1955 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1955 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the sixth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Regular season
Standings
Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
Nankai Hawks | 143 | 99 | 41 | 3 | .707 | — |
Nishitetsu Lions | 144 | 90 | 50 | 4 | .643 | 9.0 |
Mainichi Orions | 142 | 85 | 55 | 2 | .607 | 14.0 |
Hankyu Braves | 142 | 80 | 60 | 2 | .571 | 19.0 |
Kintetsu Pearls | 142 | 60 | 80 | 2 | .429 | 39.0 |
Daiei Stars | 141 | 53 | 87 | 1 | .379 | 46.0 |
Toei Flyers | 143 | 51 | 89 | 3 | .364 | 48.0 |
Tombo Unions | 141 | 42 | 98 | 1 | .300 | 57.0 |
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
Batting average | Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants | .338 |
Home runs | Yukihiko Machida | Kokutetsu Swallows | 31 |
Runs batted in | Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants | 78 |
Runs | Takao Sato | Kokutetsu Swallows | 77 |
Hits | Tetsuharu Kawakami Yoshio Yoshida | Yomiuri Giants Osaka Tigers | 147 |
Stolen bases | Itsuro Honda | Chunichi Dragons | 42 |
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
Wins | Ryohei Hasegawa Takumi Otomo | Hiroshima Carp Yomiuri Giants | 30 |
Losses | Masatoshi Gondo | Taiyo Whales | 21 |
Earned run average | Takehiko Bessho | Yomiuri Giants | 1.33 |
Strikeouts | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 350 |
Innings pitched | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 400 |
Pacific League
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
Batting average | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | .332 |
Home runs | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 35 |
Runs batted in | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions | 99 |
Runs | Chico Barbon | Hankyu Braves | 105 |
Hits | Tokuji Iida Chico Barbon | Nankai Hawks Hankyu Braves | 163 |
Stolen bases | Masao Morishita | Nankai Hawks | 59 |
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
Wins | Motoji Takuwa | Nankai Hawks | 24 |
Losses | Yasuo Yonekawa | Toei Flyers | 21 |
Earned run average | Takashi Nakagawa | Mainichi Orions | 2.08 |
Strikeouts | Hisafumi Kawamura | Nishitetsu Lions | 225 |
Innings pitched | Yasuo Yonekawa | Toei Flyers | 353 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- *Tetsuharu Kawakami, Yomiuri Giants
- *Tokuji Iida, Nankai Hawks
- Rookie of the Year
- *Kazunori Nishimura, Osaka Tigers
- *Kihachi Enomoto, Mainichi Orions
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- *Takehiko Bessho, Yomiuri Giants
Position | Player | Team |
Pitcher | Takehiko Bessho | Yomiuri Giants |
Catcher | Jun Hirota | Yomiuri Giants |
First baseman | Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants |
Second baseman | Noboru Inoue | Chunichi Dragons |
Third baseman | Toshikazu Kodama | Chunichi Dragons |
Shortstop | Yoshio Yoshida | Osaka Tigers |
Outfielder | Hiroyuki Watanabe | Osaka Tigers |
Outfielder | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants |
Outfielder | Yukihiko Machida | Kokutetsu Swallows |
Position | Player | Team |
Pitcher | Taisei Nakamura | Nankai Hawks |
Catcher | Charlie Lewis | Mainichi Orions |
First baseman | Kohei Sugiyama | Nankai Hawks |
Second baseman | Isami Okamoto | Nankai Hawks |
Third baseman | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions |
Shortstop | Chusuke Kizuka | Nankai Hawks |
Outfielder | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions |
Outfielder | Tokuji Iida | Nankai Hawks |
Outfielder | Katsuki Tokura | Hankyu Braves |