| 1966 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Season MVP | Katsuya Nomura ( NAN) |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Nankai Hawks |
| Finals MVP | Isao Shibata ( YOM) |
The 1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 17th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Yomiuri Giants | 134 | 89 | 41 | 4 | .685 | — |
| Chunichi Dragons | 132 | 76 | 54 | 2 | .585 | 13.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 135 | 64 | 66 | 5 | .492 | 25.0 |
| Hiroshima Carp | 136 | 57 | 73 | 6 | .438 | 32.0 |
| Taiyo Whales | 130 | 52 | 78 | 0 | .400 | 37.0 |
| Sankei Atoms | 135 | 52 | 78 | 5 | .400 | 37.0 |
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nankai Hawks | 133 | 79 | 51 | 3 | .608 | — |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 138 | 75 | 55 | 8 | .577 | 4.0 |
| Toei Flyers | 136 | 70 | 60 | 6 | .538 | 9.0 |
| Tokyo Orions | 134 | 61 | 69 | 4 | .469 | 18.0 |
| Hankyu Braves | 134 | 57 | 73 | 4 | .438 | 22.0 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 133 | 48 | 62 | 3 | .369 | 31.0 |
League leaders
Central League
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Pacific League
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Awards
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Most Valuable Player
- Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
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Rookie of the Year
- Tsuneo Horiuchi, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
- No PL recipient
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Eiji Sawamura Award
- Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers (CL) and Tsuneo Horiuchi, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
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See also
References
- Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.
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