:1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season
{{NPBseason|year=1970}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title =1970 NPB season
| league =Nippon Professional Baseball
| sport =Baseball
| duration =
| season2 =Central League Pennant
| league_champs2 =Yomiuri Giants
| second_place2 =Hanshin Tigers
| MVP2 =Sadaharu Oh (YOM)
| MVP_link2 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| season3 =Pacific League Pennant
| league_champs3 =Lotte Orions
| second_place3 =Nankai Hawks
| MVP3 =Masaaki Kitaru (LOT)
| MVP_link3 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| finals =Japan Series
| finals_link =1970 Japan Series
| finals_champ =Yomiuri Giants
| finals_runner-up =Lotte Orions
| finals_MVP =Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)
| finals_MVP_link =Japan Series MVP Award
| seasonslist =List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons
| seasonslistnames =NPB
| prevseason_link =1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| prevseason_year =1969
| nextseason_link =1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| nextseason_year =1971
}}
The 1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 21st 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[http://npb.jp/bis/yearly/centralleague_1970.html 年度別成績 1970年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構] !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;"|Yomiuri Giants
| 130 || 79 || 47 || 4 || .627 || — |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Hanshin Tigers
| 130 || 77 || 49 || 4 || .611 || 2.0 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Taiyo Whales
| 130 || 69 || 57 || 4 || .548 || 10.0 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Hiroshima Toyo Carp
| 130 || 62 || 60 || 8 || .508 || 15.0 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Chunichi Dragons
| 130 || 55 || 70 || 5 || .440 || 23.5 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Yakult Atoms
| 130 || 33 || 92 || 5 || .264 || 45.5 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Pacific League regular season standings[http://npb.jp/bis/yearly/pacificleague_1970.html 年度別成績 1970年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構] !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;"|Lotte Orions
| 130 || 80 || 47 || 3 || .630 || — |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Nankai Hawks
| 130 || 69 || 57 || 4 || .548 || 10.5 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Kintetsu Buffaloes
| 130 || 65 || 59 || 6 || .524 || 13.5 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Hankyu Braves
| 130 || 64 || 64 || 2 || .500 || 16.5 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Toei Flyers
| 130 || 54 || 70 || 6 || .435 || 24.5 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Nishitetsu Lions
| 130 || 43 || 78 || 9 || .355 || 34.0 |
League leaders
=Central League=
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{{col-break}}
| 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
| Sadaharu Oh || Yomiuri || .325 |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Home runs
| Sadaharu Oh || Yomiuri || 47 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Runs batted in
| Shigeo Nagashima || Yomiuri || 105 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Runs
| Sadaharu Oh || Yomiuri || 97 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Hits
| Sadaharu Oh || Yomiuri || 138 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Stolen bases
| {{ill|Fumihiro Tojo|ja|東条文博}} || Yakult || 28 |
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
| 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
| Masaji Hiramatsu || Taiyo || 25 |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Losses
| Masaji Hiramatsu || Taiyo || 19 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Earned run average
| Minoru Murayama || Hanshin || 0.98 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Strikeouts
| Yutaka Enatsu || Hanshin || 340 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Innings pitched
| Yutaka Enatsu || Hanshin|| 337{{frac|2|3}} |
{{col-end}}
=Pacific League=
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{{col-break}}
| 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
| Isao Harimoto || Toei || .383 |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Home runs
| Katsuo Osugi || Toei || 44 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Runs batted in
| Katsuo Osugi || Toei || 129 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Runs
| Masaru Tomita || Nankai || 95 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Hits
| Isao Harimoto || Toei|| 176 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Stolen bases
| Yutaka Fukumoto || Hankyu|| 75 |
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
| 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
| {{ill|Fumio Narita|ja|成田文男}} || Lotte || 25 |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Losses
| {{ill|Akira Kawahara|ja|河原明}} || Nishitetsu || 19 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Earned run average
| {{ill|Michio Sato|ja|佐藤道郎}} || Nankai || 2.05 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Strikeouts
| Keishi Suzuki || Kintetsu || 247 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Innings pitched
| {{ill|Tomehiro Kaneda|ja|金田留広}} || Toei || 316{{frac|1|3}} |
{{col-end}}
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Masaaki Kitaru, Lotte Orions (PL)
- Rookie of the Year
- {{ill|Kenichi Yazawa|ja|谷沢健一}}, Chunichi Dragons (CL)
- {{ill|Michio Sato|ja|佐藤道郎}}, Nankai Hawks (PL)
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- Masaji Hiramatsu, Taiyo Whales (CL)
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{{col-break}}
| 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
| Masaji Hiramatsu || Taiyo | |
|---|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Catcher
| {{ill|Tatsuhiko Kimata|ja|木俣達彦}} || Chunichi | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| First baseman
| Sadaharu Oh || Yomiuri | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Second baseman
| Motoo Andoh || Hanshin | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Third baseman
| Shigeo Nagashima || Yomiuri | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Shortstop
| Taira Fujita || Hanshin | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|Outfielder
| Akira Ejiri || Taiyo | |
| Shigeru Takada | Yomiuri |
| Toshio Naka | Chunichi |
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
| 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
| Masaaki Kitaru || Lotte | |
|---|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Catcher
| Katsuya Nomura || Nankai | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| First baseman
| Katsuo Osugi || Toei | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Second baseman
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki || Lotte | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Third baseman
| Michiyo Arito || Lotte | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Shortstop
| {{ill|Toshizo Sakamoto|ja|阪本敏三}} || Hankyu | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|Outfielder
| George Altman || Lotte | |
| Tokuji Nagaike | Hankyu |
| Isao Harimoto | Toei |
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