:1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season

{{Infobox sports season

| title =1962 NPB season

| league =Nippon Professional Baseball

| sport =Baseball

| duration =

| season2 =Central League Pennant

| league_champs2 =Hanshin Tigers

| second_place2 =Taiyo Whales

| MVP2 =Minoru Murayama (HAN)

| MVP_link2 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

| season3 =Pacific League Pennant

| league_champs3 =Toei Flyers

| second_place3 =Nankai Hawks

| MVP3 =Isao Harimoto (TOE)

| MVP_link3 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

| finals =Japan Series

| finals_link =1962 Japan Series

| finals_champ =Toei Flyers

| finals_runner-up =Hanshin Tigers

| finals_MVP =Masayuki Dobashi (TOE)
Masayuki Tanemo (TOE)

| finals_MVP_link =Japan Series MVP Award

| seasonslist =List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons

| seasonslistnames =NPB

| prevseason_link =1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season

| prevseason_year =1961

| nextseason_link =1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season

| nextseason_year =1963

}}

The 1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the thirteenth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

=Standings=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Central League regular season standings !scope="col" width="35%"\| Team !scope="col" width="5%"\| G !scope="col" width="5%"\| W !scope="col" width="5%"\| L !scope="col" width="5%"\| T !scope="col" width="7%"\| Pct. !scope="col" width="5%"\| GB
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Hanshin Tigers \| 133 \|\| 75 \|\| 55 \|\| 3 \|\| .577 \|\| —
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Taiyo Whales \| 134 \|\| 71 \|\| 59 \|\| 4 \|\| .546 \|\| 4.0
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Chunichi Dragons \| 133 \|\| 70 \|\| 60 \|\| 3 \|\| .538 \|\| 5.0
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Yomiuri Giants \| 134 \|\| 67 \|\| 63 \|\| 4 \|\| .515 \|\| 8.0
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Hiroshima Carp \| 134 \|\| 56 \|\| 74 \|\| 4 \|\| .431 \|\| 19.0
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Kokutetsu Swallows \| 134 \|\| 51 \|\| 79 \|\| 4 \|\| .392 \|\| 24.0

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|+ Central League regular season standings

!scope="col" width="35%"| Team

!scope="col" width="5%"| G

!scope="col" width="5%"| W

!scope="col" width="5%"| L

!scope="col" width="5%"| T

!scope="col" width="7%"| Pct.

!scope="col" width="5%"| GB

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Hanshin Tigers

| 133 || 75 || 55 || 3 || .577 || —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Taiyo Whales

| 134 || 71 || 59 || 4 || .546 || 4.0

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Chunichi Dragons

| 133 || 70 || 60 || 3 || .538 || 5.0

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Yomiuri Giants

| 134 || 67 || 63 || 4 || .515 || 8.0

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Hiroshima Carp

| 134 || 56 || 74 || 4 || .431 || 19.0

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Kokutetsu Swallows

| 134 || 51 || 79 || 4 || .392 || 24.0

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Pacific League regular season standings !scope="col" width="35%"\| Team !scope="col" width="5%"\| G !scope="col" width="5%"\| W !scope="col" width="5%"\| L !scope="col" width="5%"\| T !scope="col" width="7%"\| Pct. !scope="col" width="5%"\| GB
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Toei Flyers \| 133 \|\| 78 \|\| 52 \|\| 3 \|\| .600 \|\| —
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Nankai Hawks \| 133 \|\| 73 \|\| 57 \|\| 3 \|\| .562 \|\| 5.0
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Nishitetsu Lions \| 136 \|\| 62 \|\| 68 \|\| 6 \|\| .477 \|\| 16.0
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Daimai Orions \| 132 \|\| 60 \|\| 70 \|\| 2 \|\| .462 \|\| 18.0
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Hankyu Braves \| 131 \|\| 60 \|\| 70 \|\| 1 \|\| .462 \|\| 18.0
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|Kintetsu Buffaloes \| 131 \|\| 57 \|\| 73 \|\| 1 \|\| .438 \|\| 21.0

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|+ Pacific League regular season standings

!scope="col" width="35%"| Team

!scope="col" width="5%"| G

!scope="col" width="5%"| W

!scope="col" width="5%"| L

!scope="col" width="5%"| T

!scope="col" width="7%"| Pct.

!scope="col" width="5%"| GB

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Toei Flyers

| 133 || 78 || 52 || 3 || .600 || —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Nankai Hawks

| 133 || 73 || 57 || 3 || .562 || 5.0

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Nishitetsu Lions

| 136 || 62 || 68 || 6 || .477 || 16.0

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Daimai Orions

| 132 || 60 || 70 || 2 || .462 || 18.0

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Hankyu Braves

| 131 || 60 || 70 || 1 || .462 || 18.0

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Kintetsu Buffaloes

| 131 || 57 || 73 || 1 || .438 || 21.0

Postseason

=Japan Series=

{{MLB Playoff Summary

| summary = PL Toei Flyers (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (2)

| winner =

| leader =

| score =

| date1 = October 13

| score1 = Toei Flyers – 5, Hanshin Tigers – 6

| loc1 = Koshien Stadium

| time1 = 3:08

| att1 = 35,692

| ref1 = {{cite web|url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1962.html |script-title=ja:1962年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 |accessdate=April 29, 2010 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball |language=Japanese |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331013849/http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1962.html |archivedate=31 March 2010 |url-status=live }}

| date2 = October 14

| score2 = Toei Flyers – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 5

| loc2 = Koshien Stadium

| time2 = 2:08

| att2 = 35,995

| ref2 =

| date3 = October 16

| score3 = Hanshin Tigers – 2, Toei Flyers – 2

| loc3 = Meiji Jingu Stadium

| time3 = 3:44

| att3 = 38,733

| ref3 =

| date4 = October 17

| score4 = Hanshin Tigers – 1, Toei Flyers – 3

| loc4 = Meiji Jingu Stadium

| time4 = 2:25

| att4 = 37,741

| ref4 =

| date5 = October 18

| score5 = Hanshin Tigers – 1, Toei Flyers – 3

| loc5 = Korakuen Stadium

| time5 = 2:43

| att5 = 30,187

| ref5 =

| date6 = October 20

| score6 = Toei Flyers – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4

| loc6 = Koshien Stadium

| time6 = 2:34

| att6 = 21,214

| ref6 =

| date7 = October 21

| score7 = Toei Flyers – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 1

| loc7 = Koshien Stadium

| time7 = 3:19

| att7 = 29,192

| ref7 =

}}

League leaders

=Central League=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Batting leaders !scope="col" width="7%" \| Stat !scope="col" width="10%" \| Player !scope="col" width="10%" \| Team !scope="col" width="3%" \| Total
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Batting average \| Katsuji Morinaga \|\| Hiroshima Carp \|\| .307
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Home runs \| Sadaharu Oh \|\| Yomiuri Giants \|\| 38
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Runs batted in \| Sadaharu Oh \|\| Yomiuri Giants \|\| 85
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Runs \| Sadaharu Oh \|\| Yomiuri Giants \|\| 79
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Hits \| Shigeo Nagashima \|\| Yomiuri Giants \|\| 151
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Stolen bases \| Akiteru Kono \|\| Chunichi Dragons \|\| 35

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|+ Batting leaders

!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat

!scope="col" width="10%" | Player

!scope="col" width="10%" | Team

!scope="col" width="3%" | Total

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Batting average

| Katsuji Morinaga || Hiroshima Carp || .307

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Home runs

| Sadaharu Oh || Yomiuri Giants || 38

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Runs batted in

| Sadaharu Oh || Yomiuri Giants || 85

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| Sadaharu Oh || Yomiuri Giants || 79

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Hits

| Shigeo Nagashima || Yomiuri Giants || 151

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Stolen bases

| Akiteru Kono || Chunichi Dragons || 35

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Pitching leaders !scope="col" width="7%" \| Stat !scope="col" width="10%" \| Player !scope="col" width="10%" \| Team !scope="col" width="3%" \| Total
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Wins \| Hiroshi Gondo \|\| Chunichi Dragons \|\| 30
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Losses \| Kiyoshi Oishi \|\| Hiroshima Carp \|\| 18
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Earned run average \| Minoru Murayama \|\| Hanshin Tigers \|\| 1.20
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Strikeouts \| Masaaki Koyama \|\| Hanshin Tigers \|\| 270
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Innings pitched \| Minoru Murayama \|\| Hanshin Tigers \|\| 366{{frac\|1\|3}}

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|+ Pitching leaders

!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat

!scope="col" width="10%" | Player

!scope="col" width="10%" | Team

!scope="col" width="3%" | Total

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Wins

| Hiroshi Gondo || Chunichi Dragons || 30

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Losses

| Kiyoshi Oishi || Hiroshima Carp || 18

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Earned run average

| Minoru Murayama || Hanshin Tigers || 1.20

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Strikeouts

| Masaaki Koyama || Hanshin Tigers || 270

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Innings pitched

| Minoru Murayama || Hanshin Tigers || 366{{frac|1|3}}

=Pacific League=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Batting leaders !scope="col" width="7%" \| Stat !scope="col" width="10%" \| Player !scope="col" width="10%" \| Team !scope="col" width="3%" \| Total
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Batting average \| Jack Bloomfield \|\| Kintetsu Buffaloes \|\| .374
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Home runs \| Katsuya Nomura \|\| Nankai Hawks \|\| 44
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Runs batted in \| Katsuya Nomura \|\| Nankai Hawks \|\| 104
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Runs \| Yoshinori Hirose \|\| Nankai Hawks \|\| 99
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Hits \| Kihachi Enomoto \|\| Daimai Orions \|\| 160
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Stolen bases \| Yoshinori Hirose \|\| Nankai Hawks \|\| 50

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|+ Batting leaders

!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat

!scope="col" width="10%" | Player

!scope="col" width="10%" | Team

!scope="col" width="3%" | Total

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Batting average

| Jack Bloomfield || Kintetsu Buffaloes || .374

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Home runs

| Katsuya Nomura || Nankai Hawks || 44

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Runs batted in

| Katsuya Nomura || Nankai Hawks || 104

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| Yoshinori Hirose || Nankai Hawks || 99

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Hits

| Kihachi Enomoto || Daimai Orions || 160

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Stolen bases

| Yoshinori Hirose || Nankai Hawks || 50

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Pitching leaders !scope="col" width="7%" \| Stat !scope="col" width="10%" \| Player !scope="col" width="10%" \| Team !scope="col" width="3%" \| Total
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Wins \| Masahiro Kubo \|\| Kintetsu Buffaloes \|\| 28
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Losses \| Tsutomu Kuroda \|\| Kintetsu Buffaloes \|\| 23
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Earned run average \| Osamu Kubota \|\| Toei Flyers \|\| 2.12
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Strikeouts \| Tetsuya Yoneda \|\| Hankyu Braves \|\| 231
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Innings pitched \| Kazuhisa Inao \|\| Nishitetsu Lions \|\| 320{{frac\|2\|3}}

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|+ Pitching leaders

!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat

!scope="col" width="10%" | Player

!scope="col" width="10%" | Team

!scope="col" width="3%" | Total

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Wins

| Masahiro Kubo || Kintetsu Buffaloes || 28

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Losses

| Tsutomu Kuroda || Kintetsu Buffaloes || 23

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Earned run average

| Osamu Kubota || Toei Flyers || 2.12

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Strikeouts

| Tetsuya Yoneda || Hankyu Braves || 231

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Innings pitched

| Kazuhisa Inao || Nishitetsu Lions || 320{{frac|2|3}}

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers (CL)
Isao Harimoto, Toei Flyers (PL)
Rookie of the Year
Kunio Jonouchi, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
Yukio Ozaki, Toei Flyers (PL)
Eiji Sawamura Award
Masaaki Koyama, Hanshin Tigers (CL)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Central League Best Nine Award winners !scope="col" width="7%" \| Position !scope="col" width="10%" \| Player !scope="col" width="10%" \| Team
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Pitcher \| Minoru Murayama \|\| Hanshin Tigers
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Catcher \| Masahiko Mori \|\| Yomiuri Giants
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| First baseman \| Sadaharu Oh \|\| Yomiuri Giants
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Second baseman \| Yoshitaka Kosaka \|\| Hiroshima Carp
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Third baseman \| Shigeo Nagashima \|\| Yomiuri Giants
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Shortstop \| Yoshio Yoshida \|\| Hanshin Tigers
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3\|Outfielder \| Kazuhiko Kondo \|\| Taiyo Whales
Teruo Namiki	Hanshin Tigers
Katsuji Morinaga	Hiroshima Carp

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|+ Central League Best Nine Award winners

!scope="col" width="7%" | Position

!scope="col" width="10%" | Player

!scope="col" width="10%" | Team

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Pitcher

| Minoru Murayama || Hanshin Tigers

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Catcher

| Masahiko Mori || Yomiuri Giants

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| First baseman

| Sadaharu Oh || Yomiuri Giants

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Second baseman

| Yoshitaka Kosaka || Hiroshima Carp

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Third baseman

| Shigeo Nagashima || Yomiuri Giants

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Shortstop

| Yoshio Yoshida || Hanshin Tigers

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|Outfielder

| Kazuhiko Kondo || Taiyo Whales

Teruo Namiki

Hanshin Tigers

Katsuji Morinaga

Hiroshima Carp

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Pacific League Best Nine Award winners !scope="col" width="7%" \| Position !scope="col" width="10%" \| Player !scope="col" width="10%" \| Team
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Pitcher \| Kazuhisa Inao \|\| Nishitetsu Lions
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Catcher \| Katsuya Nomura \|\| Nankai Hawks
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| First baseman \| Kihachi Enomoto \|\| Daimai Orions
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Second baseman \| Jack Bloomfield \|\| Kintetsu Buffaloes
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Third baseman \| Akitoshi Kodama \|\| Kintetsu Buffaloes
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Shortstop \| Yasumitsu Toyoda \|\| Nishitetsu Lions
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3\|Outfielder \| Isao Harimoto \|\| Toei Flyers
Kazuhiro Yamauchi	Daimai Orions
Katsutoyo Yoshida	Toei Flyers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Pacific League Best Nine Award winners

!scope="col" width="7%" | Position

!scope="col" width="10%" | Player

!scope="col" width="10%" | Team

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Pitcher

| Kazuhisa Inao || Nishitetsu Lions

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Catcher

| Katsuya Nomura || Nankai Hawks

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| First baseman

| Kihachi Enomoto || Daimai Orions

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Second baseman

| Jack Bloomfield || Kintetsu Buffaloes

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Third baseman

| Akitoshi Kodama || Kintetsu Buffaloes

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Shortstop

| Yasumitsu Toyoda || Nishitetsu Lions

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|Outfielder

| Isao Harimoto || Toei Flyers

Kazuhiro Yamauchi

Daimai Orions

Katsutoyo Yoshida

Toei Flyers

References

{{cite book |last=Johnson |first=Daniel E. |title=Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook |publisher=McFarland & Company |date=July 2006 |isbn=978-0-7864-2841-0}}

:1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Regular season

=Standings=

Postseason

=Japan Series=

League leaders

=Central League=

=Pacific League=

Awards

See also

References