1953 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upOsaka Tigers
Season MVPTakumi Otomo (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNankai Hawks
  Runners-upHankyu Braves
Season MVPIsami Okamoto (NAN)
Japan Series
ChampionsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Finals MVPTetsuharu Kawakami (YOM)
NPB seasons

The 1953 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fourth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

That season would be the first to be televised on the young NHK General TV - which opened that year. The young channel and its then few national relay stations aired some games during the year, tying baseball to the young TV industry and thus beginning the sports connection to Japanese television, as well as its transformation into the top sport of the nation.

Regular season

Standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 125 87 37 1 .702 —
Osaka Tigers 130 74 56 0 .569 16.0
Chunichi Dragons 130 70 57 3 .551 18.5
Hiroshima Carp 130 53 75 2 .414 36.0
Taiyo Shochiku Robins 130 52 77 1 .403 37.5
Kokutetsu Swallows 125 45 79 1 .363 42.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nankai Hawks 120 71 48 1 .597 —
Hankyu Braves 120 67 52 1 .563 4.0
Daiei Stars 120 63 53 4 .543 6.5
Nishitetsu Lions 120 57 61 2 .483 13.5
Mainichi Orions 120 56 62 2 .475 14.5
Tokyu Flyers 120 50 67 3 .427 20.0
Kintetsu Pearls 120 48 69 3 .410 22.0

Postseason

Japan Series

Main article: 1953 Japan Series

CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 10 Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 4 Osaka Stadium 3:15 24,913[1] 
2 October 11 Yomiuri Giants – 5, Nankai Hawks – 3 Osaka Stadium 2:33 30,524[1] 
3 October 12 Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Korakuen Stadium 2:21 22,546[1] 
4 October 13 Nankai Hawks – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Korakuen Stadium 1:45 25,953[1] 
5 October 14 Yomiuri Giants – 5, Nankai Hawks – 0 Osaka Stadium 2:04 21,652[1] 
6 October 15 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nankai Hawks – 2 Koshien Stadium 1:55 6,346[1] 
7 October 16 Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Korakuen Stadium 1:36 21,332[1]

League leaders

Central League

Pacific League

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 1953年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
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