1948 in Japanese Baseball
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Nippon Baseball League[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion
Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | AVG | ERA | Manager(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nankai Hawks | 140 | 87 | 49 | 4 | 0.636 | 0.0 | 592 | 395 | 0.255 | 2.18 | Kazuto Tsuruoka |
Yomiuri Giants | 140 | 83 | 55 | 2 | 0.600 | 5.0 | 555 | 416 | 0.256 | 2.27 | Osamu Mihara |
Osaka Tigers | 140 | 70 | 66 | 4 | 0.514 | 17.0 | 542 | 499 | 0.262 | 2.88 | Tadashi Wakabayashi |
Hankyu Braves | 140 | 66 | 68 | 6 | 0.493 | 20.0 | 500 | 487 | 0.242 | 2.63 | Shinji Hamazaki |
Kyuei Flyers | 140 | 59 | 70 | 11 | 0.461 | 24.5 | 445 | 546 | 0.228 | 3.08 | Hisanori Karita |
Taiyo Robins | 140 | 61 | 74 | 5 | 0.454 | 25.5 | 437 | 586 | 0.236 | 3.47 | Nobuyoshi Hasegawa |
Kinsei Stars | 140 | 60 | 73 | 7 | 0.454 | 25.5 | 444 | 485 | 0.229 | 2.84 | Sadayoshi Fujimoto |
Chunichi Dragons | 140 | 52 | 83 | 5 | 0.389 | 34.5 | 434 | 535 | 0.232 | 2.99 | Kiyoshi Sugiura |
Leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Statistic | Leader | Team | Number |
---|---|---|---|
Batting Average | Noboru Aota | Yomiuri Giants | .306 |
Runs | Kazuo Kasahara | Nankai Hawks | 100 |
Hits | Noboru Aota | Yomiuri Giants | 174 |
Doubles | Kazuo Kasahara | Nankai Hawks | 40 |
Triples | Fumio Fujimura | Osaka Tigers | 13 |
Home Runs | Tetsuharu Kawakami Noboru Aota |
Yomiuri Giants Yomiuri Giants |
25 |
Runs Batted In | Fumio Fujimura | Osaka Tigers | 108 |
Stolen Bases | Toshio Kawanishi | Nankai Hawks | 66 |
Walks | Kamekazu Yasui | Nankai Hawks | 81 |
Pitching[edit]
Statistic | Leader | Team | Number |
---|---|---|---|
ERA | Hiroshi Nakao | Yomiuri Giants | 1.84 |
Wins | Hiroshi Nakao Tokuji Kawasaki |
Yomiuri Giants Yomiuri Giants |
27 |
Losses | Sadao Kondo | Chunichi Dragons | 23 |
Innings Pitched | Juzo Sanada | Taiyo Robins | 392.2 |
Appearances | Juzo Sanada | Taiyo Robins | 58 |
Hits Allowed | Tadayoshi Kajioka | Osaka Tigers | 325 |
Home Runs Allowed | Tadayoshi Kajioka | Osaka Tigers | 20 |
Strikeouts | Hiroshi Nakao | Yomiuri Giants | 187 |
Base-on-Balls | Shigeaki Kuroo | Kyuei Flyers | 117 |
Award Winners[edit]
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 | Kazuto Tsuruoka | Nankai Hawks | 3B | 449 | 65 | 137 | 8 | 68 | 23 | .305 | .399 | .434 | Did not pitch | |||||||
Sawamura Award | Hiroshi Nakao | Yomiuri Giants | P | 125 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .208 | .272 | .336 | 27 - 12 | 343.0 | 245 | 8 | 116 | 187 | 1.84 |
Best Nine[edit]
The following players were part of the 1948 Best Nine team.
High School Baseball[edit]
The 30th National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 1256 schools competing for 23 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Kokura High School (Fukuoka) defeated Touin High School (Wakayama) by a score of 1 - 0.
The 20th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 16 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Kyoto Number One High School (Kyoto) defeated Kyoto Number Two High School (Kyoto) by a score of 1 - 1.
University Baseball[edit]
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League[edit]
Season | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | Waseda | Meiji | Hosei | Keio | Rikkio | Tokyo |
Fall | Hosei | Meiji | Waseda | Keio | Rikkio | Tokyo |
Tohto University Base Ball League[edit]
Season | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | Chuo | Nihon | Senshu | Tokyo Tech | Nippon Bunri | Tokyo Agriculture |
Fall | Chuo | Nihon, Senshu | Tokyo Agriculture | Tokyo Tech | Nippon Bunri |
Kansai 6 University Baseball League[edit]
Season | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | Doshisha | Kobe Economics | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto |
Fall | Ritsumeikan | Kansai | Doshisha | Kwansei Gakuin | Kobe Economics | Kyoto |
Japanese Baseball Seasons
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