# 1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1970 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 21st 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 | 130 | 79 | 47 | 4 | .627 | — |
| Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 77 | 49 | 4 | .611 | 2.0 |
| Taiyo Whales | 130 | 69 | 57 | 4 | .548 | 10.0 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 62 | 60 | 8 | .508 | 15.0 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 55 | 70 | 5 | .440 | 23.5 |
| Yakult Atoms | 130 | 33 | 92 | 5 | .264 | 45.5 |
Pacific League regular season standings :
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| Lotte Orions | 130 | 80 | 47 | 3 | .630 | — |
| Nankai Hawks | 130 | 69 | 57 | 4 | .548 | 10.5 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 65 | 59 | 6 | .524 | 13.5 |
| Hankyu Braves | 130 | 64 | 64 | 2 | .500 | 16.5 |
| Toei Flyers | 130 | 54 | 70 | 6 | .435 | 24.5 |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 130 | 43 | 78 | 9 | .355 | 34.0 |

## League leaders
### Central League

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri | .325 |
| Home runs | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri | 47 |
| Runs batted in | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri | 105 |
| Runs | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri | 97 |
| Hits | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri | 138 |
| Stolen bases | Fumihiro Tojo [ja] | Yakult | 28 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Masaji Hiramatsu | Taiyo | 25 |
| Losses | Masaji Hiramatsu | Taiyo | 19 |
| Earned run average | Minoru Murayama | Hanshin | 0.98 |
| Strikeouts | Yutaka Enatsu | Hanshin | 340 |
| Innings pitched | Yutaka Enatsu | Hanshin | 3372⁄3 |

### Pacific League

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Isao Harimoto | Toei | .383 |
| Home runs | Katsuo Osugi | Toei | 44 |
| Runs batted in | Katsuo Osugi | Toei | 129 |
| Runs | Masaru Tomita | Nankai | 95 |
| Hits | Isao Harimoto | Toei | 176 |
| Stolen bases | Yutaka Fukumoto | Hankyu | 75 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Fumio Narita [ja] | Lotte | 25 |
| Losses | Akira Kawahara [ja] | Nishitetsu | 19 |
| Earned run average | Michio Sato [ja] | Nankai | 2.05 |
| Strikeouts | Keishi Suzuki | Kintetsu | 247 |
| Innings pitched | Tomehiro Kaneda [ja] | Toei | 3161⁄3 |

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
** Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL)
** Masaaki Kitaru, Lotte Orions (PL)
* Rookie of the Year
** Kenichi Yazawa [ja], Chunichi Dragons (CL)
** Michio Sato [ja], Nankai Hawks (PL)
* Eiji Sawamura Award
** Masaji Hiramatsu, Taiyo Whales (CL)
Central League Best Nine Award winners :
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Masaji Hiramatsu | Taiyo |
| Catcher | Tatsuhiko Kimata [ja] | Chunichi |
| First baseman | Sadaharu Oh | Yomiuri |
| Second baseman | Motoo Andoh | Hanshin |
| Third baseman | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri |
| Shortstop | Taira Fujita | Hanshin |
| Outfielder | Akira Ejiri | Taiyo |
| Outfielder | Shigeru Takada | Yomiuri |
| Outfielder | Toshio Naka | Chunichi |
Pacific League Best Nine Award winners :
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Masaaki Kitaru | Lotte |
| Catcher | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai |
| First baseman | Katsuo Osugi | Toei |
| Second baseman | Hiroyuki Yamazaki | Lotte |
| Third baseman | Michiyo Arito | Lotte |
| Shortstop | Toshizo Sakamoto [ja] | Hankyu |
| Outfielder | George Altman | Lotte |
| Outfielder | Tokuji Nagaike | Hankyu |
| Outfielder | Isao Harimoto | Toei |