1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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This article is about the 1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1969 in baseball.
1969 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Hanshin Tigers
Season MVP Sadaharu Oh (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Hankyu Braves
  Runners-up Kintetsu Buffaloes
Season MVP Tokuji Nagaike (HAN)
Japan Series
Champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Hankyu Braves
Finals MVP Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)
NPB seasons

The 1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 20th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 130 73 51 6 .589
Hanshin Tigers 130 68 59 3 .535 6.5
Taiyo Whales 130 61 61 8 .500 11.0
Chunichi Dragons 130 59 65 6 .476 14.0
Sankei Atoms 130 58 69 3 .457 16.5
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 56 70 4 .444 18.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Hankyu Braves 130 76 50 4 .603
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 73 51 6 .589 2.0
Lotte Orions 130 69 54 7 .561 5.5
Toei Flyers 130 57 70 3 .449 19.5
Nishitetsu Lions 130 51 75 4 .405 25.0
Nankai Hawks 130 50 76 4 .397 26.0

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri .345
Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 44
Runs batted in Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 115
Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 112
Hits Shigeo Nagashima
Sadaharu Oh
Yomiuri
Yomiuri
156
Stolen bases Isao Shibata Yomiuri 35
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Kazumi Takahashi Yomiuri 22
Losses Yoshiro Sotokoba Hiroshima 20
Earned run average Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 1.81
Strikeouts Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 262
Innings pitched Yoshiro Sotokoba Hiroshima 304​13

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Isao Harimoto
Yozo Nagabuchi
Toei
Kintetsu
.333
Home runs Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu 41
Runs batted in Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu 101
Runs Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu 95
Hits Yozo Nagabuchi Kintetsu 162
Stolen bases Toshizo Sakamoto Hankyu 47
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 24
Losses Taisuke Watanabe Nankai 17
Earned run average Masaaki Kitaru Lotte 1.72
Strikeouts Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 286
Innings pitched Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 330​23

Awards

References

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