1954 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsChunichi Dragons
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Season MVPShigeru Sugishita (CHU)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPHiroshi Oshita (NIS)
Japan Series
ChampionsChunichi Dragons
  Runners-upNishitetsu Lions
Finals MVPShigeru Sugishita (CHU)

The 1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fifth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Chunichi Dragons 13086404.683
Yomiuri Giants 13082471.6365.5
Osaka Tigers 13071572.55516.0
Hiroshima Carp 13056695.44829.5
Kokutetsu Swallows 13055732.43032.0
Yosho Robins 13032962.25055.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 14090473.657
Nankai Hawks 14091490.6500.5
Mainichi Orions 14079574.58110.5
Kintetsu Pearls 14074633.54016.0
Hankyu Braves 14066704.48523.5
Takahashi Unions 14053843.38737.0
Toei Flyers 14052862.37738.5
Daiei Stars 14043925.31946.0

Postseason

Japan Series

CL Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. PL Nishitetsu Lions (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 30Nishitetsu Lions – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5Nagoya Baseball Stadium2:1529,245[1] 
2October 31Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 5Nagoya Baseball Stadium2:2130,303[1] 
3November 2Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 5Heiwadai Stadium2:1923,994[1] 
4November 3Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 3Heiwadai Stadium1:3625,185[1] 
5November 4Chunichi Dragons – 3, Nishitetsu Lions – 2Heiwadai Stadium2:1519,771[1] 
6November 6Nishitetsu Lions – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 1Nagoya Baseball Stadium2:1627,776[1] 
7November 7Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 1Nagoya Baseball Stadium1:3823,215[1]

League leaders

Central League

Pacific League

Awards

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1954年度日本シリーズ 試合結果" (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.
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