1949 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
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The 1949 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 14th and final season of Nippon Professional Baseball (formerly known as the Japanese Baseball League) After the season ended, the league was organized into Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), which saw the teams re-structured into two distinct leagues (Central and Pacific).[1]
| 1949 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Fumio Fujimura (Osaka Tigers) |
| Finals champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Hankyu Braves |
Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomiuri Giants | 134 | 85 | 48 | 1 | .639 | - |
| Hankyu Braves | 136 | 69 | 64 | 3 | .519 | 16.0 |
| Daiei Stars | 134 | 67 | 65 | 2 | .508 | 17.5 |
| Nankai Hawks | 135 | 67 | 67 | 1 | .500 | 18.5 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 137 | 66 | 68 | 3 | .493 | 19.5 |
| Osaka Tigers | 137 | 65 | 69 | 3 | .485 | 20.5 |
| Tokyu Flyers | 138 | 64 | 73 | 1 | .467 | 23.0 |
| Taiyo Robins | 133 | 52 | 81 | 0 | .391 | 33.0 |
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