The 1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fourteenth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBYomiuri Giants 140 83 55 2 .601 —Chunichi Dragons 140 80 57 3 .584 2.5Hanshin Tigers 140 69 70 1 .496 14.5Kokutetsu Swallows 140 65 73 2 .471 18.0Taiyo Whales 140 59 79 2 .428 24.0Hiroshima Carp 140 58 80 2 .420 25.0
+ Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBNishitetsu Lions 150 86 60 4 .589 —Nankai Hawks 150 85 61 4 .582 1.0Toei Flyers 150 76 71 3 .517 10.5Kintetsu Buffaloes 150 74 73 3 .503 12.5Daimai Orions 150 64 85 1 .430 23.5Hankyu Braves 150 57 92 1 .383 30.5
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants .341 Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 40 Runs batted in Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 112 Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 111 Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 163 Stolen bases Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons 50
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 30 Losses Kiyoshi Oishi Hiroshima Carp 22 Earned run average Minoru Kakimoto Chunichi Dragons 1.70 Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 287 Innings pitched Makoto Inagawa Taiyo Whales 338
Pacific League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Jack Bloomfield Kintetsu Buffaloes .335 Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 52 Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 135 Runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 104 Hits Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 187 Stolen bases Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 45
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 28 Losses Tetsuya Yoneda Hankyu Braves 23 Earned run average Masahiro Kubo Kintetsu Buffaloes 2.36 Strikeouts Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 226 Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 386
Awards Most Valuable Player Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL) Rookie of the Year No CL recipient No PL recipient Eiji Sawamura Award Yoshiaki Ito, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
+ Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri Giants First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants Second baseman Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants Shortstop Takeshi Koba Hiroshima CarpOutfielder Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons Eiji Fujii Hanshin Tigers
+ Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions Second baseman Jack Bloomfield Kintetsu Buffaloes Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes Shortstop Kenji Koike Nankai HawksOutfielder Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks
See also 1963 Major League Baseball season
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