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1967 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Duration10:0):00
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upChunichi Dragons
Season MVPSadaharu Oh (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsHankyu Braves
  Runners-upNishitetsu Lions
Season MVPMitsuhiro Adachi (HAN)
Japan Series
ChampionsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upHankyu Braves
Finals MVPMasahiko Mori (YOM)
NPB seasons
← 19661968 →

The 1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 18th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 134 84 46 4 .646 —
Chunichi Dragons 134 72 58 4 .554 12.0
Hanshin Tigers 136 70 60 6 .538 14.0
Taiyo Whales 135 59 71 5 .454 25.0
Sankei Atoms 135 58 72 5 .446 26.0
Hiroshima Carp 138 47 83 8 .362 37.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Hankyu Braves 134 75 55 4 .577 —
Nishitetsu Lions 140 66 64 10 .508 9.0
Toei Flyers 134 65 65 4 .500 10.0
Nankai Hawks 133 64 66 3 .492 11.0
Tokyo Orions 137 61 69 7 .469 14.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes 132 59 71 2 .454 16.0

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Toshio Naka Chunichi .343
Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 47
Runs batted in Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 108
Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 94
Hits Taira Fujita Hanshin 154
Stolen bases Isao Shibata Yomiuri 70
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Kentaro Ogawa Chunichi 29
Losses Shiroku Ishito Sankei 18
Earned run average Masatoshi Gondo Hanshin 1.40
Strikeouts Yutaka Enatsu Hanshin 225
Innings pitched Kentaro Ogawa Chunichi 2792⁄3

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Isao Harimoto Toei .336
Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai 35
Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai 100
Runs Gordon Windhorn Hankyu 78
Hits Masahiro Doi Kintetsu 147
Stolen bases Takayuki Nishida Tokyo 32
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Masaaki Ikenaga Nishitetsu 23
Losses Katsuji Sakai
Taisuke Watanabe		 Tokyo
Nankai		 18
Earned run average Mitsuhiro Adachi Hankyu Braves 1.75
Strikeouts Keishi Suzuki Kintetsu 222
Innings pitched Masaaki Ikenaga Nishitetsu 3351⁄3

Awards

Central League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Kentaro Ogawa Chunichi
Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri
First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri
Second baseman Morimichi Takagi Chunichi
Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri
Shortstop Taira Fujita Hanshin
Outfielder Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo
Isao Shibata Yomiuri
Toshio Naka Chunichi
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
Position Player Team
Pitcher Mitsuhiro Adachi Hankyu
Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai
First baseman Katsuo Osugi Toei
Second baseman Don Blasingame Nankai
Third baseman Kiyoshi Morimoto Hankyu
Shortstop Tsuyoshi Oshita Nankai
Outfielder Isao Harimoto Toei
Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu
Masahiro Doi Kintetsu

See also

References

  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.
Nippon Professional Baseball seasons
1930s–1940s
(Japanese Baseball League)
1950s–1960s
1970s–1980s
1990s–2000s
2010s–2020s


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