# 1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 16th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

## Regular season
### Standings

Central League regular season standings :
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| Yomiuri Giants | 140 | 91 | 47 | 2 | .659 | — |
| Chunichi Dragons | 140 | 77 | 59 | 4 | .566 | 13.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 140 | 71 | 66 | 3 | .518 | 19.5 |
| Taiyo Whales | 140 | 68 | 70 | 2 | .493 | 23.0 |
| Hiroshima Carp | 140 | 59 | 77 | 4 | .434 | 31.0 |
| Sankei Swallows | 140 | 44 | 91 | 5 | .326 | 45.5 |
Pacific League regular season standings :
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| Nankai Hawks | 140 | 88 | 49 | 3 | .642 | — |
| Toei Flyers | 140 | 76 | 61 | 3 | .555 | 12.0 |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 140 | 72 | 64 | 4 | .529 | 15.5 |
| Hankyu Braves | 140 | 67 | 71 | 2 | .486 | 21.5 |
| Tokyo Orions | 140 | 62 | 74 | 4 | .456 | 25.5 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 140 | 46 | 92 | 2 | .333 | 42.5 |

## League leaders
### Central League

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Shinichi Eto | Chunichi Dragons | .336 |
| Home runs | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri Giants | 42 |
| Runs batted in | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri Giants | 104 |
| Runs | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri Giants | 104 |
| Hits | Kazuhiko Kondo | Taiyo Whales | 152 |
| Stolen bases | Morimichi Takagi | Chunichi Dragons | 44 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Minoru Murayama | Hanshin Tigers | 25 |
| Losses | Seiji Shibutani | Sankei Swallows | 22 |
| Earned run average | Masaichi Kaneda | Yomiuri Giants | 1.84 |
| Strikeouts | Minoru Murayama | Hanshin Tigers | 205 |
| Innings pitched | Minoru Murayama | Hanshin Tigers | 3072⁄3 |

### Pacific League

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks | .320 |
| Home runs | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks | 42 |
| Runs batted in | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks | 110 |
| Runs | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks | 92 |
| Hits | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks | 156 |
| Stolen bases | Yoshinori Hirose | Nankai Hawks | 39 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Yukio Ozaki | Toei Flyers | 27 |
| Losses | Kasaaki Koyama Koichiro Sasaki | Tokyo Orions Kintetsu Buffaloes | 20 |
| Earned run average | Kiyohiro Miura | Nankai Hawks | 1.57 |
| Strikeouts | Yukio Ozaki | Toei Flyers | 259 |
| Innings pitched | Yukio Ozaki | Toei Flyers | 378 |

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
** Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
** Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL)
* Rookie of the Year
** No CL recipient
** Masaaki Ikenaga, Nishitetsu Lions (PL)
* Eiji Sawamura Award
** Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers (CL)
Central League Best Nine Award winners :
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Minoru Murayama | Hanshin Tigers |
| Catcher | Masahiko Mori | Yomiuri Giants |
| First baseman | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri Giants |
| Second baseman | Morimichi Takagi | Chunichi Dragons |
| Third baseman | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants |
| Shortstop | Yoshio Yoshida | Hanshin Tigers |
| Outfielder | Shinichi Eto | Chunichi Dragons |
| Outfielder | Kazuhiko Kondo | Taiyo Whales |
| Outfielder | Toshio Naka | Chunichi Dragons |
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners :
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Yukio Ozaki | Toei Flyers |
| Catcher | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks |
| First baseman | Takashi Takagi | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Second baseman | Daryl Spencer | Hankyu Braves |
| Third baseman | Akitoshi Kodama | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Shortstop | Kenji Koike | Nankai Hawks |
| Outfielder | Isao Harimoto | Toei Flyers |
| Outfielder | Yoshinori Hirose | Nankai Hawks |
| Outfielder | Motoaki Horigome | Nankai Hawks |