1986 in Japanese Baseball

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1986 in Japanese baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball

Standings

Bold indicates league champion; Italics indicate Nippon Series winner

Central League

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB	RS	RA	AVG	ERA	Manager(s)
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	130	73	46	11	0.604	0.0	511	420	0.254	2.89	Junro Anan
Yomiuri Giants	130	75	48	7	0.604	0.0	600	437	0.270	3.12	Sadaharu Oh
Hanshin Tigers	130	60	60	10	0.500	13.5	574	536	0.271	3.69	Yoshio Yoshida
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	130	56	69	5	0.450	20.0	482	547	0.264	3.81	Sadao Kondo
Chunichi Dragons	130	54	67	9	0.450	20.0	432	519	0.242	3.70	Kazuhiro Yamauchi
Yakult Swallows	130	49	77	4	0.392	27.5	480	620	0.252	4.27	Masayuki Dobashi

Pacific League

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB	RS	RA	AVG	ERA	Manager(s)
Seibu Lions	130	68	49	13	0.573	0.0	647	514	0.281	3.69	Masahiko Mori
Kintetsu Buffaloes	130	66	52	12	0.554	2.5	611	622	0.271	4.34	Isami Okamoto
Hankyu Braves	130	63	57	10	0.523	6.5	631	576	0.277	4.11	Toshiharu Ueda
Lotte Orions	130	57	64	9	0.473	13.0	622	609	0.281	4.34	Kazuhisa Inao
Nippon Ham Fighters	130	57	65	8	0.469	13.5	548	571	0.262	4.10	Shigeru Takada
Nankai Hawks	130	49	73	8	0.408	21.5	459	626	0.251	4.46	Tadashi Sugiura

Leaders

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic		Central League				Pacific League
		Leader	Team	Number		Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average		Randy Bass	Hanshin Tigers	.389		Hiromitsu Ochiai	Lotte Orions	.360
Runs		Warren Cromartie	Yomiuri Giants	99		Hiromitsu Ochiai	Lotte Orions	98
Hits		Carlos Ponce	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	159		Hiromasa Arai	Kintetsu Buffaloes	184
Doubles		Yutaka Takagi	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	37		Hiromasa Arai Hiromi Matsunaga	Kintetsu Buffaloes Hankyu Braves	31
Triples		Tadashi Matsumoto	Yomiuri Giants	8		Daijiro Oishi	Kintetsu Buffaloes	12
Home Runs		Randy Bass	Hanshin Tigers	47		Hiromitsu Ochiai	Lotte Orions	50
Runs Batted In		Randy Bass	Hanshin Tigers	109		Hiromitsu Ochiai	Lotte Orions	116
Stolen Bases		Ken Hirano Kaname Yashiki	Chunichi Dragons Yokohama Taiyo Whales	48		Norifumi Nishimura	Lotte Orions	36
Walks		Randy Bass	Hanshin Tigers	82		Hiromitsu Ochiai	Lotte Orions	101

Pitching

Statistic		Central League				Pacific League
		Leader	Team	Number		Leader	Team	Number
ERA		Manabu Kitabeppu	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	2.43		Yoshinori Sato	Hankyu Braves	2.83
Wins		Manabu Kitabeppu	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	18		Hisanobu Watanabe	Seibu Lions	16
Losses		Takao Obana	Yakult Swallows	17		Takanori Yamauchi	Nankai Hawks	18
Saves		Akio Saito	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	23		Takaaki Ishimoto	Kintetsu Buffaloes	32
Save Points		Akio Saito	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	28		Takaaki Ishimoto	Kintetsu Buffaloes	40
Innings Pitched		Kazuhiko Endo	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	233.0		Hisanobu Watanabe	Seibu Lions	219.2
Appearances		Kiyooki Nakanishi	Hanshin Tigers	61		Takaaki Ishimoto	Kintetsu Buffaloes	64
Hits Allowed		Kazuhiko Endo	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	242		Takanori Yamauchi	Nankai Hawks	251
Home Runs Allowed		Kazuhiko Endo	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	29		Kazuyoshi Ono	Kintetsu Buffaloes	41
Strikeouts		Kazuhiko Endo	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	185		Hisanobu Watanabe	Seibu Lions	178
Base-on-Balls		Hikaru Takano	Yakult Swallows	75		Hisanobu Watanabe	Seibu Lions	76

All-Star Game

The NPB All-Star Game featured three games and was won by the Pacific League two games to one. The first game was played at Korakuen Baseball Stadium and was won by the PL, 6 - 4. The second game was played at Osaka Baseball Stadium and was won by the PL, 4 - 3. The third game was played at Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium and was won by the CL, 5 - 3.

Postseason

In the Nippon Series, the Seibu Lions (PL) defeated the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL), 4 games to 3 with one tie. The winning manager was Masahiko Mori and the series MVP was Kimiyasu Kudo.

Award Winners

The winner of the 1986 Sawamura Award was Manabu Kitabeppu of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He had a 18 - 4 win-loss record, 123 strikeouts, and a 2.43 ERA in 230.0 innings.

Award	League	Player	Team	Position	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	W - L	SV	IP	HA	HRA	BB	SO	ERA
Most Valuable Player	CL	Manabu Kitabeppu	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	P	78	3	9	0	1	0	.115	.148	.115	18 - 4	0	230.0	216	21	30	123	2.43
	PL	Hiromichi Ishige	Seibu Lions	SS	514	91	169	27	89	19	.329	.386	.531	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	CL	Hiroshi Nagatomi	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	P	40	4	12	0	6	0	.300	.317	.400	10 - 2	2	121.1	100	10	28	124	3.04
	PL	Kazuhiro Kiyohara	Seibu Lions	1B	404	66	123	31	78	6	.304	.392	.584	Did not pitch

Best Nine

The following players were part of the 1986 Best Nine teams.

Central League			Position		Pacific League
Player	Team				Player	Team
Manabu Kitabeppu	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		P		Hisanobu Watanabe	Seibu Lions
Mitsuo Tatsukawa	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		C		Tsutomu Ito	Seibu Lions
Randy Bass	Hanshin Tigers		1B		Boomer Wells	Hankyu Braves
Kazunori Shinozuka	Yomiuri Giants		2B		Hatsuhiko Tsuji	Seibu Lions
Leon Lee	Yakult Swallows		3B		Hiromitsu Ochiai	Lotte Orions
Yoshihiko Takahashi	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		SS		Hiromichi Ishige	Seibu Lions
Warren Cromartie	Yomiuri Giants		OF		Koji Akiyama	Seibu Lions
Koji Yamamoto	Hiroshima Toyo Carp				Hiromasa Arai	Kintetsu Buffaloes
Sadaaki Yoshimura	Yomiuri Giants				Masashi Yokota	Lotte Orions
			DH		Kazuhiko Ishimine	Hankyu Braves

Gold Gloves

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 1986.

Central League			Position		Pacific League
Player	Team				Player	Team
Manabu Kitabeppu	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		P		Osamu Higashio	Seibu Lions
Mitsuo Tatsukawa	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		C		Tsutomu Ito	Seibu Lions
Kiyoshi Nakahata	Yomiuri Giants		1B		Boomer Wells	Hankyu Braves
Kazunori Shinozuka	Yomiuri Giants		2B		Hatsuhiko Tsuji	Seibu Lions
Sachio Kinugasa	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		3B		Hideo Furuya	Nippon Ham Fighters
Katsuo Hirata	Hanshin Tigers		SS		Hiromichi Ishige	Seibu Lions
Ken Hirano	Chunichi Dragons		OF		Yoshihiro Nishioka	Seibu Lions
Kiyoyuki Nagashima	Hiroshima Toyo Carp				Kazunori Yamamoto	Nankai Hawks
Kaname Yashiki	Yokohama Taiyo Whales				Masafumi Yamamori	Hankyu Braves

High School Baseball

The 68th National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 3847 schools competing for 49 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Tenri Koukou (Nara) defeated Matsuyama High School (Ehime) by a score of 3 - 2.

The 58th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 32 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Ikeda High School (Tokushima) defeated Utsunomiya South High School (Tochigi) by a score of 7 - 1.

University Baseball

All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series

The 1986 All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series featured 16 schools competing in the tournament at Meiji-Jingu Stadium. In the championship game Toyo University defeated Ryutsu-Keizai University by a score of 9 - 2.

Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention

In the Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention Aichi Institute of Technology defeated Komazawa University.

Tokyo Big6 Baseball League

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

Tohto University Base Ball League

Season	League	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Spring	1	Toyo	Komazawa	Asia	Senshu	Aoyama Gakuin	Nihon
	2	Tokyo Agriculture	Chuo	Kokugakuin	Rissho	Juntendo	[[]]
Fall	1	Komazawa	Asia	Senshu	Toyo	Aoyama Gakuin	Tokyo Agriculture
	2	Chuo	Nihon	Rissho	Kokugakuin	Takushoku	Juntendo

Kansai 6 University Baseball League

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

International Baseball

The Major League All-Stars toured Japan in the fall of 1986. The touring team went 6 - 1 - 0 against Japanese competition.

At the twenty-ninth Baseball World Cup in Netherlands, the Japanese national baseball team placed fifth.

Japanese Players in Other Countries

• Hiroaki Fukushi: Binggrae Eagles, Korea Baseball Organization
• Motoyasu Kaneshiro: Chungbo Pintos, Korea Baseball Organization
• Hiromoto Okubo: San Jose Bees, California League (A-Adv)
• Norio Tanabe: San Jose Bees, California League (A-Adv)
• Hisanori Yokota: San Jose Bees, California League (A-Adv)

Hall of Fame

The following people were elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame:

• Masao Matsukata, by Special Committee
• Miyoshi Nakagawa, by Special Committee