1970 in Japanese Baseball
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Nippon Professional Baseball[edit]
Standings[edit]
- 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[edit]
Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | AVG | ERA | Manager(s) |
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Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 79 | 47 | 4 | 0.623 | 0.0 | 499 | 365 | 0.240 | 2.46 | Tetsuharu Kawakami |
Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 77 | 49 | 4 | 0.608 | 2.0 | 435 | 335 | 0.245 | 2.36 | Minoru Murayama |
Taiyo Whales | 130 | 69 | 57 | 4 | 0.546 | 10.0 | 436 | 399 | 0.241 | 2.75 | Kaoru Betto |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 62 | 60 | 8 | 0.508 | 15.0 | 393 | 421 | 0.226 | 3.00 | Rikuo Nemoto |
Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 55 | 70 | 5 | 0.442 | 23.5 | 435 | 462 | 0.234 | 3.20 | Shigeru Mizuhara |
Yakult Atoms | 130 | 33 | 92 | 5 | 0.273 | 45.5 | 336 | 552 | 0.215 | 3.78 | Takehiko Bessho, Yoshiharu Ogawa |
Pacific League[edit]
Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | AVG | ERA | Manager(s) |
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Lotte Orions | 130 | 80 | 47 | 3 | 0.627 | 0.0 | 599 | 472 | 0.263 | 3.23 | Wataru Nonin |
Nankai Hawks | 130 | 69 | 57 | 4 | 0.546 | 10.5 | 589 | 510 | 0.255 | 3.43 | Katsuya Nomura |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 65 | 59 | 6 | 0.523 | 13.5 | 424 | 442 | 0.233 | 2.98 | Osamu Mihara |
Hankyu Braves | 130 | 64 | 64 | 2 | 0.500 | 16.5 | 560 | 511 | 0.244 | 3.57 | Yukio Nishimoto |
Toei Flyers | 130 | 54 | 70 | 6 | 0.438 | 24.5 | 521 | 599 | 0.253 | 4.18 | Kenjiro Matsuki, Kenjiro Tamiya |
Nishitetsu Lions | 130 | 43 | 78 | 9 | 0.365 | 34.0 | 471 | 576 | 0.225 | 4.12 | Kazuhisa Inao |
Leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Statistic | Central League | Pacific League | ||||||
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Leader | Team | Number | Leader | Team | Number | |||
Batting Average | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri Giants | .325 | Isao Harimoto | Toei Flyers | .383 | ||
Runs | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri Giants | 97 | Masaru Tomita | Nankai Hawks | 95 | ||
Hits | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri Giants | 138 | Isao Harimoto | Toei Flyers | 176 | ||
Doubles | Masayuki Nakatsuka | Taiyo Whales | 28 | Jinten Haku | Toei Flyers | 30 | ||
Triples | Kenichi Yazawa | Chunichi Dragons | 6 | Michiyo Arito Masaru Tomita Toru Ogawa |
Lotte Orions Nankai Hawks Kintetsu Buffaloes |
5 | ||
Home Runs | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri Giants | 47 | Katsuo Osugi | Toei Flyers | 44 | ||
Runs Batted In | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 105 | Katsuo Osugi | Toei Flyers | 129 | ||
Stolen Bases | Fumihiro Tojo | Yakult Atoms | 28 | Yutaka Fukumoto | Hankyu Braves | 75 | ||
Walks | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri Giants | 119 | Clarence Jones | Nankai Hawks | 78 |
Pitching[edit]
Statistic | Central League | Pacific League | ||||||
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Leader | Team | Number | Leader | Team | Number | |||
ERA | Minoru Murayama | Hanshin Tigers | 0.98 | Michiro Sato | Nankai Hawks | 2.05 | ||
Wins | Masaji Hiramatsu | Taiyo Whales | 25 | Fumio Narita | Lotte Orions | 25 | ||
Winning Percentage | Minoru Murayama | Hanshin Tigers | .824 | Koichiro Sasaki | Kintetsu Buffaloes | .773 | ||
Losses | Masaji Hiramatsu | Taiyo Whales | 19 | Akira Kawahara | Nishitetsu Lions | 19 | ||
Innings Pitched | Yutaka Enatsu | Hanshin Tigers | 337.2 | Tomehiro Kaneda | Toei Flyers | 316.1 | ||
Appearances | Masakatsu Kotani | Taiyo Whales | 53 | Michiro Sato | Nankai Hawks | 55 | ||
Hits Allowed | Yutaka Enatsu | Hanshin Tigers | 232 | Keishi Suzuki | Kintetsu Buffaloes | 261 | ||
Home Runs Allowed | Yutaka Enatsu | Hanshin Tigers | 29 | Tomehiro Kaneda | Toei Flyers | 37 | ||
Strikeouts | Yutaka Enatsu | Hanshin Tigers | 340 | Keishi Suzuki | Kintetsu Buffaloes | 247 | ||
Base-on-Balls | Tsuneo Horiuchi | Yomiuri Giants | 103 | Akira Kawahara | Nishitetsu Lions | 92 |
All-Star Game[edit]
The NPB All-Star Game featured three games and was won by the Central League two games to one. The first game was played at Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium and was won by the PL, 13 - 9. The second game was played at Osaka Baseball Stadium and was won by the CL, 4 - 1. The third game was played at Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium and was won by the CL, 8 - 6.
Postseason[edit]
In the Nippon Series, the Yomiuri Giants (CL) defeated the Lotte Orions (PL), 4 games to 1. It was the Giants' sixth consecutive title. The winning manager was Tetsuharu Kawakami and the series MVP was Shigeo Nagashima.
Award Winners[edit]
The winner of the 1970 Sawamura Award was Masaji Hiramatsu of the Taiyo Whales. He had a 25 - 19 win-loss record, 182 strikeouts, and a 1.95 ERA in 332.2 innings.
Award | League | Player | Team | Position | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | HA | HRA | BB | SO | ERA |
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Most Valuable Player | CL | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri Giants | 1B | 425 | 97 | 138 | 47 | 93 | 1 | .325 | .476 | .713 | Did not pitch | |||||||
PL | Masaaki Kitaru | Lotte Orions | P | 89 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .157 | .212 | .169 | 21 - 10 | 278.0 | 225 | 29 | 42 | 161 | 2.53 | ||
Rookie of the Year | CL | Kenichi Yazawa | Chunichi Dragons | OF | 427 | 39 | 107 | 11 | 45 | 6 | .251 | .311 | .396 | Did not pitch | |||||||
PL | Michiro Sato | Nankai Hawks | P | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .188 | .133 | 18 - 6 | 144.2 | 93 | 18 | 32 | 104 | 2.05 |
Best Nine[edit]
The following players were part of the 1970 Best Nine teams.
High School Baseball[edit]
The 52nd National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 2547 schools competing for 30 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Tokai University Sagami High School (Kanagawa) defeated PL Gakuen (Osaka) by a score of 10 - 6.
The 42nd National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 26 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Minoshima High School (Wakayama) defeated Hokuyo High School (Osaka) by a score of 5 - 4.
University Baseball[edit]
All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series[edit]
The 1970 All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series featured 15 schools competing in the tournament at Meiji-Jingu Stadium. In the championship game Chukyo University defeated Kansai University by a score of 5 - 1.
Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention[edit]
At the Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention, Tokai University defeated Chukyo University.
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League[edit]
Season | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | Hosei | Waseda | Meiji | Keio | Rikkio | Tokyo |
Fall | Hosei | Meiji | Keio | Waseda | Rikkio | Tokyo |
Tohto University Base Ball League[edit]
Season | League | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | 1 | Shibaura Tech | Chuo | Nihon | Komazawa | Asia | Toyo |
2 | Senshu | Aoyama Gakuin | Rissho | Tokyo Agriculture | Kokushikan | Kokugakuin | |
Fall | 1 | Chuo | Asia | Toyo | Nihon | Shibaura Tech | Komazawa |
2 | Kokushikan | Rissho | Tokyo Agriculture | Aoyama Gakuin | Senshu | Kokugakuin |
Kansai 6 University Baseball League[edit]
Season | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | Kansai | Kinki | Kwansei Gakuin | Doshisha | Ryukoku | Osaka Commerce |
Fall | Kansai | Kwansei Gakuin | Doshisha | Kinki | Ryukoku | Osaka Commerce |
International Baseball[edit]
The San Francisco Giants toured Japan in the spring of 1970. The touring team went 3 - 6 - 0 against Japanese competition.
Japanese Players in Other Countries[edit]
- Italics indicate a Major League appearance
- Bobby Fenwick: Phoenix Giants, Pacific Coast (SFG-AAA)
- Hiroshi Suzuki: Decatur Commodores, Midwest (SFG-A); Great Falls Giants, Pioneer (SFG-R);
Hall of Fame[edit]
The following people were elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame:
- Shunichi Amachi, by Sportswriters Committee
- Kanoe Chuma, by Special Committee
- Matsutaro Naoki, by Special Committee
- Nobuaki Nidegawa, by Sportswriters Committee
- Komajiro Tamura, by Special Committee
Japanese Baseball Seasons
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