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{{NPBseason|year=1950}}
{{NPBseason|year=1950}}
{{Infobox sports season
The '''[[1950]] Nippon Professional Baseball season''' was historic for [[Baseball in Japan]]. It was the first season using the new 2 league format since the split the previous year. The two leagues would be known as the [[Central League]] and the [[Pacific League]].
| title =1950 NPB season
| league =[[Nippon Professional Baseball]]
| sport =[[Baseball]]
| duration =March 10 – November 28, 1950
| season2 =[[Central League]] Pennant
| league_champs2 =[[Shochiku Robins]]
| second_place2 =[[Chunichi Dragons]]
| MVP2 =[[Makoto Kozuru]] ([[Shochiku Robins|SHO]])
| MVP_link2 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| season3 =[[Pacific League]] Pennant
| league_champs3 =[[Mainichi Orions]]
| second_place3 =[[Nankai Hawks]]
| MVP3 =[[Kaoru Betto]] ([[Mainichi Orions|MAI]])
| MVP_link3 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| finals =Japan Series
| finals_link =1950 Japan Series
| finals_champ =[[Mainichi Orions]]
| finals_runner-up =[[Shochiku Robins]]
| finals_MVP =[[Kaoru Betto]] ([[Mainichi Orions|MAI]])
| finals_MVP_link =Japan Series MVP Award
| seasonslist =List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons
| seasonslistnames =NPB
| prevseason_link =Japanese Baseball League
| prevseason_year =Japanese Baseball League
| nextseason_link =1951 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| nextseason_year =1951
}}

The '''1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season''' was the first season for [[baseball in Japan]] that used the new two league format since the split the previous year. The two leagues would be known as the [[Central League]] and the [[Pacific League]].

==Regular season==

===Standings===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"
|+ [[Central League]] regular season standings
!scope="col" width="35%"| Team
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games played|G]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Win (baseball)|W]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Loss (baseball)|L]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Tie (draw)|T]]
!scope="col" width="7%"| [[Winning percentage|Pct.]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games behind|GB]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Shochiku Robins]]
| 137 || 98 || 35 || 4 || .737 || —
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Chunichi Dragons]]
| 137 || 89 || 44 || 4 || .669 || 9.0
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Yomiuri Giants]]
| 140 || 82 || 54 || 4 || .603 || 17.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Osaka Tigers]]
| 140 || 70 || 67 || 3 || .511 || 30.0
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Taiyo Whales]]
| 140 || 69 || 68 || 3 || .504 || 31.0
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Nishi Nippon Pirates]]
| 136 || 50 || 83 || 3 || .376 || 48.0
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Kokutetsu Swallows]]
| 138 || 42 || 94 || 2 || .309 || 57.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Hiroshima Carp]]
| 138 || 41 || 96 || 1 || .299 || 59.0
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"
|+ [[Pacific League]] regular season standings
!scope="col" width="35%"| Team
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games played|G]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Win (baseball)|W]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Loss (baseball)|L]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Tie (draw)|T]]
!scope="col" width="7%"| [[Winning percentage|Pct.]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games behind|GB]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Mainichi Orions]]
| 120 || 81 || 34 || 5 || .704 || —
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Nankai Hawks]]
| 120 || 66 || 49 || 5 || .574 || 15.0
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Daiei Stars]]
| 120 || 62 || 54 || 4 || .534 || 19.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Hankyu Braves]]
| 120 || 54 || 64 || 2 || .458 || 28.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Saitama Seibu Lions|Nishitetsu Clippers]]
| 120 || 51 || 67 || 2 || .432 || 31.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Tokyu Flyers]]
| 120 || 51 || 69 || 0 || .425 || 32.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Kintetsu Pearls]]
| 120 || 44 || 72 || 4 || .379 || 37.5
|}

==Postseason==

===Japan Series===
{{main|1950 Japan Series}}
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary = PL [[Mainichi Orions]] (4) vs. CL [[Shochiku Robins]] (2)
| winner =
| leader =
| score =
| date1 = November 22
| score1 = '''Mainichi Orions''' – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2
| loc1 = [[Meiji Jingu Stadium]]
| time1 = 2:34
| att1 = 23,018
| ref1 = <ref name="npb linescores">{{cite web|url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1950.html |script-title=ja:1950年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 |accessdate=November 23, 2009 |publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]]| language=Japanese}}</ref>
| date2 = November 23
| score2 = Shochiku Robins – 1, '''Mainichi Orions''' – 5
| loc2 = [[Korakuen Stadium]]
| time2 = 1:38
| att2 = 35,541
| ref2 = <ref name="npb linescores"/>
| date3 = November 25
| score3 = Mainichi Orions – 6, '''Shochiku Robins''' – 7
| loc3 = [[Koshien Stadium]]
| time3 = 1:54
| att3 = 19,399
| ref3 = <ref name="npb linescores"/>
| date4 = November 26
| score4 = '''Shochiku Robins''' – 5, Mainichi Orions – 3
| loc4 = [[Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium]]
| time4 = 1:42
| att4 = 35,518
| ref4 = <ref name="npb linescores"/>
| date5 = November 27
| score5 = '''Mainichi Orions''' – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2
| loc5 = [[Nagoya Baseball Stadium]]
| time5 = 1:49
| att5 = 12,630
| ref5 = <ref name="npb linescores"/>
| date6 = November 28
| score6 = Shochiku Robins – 7, '''Mainichi Orions''' – 8
| loc6 = [[Osaka Stadium]]
| time6 = 2:40
| att6 = 22,035
| ref6 = <ref name="npb linescores"/>
}}

==League leaders==


==Standings==
===Central League===
===Central League===
{{col-begin}}
{| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;"
{{col-break}}
! width="35%" | [[Central League]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width="5%" | G
|+ Batting leaders
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat
! width="5%" | T
!scope="col" width="10%" | Player
! width="7%" | Pct.
!scope="col" width="10%" | Team
! width="5%" | GB
!scope="col" width="3%" | Total
|-
|- align=center
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|[[Yokohama BayStars|Shochiku Robins]] || 137 || 98 || 35 || 4 || 0.730 || 0.0
| [[Fumio Fujimura]] || [[Hanshin Tigers|Osaka]] || .362
|- align=center
|-
|[[Chunichi Dragons]] || 137 || 89 || 44 || 4 || 0.664 || 9.0
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Home run]]s
|- align=center
|[[Yomiuri Giants]] || 140 || 82 || 54 || 4 || 0.600 || 17.5
| [[Makoto Kozuru]] || [[Shochiku Robins|Shochiku]] || 51
|-
|- align=center
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|[[Hanshin Tigers|Osaka Tigers]] || 140 || 70 || 67 || 3 || 0.511 || 30.0
| Makoto Kozuru || Shochiku || 161
|- align=center
|-
|[[Yokohama BayStars|Taiyo Whales]] || 140 || 69 || 68 || 3 || 0.504 || 31.0
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Run (baseball)|Runs]]
|- align=center
| Makoto Kozuru || Shochiku || 143
|[[Nishi Nippon Pirates|Nishi-Nippon Pirates]] || 136 || 50 || 83 || 3 || 0.379 || 48.0
|-
|- align=center
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|[[Tokyo Yakult Swallows|Kokutetsu Swallows]] || 138 || 42 || 94 || 2 || 0.312 || 57.5
| Fumio Fujimura || Osaka || 191
|- align=center
|-
|[[Hiroshima Toyo Carp|Hiroshima Carp]] || 138 || 41 || 96 || 1 || 0.301 || 59.0
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Stolen base]]s
| [[Jiro Kanayama]] || Shochiku || 74
|}
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Pitching leaders
!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat
!scope="col" width="10%" | Player
!scope="col" width="10%" | Team
!scope="col" width="3%" | Total
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Win (baseball)|Wins]]
| [[Juzo Sanada|Shigeo Sanada]] || [[Shochiku Robins|Shochiku]] || 39
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Loss (baseball)|Losses]]
| [[Ryohei Hasegawa]] || [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp|Hiroshima]] || 27
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Earned run average]]
| [[Nobuo Oshima]] || Shochiku || 2.03
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Strikeout]]s
| [[Shigeru Sugishita]] || [[Chunichi Dragons|Chunichi]] || 209
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Innings pitched]]
| Shigeo Sanada || Shochiku || 395{{frac|2|3}}
|}
{{col-end}}


===Pacific League===
===Pacific League===
{{col-begin}}
{| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;"
{{col-break}}
! width="35%" | [[Pacific League]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width="5%" | G
|+ Batting leaders
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat
! width="5%" | T
!scope="col" width="10%" | Player
! width="7%" | Pct.
!scope="col" width="10%" | Team
! width="5%" | GB
!scope="col" width="3%" | Total
|-
|- align=center
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|[[Mainichi Orions]] || 120 || 81 || 34 || 5 || 0.696 || 0.0
| [[Hiroshi Oshita]] || [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters|Tokyu]] || .339
|- align=center
|-
|[[Nankai Hawks]] || 120 || 66 || 49 || 5 || 0.571 || 15.0
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Home run]]s
|- align=center
|[[Daiei Stars]] || 120 || 62 || 54 || 4 || 0.533 || 19.5
| [[Kaoru Betto]] || [[Chiba Lotte Marines|Mainichi]] || 43
|-
|- align=center
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|[[Hankyu Braves]] || 120 || 54 || 64 || 2 || 0.458 || 28.5
| Kaoru Betto || Mainichi || 105
|- align=center
|-
|[[Nishitetsu Clippers]] || 120 || 51 || 67 || 2 || 0.433 || 31.5
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Run (baseball)|Runs]]
|- align=center
| Kaoru Betto || Mainichi || 108
|[[Tokyu Flyers]] || 120 || 51 || 69 || 0 || 0.425 || 32.5
|-
|- align=center
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|[[Kintetsu Pearls]] || 120 || 44 || 72 || 4 || 0.383 || 37.5
| Kaoru Betto || Mainichi || 160
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Stolen base]]s
| [[Chusuke Kizuka]] || [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks|Nankai]] || 78
|}
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Pitching leaders
!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat
!scope="col" width="10%" | Player
!scope="col" width="10%" | Team
!scope="col" width="3%" | Total
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Win (baseball)|Wins]]
| [[Atsushi Aramaki]] || [[Chiba Lotte Marines|Mainichi]] || 26
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Loss (baseball)|Losses]]
| [[Yoshio Tenpo]] || [[Orix Buffaloes|Hankyu]] || 24
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Earned run average]]
| Atsushi Aramaki || Mainichi || 2.06
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Strikeout]]s
| [[Yasuo Yonekawa]] || [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters|Tokyu]] || 207
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Innings pitched]]
| Yasuo Yonekawa || Tokyu || 363{{frac|2|3}}
|}
{{col-end}}

==Awards==
*'''[[Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]]'''
**[[Makoto Kozuru]], [[Shochiku Robins]] (CL)
**[[Kaoru Betto]], [[Mainichi Orions]] (PL)
*'''[[Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]'''
**[[Nobuo Oshima]], Shochiku Robins (CL)
**[[Atsushi Aramaki]], Mainichi Orions (PL)
*'''[[Eiji Sawamura Award]]'''
**[[Juzo Sanada|Shigeo Sanada]], Shochiku Robins (CL)

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Central League [[Best Nine Award]] winners
!scope="col" width="7%" | Position
!scope="col" width="10%" | Player
!scope="col" width="10%" | Team
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Pitcher]]
| [[Juzo Sanada|Shigeo Sanada]] || [[Shochiku Robins|Shochiku]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Catcher]]
| [[Shoji Arakawa]] || Shochiku
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[First baseman]]
| [[Michio Nishizawa]] || [[Chunichi Dragons|Chunichi]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Second baseman]]
| [[Shigeru Chiba (baseball)|Shigeru Chiba]] || [[Yomiuri Giants|Yomiuri]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Third baseman]]
| [[Fumio Fujimura]] || [[Hanshin Tigers|Osaka]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Shortstop]]
| [[Katsumi Shiraishi]] || Yomiuri
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|[[Outfielder]]
| [[Makoto Kozuru]] || Shochiku
|-
| [[Noboru Aota]] || Yomiuri
|-
| [[Yoshiyuki Iwamoto]] || Shochiku
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Pacific League [[Best Nine Award]] winners
!scope="col" width="7%" | Position
!scope="col" width="10%" | Player
!scope="col" width="10%" | Team
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Pitcher]]
| [[Atsushi Aramaki]] || [[Chiba Lotte Marines|Mainichi]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Catcher]]
| [[Takeshi Doigaki]] || Mainichi
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[First baseman]]
| [[Tokuji Iida]] || [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks|Nankai]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Second baseman]]
| [[Yasuji Hondo]] || Mainichi
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Third baseman]]
| [[Nobuo Nakatani]] || [[Orix Buffaloes|Hankyu]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Shortstop]]
| [[Chusuke Kizuka]] || Nankai
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|[[Outfielder]]
| [[Kaoru Betto]] || Mainichi
|-
| [[Hiroshi Oshita]] || [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters|Tokyu]]
|-
| [[Shigeya Iijima]] || [[Daiei Stars|Daiei]]
|}
{{col-end}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season]]
*[[1950 in baseball]]
*[[1950 Major League Baseball season]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}


*{{cite book |last=Johnson |first=Daniel E. |title=Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook |publisher=McFarland & Company |date=July 2006 |isbn=978-0-7864-2841-0}}
{{NPBseasons}}


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Latest revision as of 08:08, 24 November 2021

This article is about the 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1950 in baseball.
1950 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 10 – November 28, 1950
Central League Pennant
League championsShochiku Robins
  Runners-upChunichi Dragons
Season MVPMakoto Kozuru (SHO)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsMainichi Orions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPKaoru Betto (MAI)
Japan Series
ChampionsMainichi Orions
  Runners-upShochiku Robins
Finals MVPKaoru Betto (MAI)
NPB seasons

The 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the first season for baseball in Japan that used the new two league format since the split the previous year. The two leagues would be known as the Central League and the Pacific League.

Regular season

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Standings

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Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Shochiku Robins 137 98 35 4 .737 —
Chunichi Dragons 137 89 44 4 .669 9.0
Yomiuri Giants 140 82 54 4 .603 17.5
Osaka Tigers 140 70 67 3 .511 30.0
Taiyo Whales 140 69 68 3 .504 31.0
Nishi Nippon Pirates 136 50 83 3 .376 48.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 138 42 94 2 .309 57.5
Hiroshima Carp 138 41 96 1 .299 59.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Mainichi Orions 120 81 34 5 .704 —
Nankai Hawks 120 66 49 5 .574 15.0
Daiei Stars 120 62 54 4 .534 19.5
Hankyu Braves 120 54 64 2 .458 28.5
Nishitetsu Clippers 120 51 67 2 .432 31.5
Tokyu Flyers 120 51 69 0 .425 32.5
Kintetsu Pearls 120 44 72 4 .379 37.5

Postseason

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Japan Series

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Main article: 1950 Japan Series

PL Mainichi Orions (4) vs. CL Shochiku Robins (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 November 22 Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:34 23,018[1] 
2 November 23 Shochiku Robins – 1, Mainichi Orions – 5 Korakuen Stadium 1:38 35,541[1] 
3 November 25 Mainichi Orions – 6, Shochiku Robins – 7 Koshien Stadium 1:54 19,399[1] 
4 November 26 Shochiku Robins – 5, Mainichi Orions – 3 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 1:42 35,518[1] 
5 November 27 Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 1:49 12,630[1] 
6 November 28 Shochiku Robins – 7, Mainichi Orions – 8 Osaka Stadium 2:40 22,035[1]

League leaders

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Central League

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Pacific League

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 1950年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.
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