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) |
The 1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the twelfth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).