1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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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)
NPB seasons

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

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Chunichi Dragons 130 86 40 4 .683 —
Yomiuri Giants 130 82 47 1 .636 5.5
Osaka Tigers 130 71 57 2 .555 16.0
Hiroshima Carp 130 56 69 5 .448 29.5
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 55 73 2 .430 32.0
Yosho Robins 130 32 96 2 .250 55.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 140 90 47 3 .657 —
Nankai Hawks 140 91 49 0 .650 0.5
Mainichi Orions 140 79 57 4 .581 10.5
Kintetsu Pearls 140 74 63 3 .540 16.0
Hankyu Braves 140 66 70 4 .485 23.5
Takahashi Unions 140 53 84 3 .387 37.0
Toei Flyers 140 52 86 2 .377 38.5
Daiei Stars 140 43 92 5 .319 46.0

Postseason[edit]

Japan Series[edit]

Main article: 1954 Japan Series

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

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 30 Nishitetsu Lions – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:15 29,245[1] 
2 October 31 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:21 30,303[1] 
3 November 2 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 Heiwadai Stadium 2:19 23,994[1] 
4 November 3 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 Heiwadai Stadium 1:36 25,185[1] 
5 November 4 Chunichi Dragons – 3, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 Heiwadai Stadium 2:15 19,771[1] 
6 November 6 Nishitetsu Lions – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:16 27,776[1] 
7 November 7 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 1:38 23,215[1]

League leaders[edit]

Central League[edit]

Pacific League[edit]

Awards[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "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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