1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1966 in baseball.

1966 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Central League Pennant
League champions	Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up	Chunichi Dragons
Season MVP	Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions	Nankai Hawks
Runners-up	Nishitetsu Lions
Season MVP	Katsuya Nomura (NAN)
Japan Series
Champions	Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up	Nankai Hawks
Japan Series MVP	Isao Shibata (YOM)

The 1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 17th 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	89	41	4	.685	—
Chunichi Dragons	132	76	54	2	.585	13.0
Hanshin Tigers	135	64	66	5	.492	25.0
Hiroshima Carp	136	57	73	6	.438	32.0
Taiyo Whales	130	52	78	0	.400	37.0
Sankei Atoms	135	52	78	5	.400	37.0

Pacific League regular season standings
Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Nankai Hawks	133	79	51	3	.608	—
Nishitetsu Lions	138	75	55	8	.577	4.0
Toei Flyers	136	70	60	6	.538	9.0
Tokyo Orions	134	61	69	4	.469	18.0
Hankyu Braves	134	57	73	4	.438	22.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes	133	48	62	3	.369	31.0

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting average	Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri	.344
Home runs	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri	48
Runs batted in	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri	116
Runs	Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri	111
Hits	Shigeo Nagashima	Yomiuri	163
Stolen bases	Isao Shibata	Yomiuri	46

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Minoru Murayama	Hanshin	24
Losses	Susumu Oba Susumu Sato	Hiroshima Sankei	18
Earned run average	Tsuneo Horiuchi	Yomiuri	1.39
Strikeouts	Minoru Murayama	Hanshin	207
Innings pitched	Minoru Murayama	Hanshin	290¹⁄₃

Pacific League

Batting leaders
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

Pitching leaders
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 (CL)
- Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
Rookie of the Year
- Tsuneo Horiuchi, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- No PL recipient
Eiji Sawamura Award
- Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers (CL) and Tsuneo Horiuchi, Yomiuri Giants (CL)

Central League Best Nine Award winners
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
	Koji Yamamoto	Hankyu
	Toshio Naka	Chunichi

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners
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
	Shoichi Busujima	Toei
	Teruyuki Takakura	Nishitetsu

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)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 (1945) 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s–1960s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s–1980s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s–2000s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s–2020s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Japan Series Climax Series

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