1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season
# 1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eighth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

## Regular season

### Standings

Central League regular season standings :

| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 74 | 53 | 3 | .581 | — |
| Osaka Tigers | 130 | 73 | 54 | 3 | .573 | 1.0 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 70 | 57 | 3 | .569 | 4.0 |
| Kokutetsu Swallows | 130 | 58 | 68 | 4 | .462 | 15.5 |
| Hiroshima Carp | 130 | 54 | 75 | 1 | .419 | 21.0 |
| Taiyo Whales | 130 | 52 | 74 | 4 | .415 | 21.5 |

Pacific League regular season standings :

| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 132 | 83 | 44 | 5 | .648 | — |
| Nankai Hawks | 132 | 78 | 53 | 1 | .595 | 7.0 |
| Mainichi Orions | 132 | 75 | 52 | 5 | .587 | 8.0 |
| Hankyu Braves | 132 | 71 | 55 | 6 | .561 | 11.5 |
| Toei Flyers | 132 | 56 | 73 | 3 | .436 | 28.0 |
| Kintetsu Pearls | 132 | 44 | 82 | 6 | .356 | 38.5 |
| Daiei Unions | 132 | 41 | 89 | 2 | .318 | 43.5 |

## Postseason

### Japan Series

PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (0)

| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | October 26 | Yomiuri Giants – 2, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:38 | 23,992 |
| 2 | October 27 | Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:18 | 24,373 |
| 3 | October 30 | Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:32 | 30,484 |
| 4 | October 31 | Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 0 | Korakuen Stadium | 3:01 | 27,649 |
| 5 | November 1 | Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:37 | 30,519 |

## League leaders

### Central League

Batting leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Batting average | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | .343 |
| Home runs | Noboru Aota Takao Sato | Taiyo Whales Kokutetsu Swallows | 22 |
| Runs batted in | Andy Miyamoto | Yomiuri Giants | 78 |
| Runs | Hiroji Okajima | Chunichi Dragons | 71 |
| Hits | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | 160 |
| Stolen bases | Tokuji Iida | Kokutetsu Swallows | 40 |

Pitching leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Wins | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 28 |
| Losses | Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 27 |
| Earned run average | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 1.63 |
| Strikeouts | Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 312 |
| Innings pitched | Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 406 |

### Pacific League

Batting leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Batting average | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions | .331 |
| Home runs | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks | 30 |
| Runs batted in | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 100 |
| Runs | Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions | 92 |
| Hits | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 154 |
| Stolen bases | Yosuke Terada | Hankyu Braves | 56 |

Pitching leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Wins | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 35 |
| Losses | Masayoshi Miura | Daiei Unions | 21 |
| Earned run average | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 1.37 |
| Strikeouts | Takao Kajimoto | Hankyu Braves | 301 |
| Innings pitched | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 3732⁄3 |

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
   * Wally Yonamine, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
   * Kazuhisa Inao, Nishitetsu Lions (PL)
* Rookie of the Year
   * Motoshi Fujita, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
   * Tamotsu Kimura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
* Eiji Sawamura Award
   * Masaichi Kaneda, Kokutetsu Swallows (CL)

Central League Best Nine Award winners :

| Position | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Pitcher | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows |
| Catcher | Shigeru Fujio | Yomiuri Giants |
| First baseman | Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants |
| Second baseman | Noboru Inoue | Chunichi Dragons |
| Third baseman | Nobukazu Miyake | Osaka Tigers |
| Shortstop | Yoshio Yoshida | Osaka Tigers |
| Outfielder | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants |
| Outfielder | Kenjiro Tamiya | Osaka Tigers |
| Outfielder | Noboru Aota | Taiyo Whales |

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners :

| Position | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Pitcher | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Catcher | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks |
| First baseman | Kenichiro Okamoto | Hankyu Braves |
| Second baseman | Isami Okamoto | Nankai Hawks |
| Third baseman | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Shortstop | Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Outfielder | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions |
| Outfielder | Hiroshi Oshita | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Outfielder | Shoichi Busujima | Toei Flyers |
