho
Fall	1	Asia	Komazawa	Chuo	Toyo	Senshu	Nihon
	2	Shibaura Tech	Kokugakuin	Kokushikan	Tokyo Agriculture	Aoyama Gakuin	Takushoku

Kansai 6 University Baseball League

Season	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Spring	Kansai	Doshisha	Kwansei Gakuin	Ryukoku	Kinki	Ritsumeikan
Fall	Kinki	Ryukoku	Kansai	Doshisha	Kwansei Gakuin	Osaka Commerce

International Baseball

Japanese Players in Other Countries

Italics indicate a Major League appearance

• Bobby Fenwick: Decatur Commodores, Midwest (SFG-A)

Hall of Fame

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

• Hisashi Koshimoto, by Special Committee