1961 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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Sport Baseball Runners-up Toei Flyers Finals MVP Andy Miyamoto (YOM) Finals champion Yomiuri Giants		Runners-up Chunichi Dragons Runners-up Nankai Hawks Champion Yomiuri Giants
Season MVPs Shigeo Nagashima (Yomiuri Giants), Katsuya Nomura (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) League champions Yomiuri Giants, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

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

Japan Series

CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2)

Most Valuable Player

Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL)

Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL)

Rookie of the Year

Hiroshi Gondo, Chunichi Dragons (CL)

Toshiaki Tokuhisa, Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL)

Eiji Sawamura Award

Hiroshi Gondo, Chunichi Dragons (CL)

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