1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 17th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball.Regular season
Standings
Central League
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Kihachi Enomoto | Tokyo | .351 |
| Home runs | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai | 34 |
| Runs batted in | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai | 97 |
| Runs | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai | 82 |
| Hits | Kihachi Enomoto | Tokyo | 167 |
| Stolen bases | Koji Yamamoto | Hankyu | 32 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Tetsuya Yoneda | Hankyu | 25 |
| Losses | Shigemasa Yamamoto | Kintetsu | 19 |
| Earned run average | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu | 1.79 |
| Strikeouts | Tsutomu Tanaka | Nishitetsu | 217 |
| Innings pitched | Tetsuya Yoneda | Hankyu | 310 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- *Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants
- *Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks
- Rookie of the Year
- *Tsuneo Horiuchi, Yomiuri Giants
- *No PL recipient
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- *Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers and Tsuneo Horiuchi, Yomiuri Giants
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Minoru Murayama | Hanshin |
| Catcher | Masahiko Mori | Yomiuri |
| First baseman | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri |
| Second baseman | Morimichi Takagi | Chunichi |
| Third baseman | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri |
| Shortstop | Shuhei Ichieda | Chunichi |
| Outfielder | Shinichi Eto | Chunichi |
| Outfielder | Koji Yamamoto | Hankyu |
| Outfielder | Toshio Naka | Chunichi |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Tsutomu Tanaka | Nishitetsu |
| Catcher | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai |
| First baseman | Kihachi Enomoto | Tokyo |
| Second baseman | Yasunori Kunisada | Nankai |
| Third baseman | Tony Roig | Nishitetsu |
| Shortstop | Kenji Koike | Nankai |
| Outfielder | Isao Harimoto | Toei |
| Outfielder | Shoichi Busujima | Toei |
| Outfielder | Teruyuki Takakura | Nishitetsu |
