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. GBYomiuri Giants 134 89 41 4 .685 —Chunichi Dragons 132 76 54 2 .585 13.0Hanshin Tigers 135 64 66 5 .492 25.0Hiroshima Carp 136 57 73 6 .438 32.0Taiyo Whales 130 52 78 0 .400 37.0Sankei Atoms 135 52 78 5 .400 37.0
+ Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBNankai Hawks 133 79 51 3 .608 —Nishitetsu Lions 138 75 55 8 .577 4.0Toei Flyers 136 70 60 6 .538 9.0Tokyo Orions 134 61 69 4 .469 18.0Hankyu Braves 134 57 73 4 .438 22.0Kintetsu 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 ObaSusumu Sato HiroshimaSankei 18 Earned run average Tsuneo Horiuchi Yomiuri 1.39 Strikeouts Minoru Murayama Hanshin 207 Innings pitched Minoru Murayama Hanshin 290
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 ChunichiOutfielder 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 NankaiOutfielder Isao Harimoto Toei Shoichi Busujima Toei Teruyuki Takakura Nishitetsu
See also 1966 Major League Baseball season
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