1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season explained

1968 NPB season
League:Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport:Baseball
Season2:Central League Pennant
League Champs2:Yomiuri Giants
Second Place2:Hanshin Tigers
Mvp2:Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)
Mvp Link2:Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Season3:Pacific League Pennant
League Champs3:Hankyu Braves
Second Place3:Nankai Hawks
Mvp3:Tetsuya Yoneda (HAN)
Mvp Link3:Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Finals:Japan Series
Finals Link:1968 Japan Series
Finals Champ:Yomiuri Giants
Finals Runner-Up:Hankyu Braves
Finals Mvp:Shigeru Takada (YOM)
Finals Mvp Link:Japan Series MVP Award
Seasonslist:List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons
Seasonslistnames:NPB
Prevseason Link:1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Prevseason Year:1967
Nextseason Link:1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Nextseason Year:1969

The 1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 19th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Team!scope="col" width="5%"
GWLTGB
Yomiuri Giants134 77 53 4 .592 —
Hanshin Tigers133 72 58 3 .554 5.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp134 68 62 4 .523 9.0
Sankei Atoms134 64 66 4 .492 13.0
Taiyo Whales133 59 71 3 .454 18.0
Chunichi Dragons134 50 80 4 .385 27.0
Team!scope="col" width="5%"
GWLTGB
Hankyu Braves134 80 50 4 .615 —
Nankai Hawks136 79 51 6 .608 1.0
Tokyo Orions139 67 63 9 .515 13.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes135 57 73 5 .438 23.0
Nishitetsu Lions133 56 74 3 .431 24.0
Toei Flyers135 51 79 5 .392 29.0

League leaders

Central League

Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Batting average.326
Home runsSadaharu Oh Yomiuri 49
Runs batted inYomiuri 125
RunsSadaharu Oh Yomiuri 107
HitsShigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 157
Stolen bases39
Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Wins25
Losses20
Earned run average1.94
StrikeoutsYutaka Enatsu Hanshin 401
Innings pitchedYutaka Enatsu Hanshin 329

Pacific League

Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Batting average.336
Home runs38
Runs batted in100
RunsGeorge Altman Tokyo 84
HitsGeorge Altman Tokyo 170
Stolen bases54
Stat!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeamTotal
Wins31
Losses23
Earned run averageMutsuo Minagawa Nankai 1.61
Strikeouts305
Innings pitchedKeishi Suzuki Kintetsu 359

Awards

Position!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeam
PitcherHanshin
CatcherYomiuri
First basemanYomiuri
Second basemanYomiuri
Third basemanYomiuri
ShortstopYomiuri
OutfielderSankei
Yomiuri
Chunichi
Position!scope="col" width="10%"
PlayerTeam
PitcherNankai
CatcherNankai
First basemanTokyo
Second basemanNankai
Third basemanNankai
ShortstopHankyu
OutfielderTokyo
Kintetsu
Toei

See also

References

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