1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the tenth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Postseason

Japan Series

League leaders

Central League

Pacific League

Awards

• Baseball Hall of Fame
• Matsutaro Shoriki
• Hiroshi Hiraoka
• Yukio Aoi
• Shin Hashido
• Kiyoshi Oshikawa
• Jiro Kuji
• Eiji Sawamura
• Iso Abe
• Most Valuable Player
• Motoshi Fujita, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
• Tadashi Sugiura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
• Rookie of the Year
• Takeshi Kuwata, Taiyo Whales (CL)
• Isao Harimoto, Toei Flyers (PL)
• Eiji Sawamura Award
• Minoru Murayama, Osaka Tigers (CL)

See also

• 1959 Major League Baseball season

References