1939 in Japanese Baseball

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1939 in Japanese baseball

Dai-Nippon Baseball League

The league moves to a single season format.

Standings

Bold indicates league champion

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB	RS	RA	AVG	ERA	Manager(s)
Tokyo Kyojin	96	66	26	4	0.708	0.0	493	267	0.266	2.07	Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Osaka Tigers	96	63	30	3	0.672	3.5	438	277	0.239	2.02	Shuichi Ishimoto
Hankyu	96	58	36	2	0.615	9.0	367	268	0.234	2.16	Minoru Yamashita, Minoru Murakami
Tokyo Senators	96	49	38	9	0.557	14.5	290	287	0.204	2.21	Hisanori Karita
Nankai	96	40	50	6	0.448	25.0	336	342	0.230	2.51	Kazuo Takasu
Nagoya	96	38	53	5	0.422	27.5	301	349	0.217	2.44	Yukisato Nemoto, Tokuro Konishi
Nagoya Kinko	96	36	56	4	0.396	30.0	265	398	0.204	2.86	Genzaburo Okada
Lion	96	33	58	5	0.370	32.5	314	429	0.217	3.11	Katsuo Takada
Eagles	96	29	65	2	0.313	38.0	247	434	0.200	3.17	Shigeo Mori

Leaders

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Tetsuharu Kawakami	Tokyo Kyojin	.338
Runs	Toshio Shiraishi	Tokyo Kyojin	73
Hits	Tetsuharu Kawakami	Tokyo Kyojin	116
Doubles	Haruyasu Nakajima	Tokyo Kyojin	22
Triples	Tetsuharu Kawakami	Tokyo Kyojin	12
Home Runs	Kazuto Tsuruoka	Nankai	10
Runs Batted In	Tetsuharu Kawakami	Tokyo Kyojin	75
Stolen Bases	Den Yamada Yoshio Gomi	Hankyu Nagoya Kinko	30
Walks	Toshio Shiraishi	Tokyo Kyojin	82

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Tadashi Wakabayashi	Osaka Tigers	1.09
Wins	Victor Starffin	Tokyo Kyojin	42
Losses	Tadashi Kameda Junichi Mochizuki	Eagles Eagles	27
Winning Percentage	Tadashi Wakabayashi	Osaka Tigers	.800
Innings Pitched	Jiro Noguchi	Tokyo Senators	459.0
Appearances	Jiro Noguchi	Tokyo Senators	69
Hits Allowed	Jiro Noguchi	Tokyo Senators	364
Home Runs Allowed	Jiro Noguchi	Tokyo Senators	17
Strikeouts	Victor Starffin	Tokyo Kyojin	282
Base-on-Balls	Tadashi Kameda	Eagles	280

Award Winners

Award	Player	Team	Position	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	W - L	SV	IP	HA	HRA	BB	SO	ERA
Most Valuable Player	Victor Starffin	Tokyo Kyojin	P	182	12	42	1	22	2	.231	.250	.286	42 - 15		458.1	316	4	156	282	1.73

High School Baseball

The 25th National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 608 schools competing for 22 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Koyo High School (Wakayama) defeated Shimonoseki Commercial High School (Yamaguchi) by a score of 5 - 0, with Seiichi Shima throwing a no-hitter.

The 16th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 20 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Toho High School (Aichi) defeated Gifu Commercial & Business High School (Gifu) by a score of 7 - 2.

University Baseball

Tokyo Big6 Baseball League

Season	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Spring	Waseda	Keio	Rikkio	Meiji	Imperial	Hosei
Fall	Keio	Waseda	Meiji	Hosei	Rikkio	Imperial

Tohto University Base Ball League

Season	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Spring	Senshu	Nihon	Chuo	Tokyo Agriculture	Tokyo Tech	Kokugakuin
Fall	Senshu, Chuo, Nihon			Tokyo Tech	Kokugakuin	Tokyo Agriculture

Kansai 6 University Baseball League

Season	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Spring	Ritsumeikan	Kwansei Gakuin	Kyoto	Kansai	Kobe Commercial	Doshisha
Fall	Kyoto	Ritsumeikan	Kwansei Gakuin	Kansai	Doshisha	Kobe Commercial