1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season - Wikipedia
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This article is about the 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1950 in baseball.
| 1950 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 10 – November 28, 1950 |
| Central League Pennant | |
| League champions | Shochiku Robins |
| Runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
| Season MVP | Makoto Kozuru (SHO) |
| Pacific League Pennant | |
| League champions | Mainichi Orions |
| Runners-up | Nankai Hawks |
| Season MVP | Kaoru Betto (MAI) |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Mainichi Orions |
| Runners-up | Shochiku Robins |
| Finals MVP | Kaoru Betto (MAI) |
| NPB seasons | |
The 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the first season for baseball in Japan that used the new two league format since the split the previous year. The two leagues would be known as the Central League and the Pacific League.
PL Mainichi Orions (4) vs. CL Shochiku Robins (2)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 22 | Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 2:34 | 23,018[1] |
| 2 | November 23 | Shochiku Robins – 1, Mainichi Orions – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 1:38 | 35,541[1] |
| 3 | November 25 | Mainichi Orions – 6, Shochiku Robins – 7 | Koshien Stadium | 1:54 | 19,399[1] |
| 4 | November 26 | Shochiku Robins – 5, Mainichi Orions – 3 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 1:42 | 35,518[1] |
| 5 | November 27 | Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 1:49 | 12,630[1] |
| 6 | November 28 | Shochiku Robins – 7, Mainichi Orions – 8 | Osaka Stadium | 2:40 | 22,035[1] |
- Most Valuable Player
- Makoto Kozuru, Shochiku Robins (CL)
- Kaoru Betto, Mainichi Orions (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Nobuo Oshima, Shochiku Robins (CL)
- Atsushi Aramaki, Mainichi Orions (PL)
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Shigeo Sanada, Shochiku Robins (CL)
- ^ a b c d e f 1950年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.