The 1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 22nd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
Standings + Central League regular season standings年度別成績 1971年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構 Team G W L T Pct. GBYomiuri Giants 130 70 52 8 .574 —Chunichi Dragons 130 65 60 5 .520 6.5Taiyo Whales 130 61 59 10 .508 8.0Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 63 61 6 .508 8.0Hanshin Tigers 130 57 64 9 .471 12.5Yakult Atoms 130 52 72 6 .419 19.0
+ Pacific League regular season standings年度別成績 1971年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構 Team G W L T Pct. GBHankyu Braves 130 80 39 11 .672 —Lotte Orions 130 80 46 4 .635 3.5Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 65 60 5 .520 18.0Nankai Hawks 130 61 65 4 .484 22.5Toei Flyers 130 44 74 12 .373 35.5Nishitetsu Lions 130 38 84 8 .311 43.5
League leaders
Central League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri .320 Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 39 Runs batted in Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 101 Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri 92 Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri 155 Stolen bases Shigeru Takada Yomiuri 38
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Masaji Hiramatsu Taiyo 17 Losses Hiromu Matsuoka Yakult 15 Earned run average Kazuhiro Fujimoto Hiroshima 1.71 Strikeouts Yutaka Enatsu Hankyu 267 Innings pitched Hiromu Matsuoka Yakult 281
Pacific League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Shinichi Eto Lotte .337 Home runs Katsuo Osugi Toei 41 Runs batted in Hiromitsu Kadota Nankai 120 Runs Atsushi Nagaike Hankyu 87 Hits Katsuo Osugi Toei 154 Stolen bases Yutaka Fukumoto Hankyu 67
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Masaaki Kitaru Lotte 24 Losses Osamu HigashioAkira Kawahara Nishitetsu Nishitetsu 1616 Earned run average Hisashi Yamada Hankyu 2.37 Strikeouts Keishi Suzuki Osaka 269 Innings pitched Keishi Suzuki Osaka 291
Awards Most Valuable Player Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Tokuji Nagaike, Hankyu Braves (PL) Rookie of the Year Shitoshi Sekimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Yasuo Minagawa, Toei Flyers (PL) Eiji Sawamura Award Not awarded
+ Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Masaji Hiramatsu Taiyo Catcher Tatsuhiko Kimata Chunichi First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Second baseman Yasuhiro Kunisada Hiroshima Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Shortstop Taira Fujita HanshinOutfielder Jitsuo Mizutani Hiroshima Isao Shibata Yomiuri Shigeru Takada Yomiuri
+ Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Hisashi Yamada Hankyu Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai First baseman Katsuo Osugi Toei Second baseman Hiroyuki Yamazaki Lotte Third baseman Michiyo Arito Lotte Shortstop Toshizo Sakamoto HankyuOutfielder George Altman Lotte Hiromitsu Kadota Nankai Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu
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