1964_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season Knowpia

1964 NPB season
1964 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions	Hanshin Tigers
Runners-up	Taiyo Whales
Season MVP	Sadaharu Oh (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions	Nankai Hawks
Runners-up	Hankyu Braves
Season MVP	Joe Stanka (NAN)
Japan Series
Champions	Nankai Hawks
Runners-up	Hanshin Tigers
Finals MVP	Joe Stanka (NAN)
NPB seasons
	← 1963 1965 →

The 1964 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 15th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season edit

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 1	Nankai Hawks – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 0	Koshien Stadium	2:14	19,904^[1]
2	October 2	Nankai Hawks – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 5	Koshien Stadium	2:15	19,190^[1]
3	October 4	Hanshin Tigers – 5, Nankai Hawks – 4	Osaka Stadium	2:47	29,932^[1]
4	October 5	Hanshin Tigers – 3, Nankai Hawks – 4	Osaka Stadium	2:16	30,107^[1]
5	October 6	Hanshin Tigers – 6, Nankai Hawks – 3	Osaka Stadium	2:28	26,962^[1]
6	October 9	Nankai Hawks – 4, Hanshin Tigers – 0	Koshien Stadium	1:46	25,471^[1]
7	October 10	Nankai Hawks – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 0	Koshien Stadium	2:07	15,172^[1]

Batting leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting average	Shinichi Eto	Chunichi Dragons	.323
Home runs	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Giants	55
Runs batted in	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Giants	119
Runs	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Giants	110
Hits	Takeshi Kuwata	Taiyo Whales	161
Stolen bases	Takeshi Koba	Hiroshima Carp	57

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Gene Bacque	Hanshin Tigers	29
Losses	Minoru Kakimoto	Chunichi Dragons	19
Earned run average	Gene Bacque	Hanshin Tigers	1.89
Strikeouts	Masaichi Kaneda	Kokutetsu Swallows	231
Innings pitched	Gene Bacque	Hanshin Tigers	3531⁄3

Batting leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting average	Yoshinori Hirose	Nankai Hawks	.366
Home runs	Katsuya Nomura	Nankai Hawks	41
Runs batted in	Katsuya Nomura	Nankai Hawks	115
Runs	Yoshinori Hirose	Nankai Hawks	110
Hits	Masahiro Doi	Kintetsu Buffaloes	168
Stolen bases	Yoshinori Hirose	Nankai Hawks	72

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Masaaki Koyama	Tokyo Orions	30
Losses	Toshiaki Tokuhisa	Kintetsu Buffaloes	23
Earned run average	Yoshiro Tsumashima	Tokyo Orions	2.15
Strikeouts	Yukio Ozaki	Toei Flyers	197
Innings pitched	Masaaki Koyama	Tokyo Orions	3611⁄3

Most Valuable Player
- Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Joe Stanka, Nankai Hawks (PL)
Rookie of the Year
- Shigeyuki Takahashi, Taiyo Whales (CL)
- No PL recipient
Eiji Sawamura Award
- Gene Bacque, Hanshin Tigers (CL)