1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season
This article is about the 1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1970 in baseball.
| 1970 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 | Lotte Orions |
| Runners-up | Nankai Hawks |
| Season MVP | Masaaki Kitaru (LOT) |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Lotte Orions |
| Finals MVP | Shigeo Nagashima (YOM) |
The 1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 21st season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 79 | 47 | 4 | .627 | — |
| Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 67 | 49 | 4 | .611 | 2.0 |
| Taiyo Whales | 130 | 69 | 57 | 4 | .548 | 10.0 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 62 | 60 | 8 | .508 | 15.0 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 55 | 70 | 5 | .440 | 23.5 |
| Yakult Atoms | 130 | 33 | 92 | 5 | .264 | 45.5 |
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotte Orions | 130 | 80 | 47 | 3 | .630 | — |
| Nankai Hawks | 130 | 69 | 57 | 4 | .548 | 10.5 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 65 | 59 | 6 | .524 | 13.5 |
| Hankyu Braves | 130 | 64 | 64 | 2 | .500 | 16.5 |
| Toei Flyers | 130 | 54 | 70 | 6 | .435 | 24.5 |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 130 | 43 | 78 | 9 | .355 | 34.0 |
League leaders
Central League
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Pacific League
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Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Masaaki Kitaru, Lotte Orions (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Kenichi Yazawa, Chunichi Dragons (CL)
- Michio Sato, Nankai Hawks (PL)
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Masaji Hiramatsu, Taiyo Whales (CL)
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References
- Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.
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