The 1964 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 15th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBHanshin Tigers 140 80 56 4 .588 —Taiyo Whales 140 80 58 2 .580 1.0Yomiuri Giants 140 71 69 0 .507 11.0Hiroshima Carp 140 64 73 3 .467 16.5Kokutetsu Swallows 140 61 74 5 .452 18.5Chunichi Dragons 140 57 83 0 .407 25.0
+ Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBNankai Hawks 150 84 63 3 .571 —Hankyu Braves 150 79 65 6 .549 3.5Toei Flyers 150 78 68 4 .534 5.5Tokyo Orions 150 77 68 5 .531 6.0Nishitetsu Lions 150 63 81 6 .438 19.5Kintetsu Buffaloes 150 55 91 4 .377 28.5
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons .323 Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 55 Runs batted in Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 119 Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 110 Hits Takeshi Kuwata Taiyo Whales 161 Stolen bases Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Carp 57
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Gene Bacque Hanshin Tigers 29 Losses Minoru Kakimoto Chunichi Dragons 19 Earned run average Gene Bacque Hanshin Tigers 1.89 Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 231 Innings pitched Gene Bacque Hanshin Tigers 353
Pacific League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks .366 Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 41 Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 115 Runs Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 110 Hits Masahiro Doi Kintetsu Buffaloes 168 Stolen bases Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 72
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Masaaki Koyama Tokyo Orions 30 Losses Toshiaki Tokuhisa Kintetsu Buffaloes 23 Earned run average Yoshiro Tsumashima Tokyo Orions 2.15 Strikeouts Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers 197 Innings pitched Masaaki Koyama Tokyo Orions 361
Awards Most Valuable Player Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Joe Stanka, Nankai Hawks (PL) Rookie of the Year Shigeyuki Takahashi, Taiyo Whales (CL) No PL recipient Eiji Sawamura Award Gene Bacque, Hanshin Tigers (CL)
+ Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Gene Bacque Hanshin Tigers Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri Giants First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants Second baseman Morimichi Takagi Chunichi Dragons Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Hanshin TigersOutfielder Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales Shinichi Eto Chunichi Dragons Shozo Shigematsu Taiyo Whales
+ Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Joe Stanka Nankai Hawks Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Tokyo Orions Second baseman Daryl Spencer Hankyu Braves Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes Shortstop Kenji Koike Nankai HawksOutfielder Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers Teruyuki Takakura Nishitetsu Lions Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks
See also 1964 Major League Baseball season
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