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1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1956 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upOsaka Tigers
Season MVPTakehiko Bessho (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPFutoshi Nakanishi (NIS)
Japan Series
ChampionsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPYasumitsu Toyoda (NIS)
NPB seasons

The 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the seventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season

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Standings

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Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 130 82 44 4 .646
Osaka Tigers 130 79 50 1 .612 4.5
Chunichi Dragons 130 74 56 0 .569 10.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 130 61 65 4 .485 21.0
Hiroshima Carp 130 45 82 3 .358 27.5
Taiyo Whales 130 43 87 0 .331 41.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Nishitetsu Lions 154 96 51 7 .646
Nankai Hawks 154 96 52 6 .643 0.5
Hankyu Braves 154 88 64 2 .578 10.5
Mainichi Orions 154 84 66 4 .558 13.5
Kintetsu Pearls 154 68 82 4 .455 29.5
Toei Flyers 154 58 92 4 .390 39.5
Daiei Stars 154 57 94 3 .380 41.0
Takahashi Unions 154 52 98 4 .351 45.5

Postseason

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Japan Series

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PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 10 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Korakuen Stadium 2:07 24,632[1] 
2 October 11 Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Korakuen Stadium 2:18 19,108[1] 
3 October 13 Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 Heiwadai Stadium 2:41 23,528[1] 
4 October 14 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 4 Heiwadai Stadium 1:55 24,459[1] 
5 October 15 Yomiuri Giants – 12, Nishitetsu Lions – 7 Heiwadai Stadium 3:16 19,042[1] 
6 October 17 Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Korakuen Stadium 2:13 27,994[1]

League leaders

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Central League

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Pacific League

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 1956年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.