The 1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fifth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBChunichi Dragons 130 86 40 4 .683 —Yomiuri Giants 130 82 47 1 .636 5.5Osaka Tigers 130 71 57 2 .555 16.0Hiroshima Carp 130 56 69 5 .448 29.5Kokutetsu Swallows 130 55 73 2 .430 32.0Yosho Robins 130 32 96 2 .250 55.0
+ Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBNishitetsu Lions 140 90 47 3 .657 —Nankai Hawks 140 91 49 0 .650 0.5Mainichi Orions 140 79 57 4 .581 10.5Kintetsu Pearls 140 74 63 3 .540 16.0Hankyu Braves 140 66 70 4 .485 23.5Takahashi Unions 140 53 84 3 .387 37.0Toei Flyers 140 52 86 2 .377 38.5Daiei Stars 140 43 92 5 .319 46.0
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants .361 Home runs Noboru Aota Yosho Robins 31 Runs batted in Niroyuki WatanabeSatoshi Sugiyama Osaka TigersChunichi Dragons 91 Runs Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants 93 Hits Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants 172 Stolen bases Yoshio Yoshida Osaka Tigers 51
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 32 Losses Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 23 Earned run average Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 1.39 Strikeouts Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 273 Innings pitched Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons 395
Pacific League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Larry Raines Hankyu Braves .337 Home runs Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 31 Runs batted in Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions 97 Runs Larry Raines Hankyu Braves 96 Hits Larry Raines Hankyu Braves 184 Stolen bases Takeshi Suzuki Kintetsu Pearls 71
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Motoji TakuwaFumio Tanaka Nankai HawksKintetsu Pearls 26 Losses Takeshi Nomura Takahashi Unions 23 Earned run average Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks 1.58 Strikeouts Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks 275 Innings pitched Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks 329
Awards Most Valuable Player Shigeru Sugishita, Chunichi Dragons (CL) Hiroshi Oshita, Nishitetsu Lions (PL) Rookie of the Year Tatsuro Hirooka, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Motoji Takuwa, Nankai Hawks (PL) Eiji Sawamura Award Shigeru Sugishita, Chunichi Dragons (CL)
+ Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons Catcher Jun Hirota Yomiuri Giants First baseman Michio Nishizawa Chunichi Dragons Second baseman Hiroshi Hakoda Kokutetsu Swallows Third baseman Mitsuo Uno Kokutetsu Swallows Shortstop Tatsuro Hirooka Yomiuri GiantsOutfielder Hiroyuki Watanabe Osaka Tigers Wally Yonamine Yomiuri Giants Satoshi Sugiyama Chunichi Dragons
+ Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Sadaaki Nishimura Nishitetsu Lions Catcher Charlie Lewis Mainichi Orions First baseman Kozo Kawai Hankyu Braves Second baseman Masao Morishita Nankai Hawks Third baseman Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions Shortstop Larry Raines Hankyu BravesOutfielder Kazuhiro Yamauchi Mainichi Orions Seiji Sekiguchi Nishitetsu Lions Hiroshi Oshita Nishitetsu Lions
See also 1954 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season 1954 Major League Baseball season
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