1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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This article is about the 1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1961 in baseball.
The 1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the twelfth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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1961 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Central League Pennant | |
League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
Season MVP | Shigeo Nagashima (YOM) |
Pacific League Pennant | |
League champions | Nankai Hawks |
Runners-up | Toei Flyers |
Season MVP | Katsuya Nomura (NAN) |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Nankai Hawks |
Finals MVP | Andy Miyamoto (YOM) |
NPB seasons | |
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