1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the seventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball.Regular season
Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 154 | 96 | 51 | 7 | .646 | — |
| Nankai Hawks | 154 | 96 | 52 | 6 | .643 | 0.5 |
| Hankyu Braves | 154 | 88 | 64 | 2 | .578 | 10.5 |
| Mainichi Orions | 154 | 84 | 66 | 4 | .558 | 13.5 |
| Kintetsu Pearls | 154 | 68 | 82 | 4 | .455 | 29.5 |
| Toei Flyers | 154 | 58 | 92 | 4 | .390 | 39.5 |
| Daiei Stars | 154 | 57 | 94 | 3 | .380 | 41.0 |
| Takahashi Unions | 154 | 52 | 98 | 4 | .351 | 45.5 |
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | .338 |
| Home runs | Noboru Aota | Taiyo Whales | 25 |
| Runs batted in | Andy Miyamoto | Yomiuri Giants | 69 |
| Runs | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | 86 |
| Hits | Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants | 160 |
| Stolen bases | Yoshio Yoshida | Osaka Tigers | 50 |
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions | .325 |
| Home runs | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 29 |
| Runs batted in | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 95 |
| Runs | Chico Barbon | Hankyu Braves | 94 |
| Hits | Shinya Sasaki | Takahashi Unions | 180 |
| Stolen bases | Akiteru Kono | Hankyu Braves | 85 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Masayoshi Miura | Daiei Stars | 29 |
| Losses | Yasuo Yonekawa | Toei Flyers | 21 |
| Earned run average | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 1.06 |
| Strikeouts | Takao Kajimoto | Hankyu Braves | 327 |
| Innings pitched | Yukio Shimabara | Nishitetsu Lions | 373 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- *Takehiko Bessho, Yomiuri Giants
- *Futoshi Nakanishi, Nishitetsu Lions
- Rookie of the Year
- *Noboru Akiyama, Taiyo Whales
- *Kazuhisa Inao, Nishitetsu Lions
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- *Masaichi Kaneda, Kokutetsu Swallows
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Takehiko Bessho | Yomiuri Giants |
| Catcher | Shigeru Fujio | 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 | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants |
| Outfielder | Kenjiro Tamiya | Osaka Tigers |
| Outfielder | Noboru Aota | Taiyo Whales |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Takao Kajimoto | Hankyu Braves |
| Catcher | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks |
| First baseman | Kihachi Enomoto | Mainichi Orions |
| Second baseman | Shinya Sasaki | Takahashi Unions |
| Third baseman | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Shortstop | Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Outfielder | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions |
| Outfielder | Katsuki Tokura | Hankyu Braves |
| Outfielder | Kohei Sugiyama | Nankai Hawks |
