1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1950 in baseball.

1950 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions	Shochiku Robins
Runners-up	Chunichi Dragons
Season MVP	Makoto Kozuru (SHO)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions	Mainichi Orions
Runners-up	Nankai Hawks
Season MVP	Kaoru Betto (MAI)
Japan Series
Champions	Mainichi Orions
Runners-up	Shochiku Robins
Finals MVP	Kaoru Betto (MAI)

The 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season was historic for baseball in Japan. It was the first season using the new two league format since the split the previous year. The two leagues would be known as the Central League and the Pacific League.

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Shochiku Robins	137	98	35	4	.737	—
Chunichi Dragons	137	89	44	4	.669	9.0
Yomiuri Giants	140	82	54	4	.603	17.5
Osaka Tigers	140	70	67	3	.511	30.0
Taiyo Whales	140	69	68	3	.504	31.0
Nishi Nippon Pirates	136	50	83	3	.376	48.0
Kokutetsu Swallows	138	42	94	2	.309	57.5
Hiroshima Carp	138	41	96	1	.299	59.0

Pacific League regular season standings
Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Mainichi Orions	120	81	34	5	.704	—
Nankai Hawks	120	66	49	5	.574	15.0
Daiei Stars	120	62	54	4	.534	19.5
Hankyu Braves	120	54	64	2	.458	28.5
Nishitetsu Clippers	120	51	67	2	.432	31.5
Tokyu Flyers	120	51	69	0	.425	32.5
Kintetsu Pearls	120	44	72	4	.379	37.5

Postseason

Japan Series

Main article: 1950 Japan Series

PL Mainichi Orions (4) vs. CL Shochiku Robins (2)

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	November 22	Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2	Meiji Jingu Stadium	2:34	23,018^[1]
2	November 23	Shochiku Robins – 1, Mainichi Orions – 5	Korakuen Stadium	1:38	35,541^[1]
3	November 25	Mainichi Orions – 6, Shochiku Robins – 7	Koshien Stadium	1:54	19,399^[1]
4	November 26	Shochiku Robins – 5, Mainichi Orions – 3	Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium	1:42	35,518^[1]
5	November 27	Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2	Nagoya Baseball Stadium	1:49	12,630^[1]
6	November 28	Shochiku Robins – 7, Mainichi Orions – 8	Osaka Stadium	2:40	22,035^[1]

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting average	Fumio Fujimura	Osaka	.362
Home runs	Makoto Kozuru	Shochiku	51
Runs batted in	Makoto Kozuru	Shochiku	616
Runs	Makoto Kozuru	Shochiku	143
Hits	Fumio Fujimura	Osaka	191
Stolen bases	Jiro Kanayama	Shochiku	74

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Shigeo Sanada	Shochiku	39
Losses	Ryohei Hasegawa	Hiroshima	27
Earned run average	Nobuo Oshima	Shochiku	2.03
Strikeouts	Shigeru Sugishita	Chunichi	209
Innings pitched	Shigeo Sanada	Shochiku	395 ²⁄₃

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting average	Hiroshi Oshita	Tokyu	.339
Home runs	Kaoru Betto	Mainichi	43
Runs batted in	Kaoru Betto	Mainichi	105
Runs	Kaoru Betto	Mainichi	108
Hits	Kaoru Betto	Mainichi	160
Stolen bases	Chusuke Kizuka	Nankai	78

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Atsushi Aramaki	Mainichi	26
Losses	Yoshio Tenpo	Hankyu	24
Earned run average	Atsushi Aramaki	Mainichi	2.06
Strikeouts	Yasuo Yonekawa	Tokyu	207
Innings pitched	Yasuo Yonekawa	Tokyu	363 ²⁄₃

Awards

Most Valuable Player
- Makoto Kozuru, Shochiku Robins (CL)
- Kaoru Betto, Mainichi Orions (PL)
Rookie of the Year
- Nobuo Oshima, Shochiku Robins (CL)
- Atsushi Aramaki, Mainichi Orions (PL)
Eiji Sawamura Award
- Shigeo Sanada, Shochiku Robins (CL)

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position	Player	Team
Pitcher	Shigeo Sanada	Shochiku
Catcher	Shoji Arakawa	Shochiku
First baseman	Michio Nishizawa	Chunichi
Second baseman	Shigeru Chiba	Yomiuri
Third baseman	Fumio Fujimura	Osaka
Shortstop	Katsumi Shiraishi	Yomiuri
Outfielder	Makoto Kozuru	Shochiku
	Noboru Aota	Yomiuri
	Yoshiyuki Iwamoto	Shochiku

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position	Player	Team
Pitcher	Atsushi Aramaki	Mainichi
Catcher	Takeshi Doigaki	Mainichi
First baseman	Tokuji Iida	Nankai
Second baseman	Yasuji Hondo	Mainichi
Third baseman	Nobuo Nakatani	Hankyu
Shortstop	Chusuke Kizuka	Nankai
Outfielder	Kaoru Betto	Mainichi
	Hiroshi Oshita	Tokyu
	Shigeya Iijima	Daiei

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 1950年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 23, 2009.

Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.

Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons

1930s–1940s (Japanese Baseball League)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 (1945) 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s–1960s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s–1980s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s–2000s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s–2020s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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