1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the ninth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Regular season
Standings
Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
Nishitetsu Lions | 130 | 78 | 47 | 5 | .619 | — |
Nankai Hawks | 130 | 77 | 48 | 5 | .612 | 1.0 |
Hankyu Braves | 130 | 73 | 51 | 6 | .585 | 4.5 |
Daimai Orions | 130 | 62 | 63 | 5 | .496 | 16.0 |
Toei Flyers | 130 | 57 | 70 | 3 | .450 | 22.0 |
Kintetsu Pearls | 130 | 29 | 97 | 4 | .238 | 49.5 |
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
Batting average | Kenjiro Tamiya | Osaka Tigers | .320 |
Home runs | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 29 |
Runs batted in | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 92 |
Runs | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 89 |
Hits | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 153 |
Stolen bases | Hiroji Okajima | Chunichi Dragons | 47 |
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
Wins | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 31 |
Losses | Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 23 |
Earned run average | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 1.30 |
Strikeouts | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 311 |
Innings pitched | Motoshi Fujita Noboru Akiyama | Yomiuri Giants Taiyo Whales | 359 |
Pacific League
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
Batting average | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | .314 |
Home runs | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 23 |
Runs batted in | Takao Katsuragi | Daimai Orions | 85 |
Runs | Yoshinori Hirose | Nankai Hawks | 82 |
Hits | Takao Katsuragi | Daimai Orions | 147 |
Stolen bases | Chico Barbon | Hankyu Braves | 38 |
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
Wins | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 33 |
Losses | Mamoru Otsu | Kintetsu Pearls | 22 |
Earned run average | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 1.42 |
Strikeouts | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 334 |
Innings pitched | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 373 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- *Motoshi Fujita, Yomiuri Giants
- *Kazuhisa Inao, Nishitetsu Lions
- Rookie of the Year
- *Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants
- *Tadashi Sugiura, Nankai Hawks
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- *Masaichi Kaneda, Kokutetsu Swallows
Position | Player | Team |
Pitcher | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows |
Catcher | Shigeru Fujio | Yomiuri Giants |
First baseman | Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants |
Second baseman | Noboru Inoue | Chunichi Dragons |
Third baseman | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants |
Shortstop | Yoshio Yoshida | Osaka Tigers |
Outfielder | Toru Mori | Chunichi Dragons |
Outfielder | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants |
Outfielder | Kenjiro Tamiya | Osaka Tigers |
Position | Player | Team |
Pitcher | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions |
Catcher | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks |
First baseman | Stanley Hashimoto | Toei Flyers |
Second baseman | Chico Barbon | Hankyu Braves |
Third baseman | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions |
Shortstop | Takao Katsuragi | Daimai Orions |
Outfielder | Seiji Sekiguchi | Nishitetsu Lions |
Outfielder | Shochi Busujima | Toei Flyers |
Outfielder | Kohei Sugiyama | Nankai Hawks |