1984 in Japanese Baseball

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1984 in Japanese baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball

Standings

Bold indicates league champion; Italics indicate Nippon Series winner

Central League

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB	RS	RA	AVG	ERA	Manager(s)
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	130	75	45	10	0.615	0.0	635	494	0.274	3.37	Takeshi Koba
Chunichi Dragons	130	73	49	8	0.592	3.0	641	551	0.282	3.82	Kazuhiro Yamauchi
Yomiuri Giants	130	67	54	9	0.550	8.5	637	517	0.268	3.66	Sadaharu Oh
Hanshin Tigers	130	53	69	8	0.438	23.0	563	637	0.264	4.46	Motoo Ando
Yakult Swallows	130	51	71	8	0.423	25.0	530	653	0.264	4.76	Shiro Takegami, Masayuki Dobashi
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	130	46	77	7	0.381	30.5	484	638	0.263	4.55	Junzo Sekine

Pacific League

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB	RS	RA	AVG	ERA	Manager(s)
Hankyu Braves	130	75	45	10	0.615	0.0	671	510	0.272	3.72	Toshiharu Ueda
Lotte Orions	130	64	51	15	0.550	8.5	632	602	0.275	4.22	Kazuhisa Inao
Seibu Lions	130	62	61	7	0.504	14.5	593	565	0.256	4.10	Tatsuro Hirooka
Kintetsu Buffaloes	130	58	61	11	0.488	16.5	609	647	0.257	4.36	Isami Okamoto
Nankai Hawks	130	53	65	12	0.454	21.0	633	697	0.269	4.89	Yoshio Anabuki
Nippon Ham Fighters	130	44	73	13	0.388	29.5	571	688	0.259	4.98	Keiji Osawa, Yoshinobu Uemura

Leaders

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic		Central League				Pacific League
		Leader	Team	Number		Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average		Kazunori Shinozuka	Yomiuri Giants	.334		Boomer Wells	Hankyu Braves	.355
Runs		Yoshihiko Takahashi	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	97		Daijiro Oishi	Kintetsu Buffaloes	97
Hits		Yasushi Tao Kenichi Yazawa	Chunichi Dragons Chunichi Dragons	166		Boomer Wells	Hankyu Braves	173
Doubles		Toshio Shinozuka	Yomiuri Giants	35		Tommy Cruz	Nippon Ham Fighters	36
Triples		Tadashi Matsumoto	Yomiuri Giants	7		Hiromi Matsunaga	Hankyu Braves	6
Home Runs		Masayuki Kakefu Masaru Uno	Hanshin Tigers Chunichi Dragons	37		Boomer Wells	Hankyu Braves	37
Runs Batted In		Sachio Kinugasa	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	102		Boomer Wells	Hankyu Braves	130
Stolen Bases		Yutaka Takagi	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	56		Daijiro Oishi	Kintetsu Buffaloes	46
Walks		Masayuki Kakefu	Hanshin Tigers	102		Hiromitsu Ochiai	Lotte Orions	98

Pitching

Statistic		Central League				Pacific League
		Leader	Team	Number		Leader	Team	Number
ERA		Seiji Kobayashi	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	2.20		Yutaro Imai	Hankyu Braves	2.93
Wins		Kazuhiko Endo	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	17		Yutaro Imai	Hankyu Braves	21
Winning Percentage		Suguru Egawa	Yomiuri Giants	.750		Masaru Ishikawa	Lotte Orions	.789
Losses		Kazuhiko Endo	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	17		Osamu Higashio	Seibu Lions	14
Saves		Kazuhiko Ushijima	Chunichi Dragons	29		Yasujiro Suzuki	Kintetsu Buffaloes	18
Save Points		Kazuyuki Yamamoto	Hanshin Tigers	34		Yukihiko Yamaoki	Hankyu Braves	25
Innings Pitched		Kazuhiko Endo	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	276.2		Osamu Higashio	Seibu Lions	241.1
Appearances		Osamu Fukuma	Hanshin Tigers	77		Tamotsu Nagai Yukihiko Yamaoki	Seibu Lions Hankyu Braves	48
Hits Allowed		Kazuhiko Endo	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	255		Takanori Yamauchi	Nankai Hawks	248
Home Runs Allowed		Kazuhiko Endo	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	39		Isamu Kida	Nippon Ham Fighters	34
Strikeouts		Kazuhiko Endo	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	208		Yoshinori Sato	Hankyu Braves	136
Base-on-Balls		Hikaru Takano	Yakult Swallows	82		Yoshinori Sato	Hankyu Braves	106

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 Korakuen Baseball Stadium and was won by the PL, 14 - 5. The second game was played at Koshien Baseball Stadium and was won by the PL, 6 - 5. The third game was played at Nagoya Stadium and was won by the CL, 4 - 1.

Postseason

In the Nippon Series, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL) defeated the Hankyu Braves (PL), 4 games to 3. The winning manager was Takeshi Koba and the series MVP was Kiyoyuki Nagashima.

Award Winners

There was no winner of the 1984 Sawamura Award.

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	Sachio Kinugasa	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	3B	490	79	161	31	102	11	.329	.373	.576	Did not pitch
	PL	Boomer Wells	Hankyu Braves	1B	482	82	171	37	130	2	.355	.421	.641	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	CL	Takehiko Kobayakawa	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	1B	375	50	105	16	59	8	.280	.344	.459	Did not pitch
	PL	Hiromasa Fujita	Hankyu Braves	C	289	45	83	22	69	3	.287	.343	.557	Did not pitch

Best Nine

The following players were part of the 1984 Best Nine teams.

Central League			Position		Pacific League
Player	Team				Player	Team
Kazuo Yamane	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		P		Yutaro Imai	Hankyu Braves
Mitsuo Tatsukawa	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		C		Hiromasa Fujita	Hankyu Braves
Kenichi Yazawa	Chunichi Dragons		1B		Boomer Wells	Hankyu Braves
Kazunori Shinozuka	Yomiuri Giants		2B		Daijiro Oishi	Kintetsu Buffaloes
Sachio Kinugasa	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		3B		Hiromitsu Ochiai	Lotte Orions
Masaru Uno	Chunichi Dragons		SS		Keijiro Yumioka	Hankyu Braves
Tsutomu Wakamatsu	Yakult Swallows		OF		Tommy Cruz	Nippon Ham Fighters
Koji Yamamoto	Hiroshima Toyo Carp				Koji Minoda	Hankyu Braves
Ryuzo Yamasaki	Hiroshima Toyo Carp				Hideaki Takazawa	Lotte Orions
			DH		Leron Lee	Lotte Orions

Diamond Gloves

The following players were the recipients of the Diamond Glove Award in 1984.

Central League			Position		Pacific League
Player	Team				Player	Team
Takashi Nishimoto	Yomiuri Giants		P		Osamu Higashio	Seibu Lions
Mitsuo Tatsukawa	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		C		Hiromasa Fujita	Hankyu Braves
Kiyoshi Nakahata	Yomiuri Giants		1B		Koji Yamamoto	Lotte Orions
Kazunori Shinozuka	Yomiuri Giants		2B		Daijiro Oishi	Kintetsu Buffaloes
Sachio Kinugasa	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		3B		Hiromi Matsunaga	Hankyu Braves
Katsuo Hirata	Hanshin Tigers		SS		Keijiro Yumioka	Hankyu Braves
Kiyoyuki Nagashima	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		OF		Koji Minoda	Hankyu Braves
Ryuzo Yamasaki	Hiroshima Toyo Carp				Makoto Shimada	Nippon Ham Fighters
Kaname Yashiki	Yokohama Taiyo Whales				Hideaki Takazawa	Lotte Orions

High School Baseball

The 66th National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 3705 schools competing for 49 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Toride Second High School (Ibaraki) defeated PL Gakuen (Osaka) by a score of 8 - 4.

The 56th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 32 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Iwakura High School (Tokyo) defeated PL Gakuen High School (Osaka) by a score of 1 - 1.

University Baseball

All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series

The 1984 All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series featured 16 schools competing in the tournament at Meiji-Jingu Stadium. In the championship game Hosei University defeated Asia University by a score of 6 - 3.

Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention

In the Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention Komazawa University defeated Kinki University.

Tokyo Big6 Baseball League

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

Tohto University Base Ball League

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

Kansai 6 University Baseball League

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

International Baseball

The Baltimore Orioles toured Japan in the fall of 1984. The touring team went 8 - 5 - 1 against Japanese competition.

At the twenty-eighth Baseball World Cup in Cuba, the Japanese national baseball team placed fourth. At the Olympic baseball demonstration event in Los Angeles, United States, the Japanese national baseball team won the tournament.

Japanese Players in Other Countries

• Michio Aoyama: San Jose Bees, California League (A)
• Hiroaki Fukushi: Sammi Superstars, Korea Baseball Organization
• Akemi Goto: San Jose Bees, California League (A-Adv)
• Jinten Haku: Sammi Superstars, Korea Baseball Organization
• Takeshi Ishii: San Jose Bees, California League (A)
• Kazuhide Ishiyama: Samsung Lions, Korea Baseball Organization
• Kazuaki Kawamura: San Jose Bees, California League (A)
• Tokuyo Kikumura: Lotte Giants, Korea Baseball Organization
• Eikyu Kiyama: Sammi Superstars, Korea Baseball Organization
• Kimiyasu Kudoh: San Jose Bees, California League (A)
• Yukihiro Narita: San Jose Bees, California League (A)
• Hisao Niura: Samsung Lions, Korea Baseball Organization
• Kunikazu Ogawa: Rieleros de Aguascalientes, Mexican League (AAA)
• Takahiro Shirahata: San Jose Bees, California League (A-Adv)
• Ikuo Takayama: San Jose Bees, California League (A)
• Fumimune Tokuyama: Lotte Giants, Korea Baseball Organization
• Toshoku Uda: Haitai Tigers, Korea Baseball Organization

Hall of Fame

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

• Shinji Kirihara, by Special Committee