1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season
# 1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 18th 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 | 134 | 84 | 46 | 4 | .646 | — |
| Chunichi Dragons | 134 | 72 | 58 | 4 | .554 | 12.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 136 | 70 | 60 | 6 | .538 | 14.0 |
| Taiyo Whales | 135 | 59 | 71 | 5 | .454 | 25.0 |
| Sankei Atoms | 135 | 58 | 72 | 5 | .446 | 26.0 |
| Hiroshima Carp | 138 | 47 | 83 | 8 | .362 | 37.0 |

Pacific League regular season standings :

| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hankyu Braves | 134 | 75 | 55 | 4 | .577 | — |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 140 | 66 | 64 | 10 | .508 | 9.0 |
| Toei Flyers | 134 | 65 | 65 | 4 | .500 | 10.0 |
| Nankai Hawks | 133 | 64 | 66 | 3 | .492 | 11.0 |
| Tokyo Orions | 137 | 61 | 69 | 7 | .469 | 14.0 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 132 | 59 | 71 | 2 | .454 | 16.0 |

## League leaders

### Central League

Batting leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Batting average | Toshio Naka | Chunichi | .343 |
| Home runs | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri | 47 |
| Runs batted in | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri | 108 |
| Runs | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri | 94 |
| Hits | Taira Fujita | Hanshin | 154 |
| Stolen bases | Isao Shibata | Yomiuri | 70 |

Pitching leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Wins | Kentaro Ogawa | Chunichi | 29 |
| Losses | Shiroku Ishito | Sankei | 18 |
| Earned run average | Masatoshi Gondo | Hanshin | 1.40 |
| Strikeouts | Yutaka Enatsu | Hanshin | 225 |
| Innings pitched | Kentaro Ogawa | Chunichi | 2792⁄3 |

### Pacific League

Batting leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Batting average | Isao Harimoto | Toei | .336 |
| Home runs | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai | 35 |
| Runs batted in | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai | 100 |
| Runs | Gordon Windhorn | Hankyu | 78 |
| Hits | Masahiro Doi | Kintetsu | 147 |
| Stolen bases | Takayuki Nishida | Tokyo | 32 |

Pitching leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Wins | Masaaki Ikenaga | Nishitetsu | 23 |
| Losses | Katsuji Sakai Taisuke Watanabe | Tokyo Nankai | 18 |
| Earned run average | Mitsuhiro Adachi | Hankyu Braves | 1.75 |
| Strikeouts | Keishi Suzuki | Kintetsu | 222 |
| Innings pitched | Masaaki Ikenaga | Nishitetsu | 3351⁄3 |

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
   * Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
   * Mitsuhiro Adachi, Hankyu Braves (PL)
* Rookie of the Year
   * Shiro Takegami, Sankei Atoms (CL)
   * Yoshimasa Takahashi, Toei Flyers (PL)
* Eiji Sawamura Award
   * Kentaro Ogawa, Chunichi Dragons (CL)

Central League Best Nine Award winners :

| Position | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Pitcher | Kentaro Ogawa | Chunichi |
| Catcher | Masahiko Mori | Yomiuri |
| First baseman | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri |
| Second baseman | Morimichi Takagi | Chunichi |
| Third baseman | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri |
| Shortstop | Taira Fujita | Hanshin |
| Outfielder | Kazuhiko Kondo | Taiyo |
| Outfielder | Isao Shibata | Yomiuri |
| Outfielder | Toshio Naka | Chunichi |

Pacific League Best Nine Award winners :

| Position | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Pitcher | Mitsuhiro Adachi | Hankyu |
| Catcher | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai |
| First baseman | Katsuo Osugi | Toei |
| Second baseman | Don Blasingame | Nankai |
| Third baseman | Kiyoshi Morimoto | Hankyu |
| Shortstop | Tsuyoshi Oshita | Nankai |
| Outfielder | Isao Harimoto | Toei |
| Outfielder | Tokuji Nagaike | Hankyu |
| Outfielder | Masahiro Doi | Kintetsu |
