The 1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the ninth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBYomiuri Giants 130 77 52 1 .596 —Osaka Tigers 130 72 58 0 .554 5.5Chunichi Dragons 130 66 59 5 .527 9.0Kokutetsu Swallows 130 58 68 4 .462 17.5Hiroshima Carp 130 54 68 8 .446 19.5Taiyo Whales 130 51 73 6 .415 23.5
+ Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBNishitetsu Lions 130 78 47 5 .619 —Nankai Hawks 130 77 48 5 .612 1.0Hankyu Braves 130 73 51 6 .585 4.5Daimai Orions 130 62 63 5 .496 16.0Toei Flyers 130 57 70 3 .450 22.0Kintetsu Pearls 130 29 97 4 .238 49.5
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
+ Batting leaders 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
+ Pitching leaders 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 FujitaNoboru Akiyama Yomiuri GiantsTaiyo Whales 359
Pacific League
+ Batting leaders 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
+ Pitching leaders 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 (CL) Kazuhisa Inao, Nishitetsu Lions (PL) Rookie of the Year Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Tadashi Sugiura, Nankai Hawks (PL) Eiji Sawamura Award Masaichi Kaneda, Kokutetsu Swallows (CL)
+ Central League Best Nine Award winners 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 TigersOutfielder Toru Mori Chunichi Dragons Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants Kenjiro Tamiya Osaka Tigers
+ Pacific League Best Nine Award winners 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 OrionsOutfielder Seiji Sekiguchi Nishitetsu Lions Shochi Busujima Toei Flyers Kohei Sugiyama Nankai Hawks
See also 1958 Major League Baseball season
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