1937 Japanese Baseball League (Fall) Leaders
1937 Japanese Baseball League (Fall) Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1937 Japanese Baseball League (Fall) Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|
| Masaru Kageura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | .333 | 95 | 310 |
| Kazuo Kito | Lion, Dai Tokyo | .321 | 127 | 431 |
| Koichi Yamashita | Hankyu, Hankyu | .313 | 113 | 383 |
| Bucky Harris | Eagles | .310 | 62 | 200 |
| Susumu Nakane | Eagles | .308 | 57 | 185 |
| Yoshio Takahashi | Eagles, Eagles | .305 | 100 | 370 |
| Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | .295 | 112 | 387 |
| Yoshio Tanaka | Osaka Tigers | .291 | 43 | 148 |
| Masayoshi Ishida | Nagoya | .290 | 42 | 145 |
| Shigeru Mizuhara | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | .290 | 106 | 394 |
| Shosei Go | Tokyo Kyojin | .289 | 56 | 194 |
| Toshio Kurosawa | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | .279 | 105 | 365 |
| Masao Nishimura | Hankyu | .277 | 54 | 195 |
| Kazutaka Terauchi | Eagles, Eagles | .276 | 80 | 376 |
| Ichiji Shiraki | Nagoya | .275 | 42 | 153 |
| Masanobu Yamaguchi | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | .274 | 93 | 347 |
| Hidenosuke Shima | Nagoya Kinko | .272 | 52 | 191 |
| Nobuo Osawa | Nagoya, Nagoya | .271 | 86 | 325 |
| Toshizo Kobayashi | Nagoya Kinko | .269 | 52 | 193 |
| Kiyoshi Sei | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | .266 | 76 | 322 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|
| Kazuo Kito | Dai Tokyo, Lion | 127 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| Kenjiro Matsuki | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 118 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Koichi Yamashita | Hankyu, Hankyu | 113 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
| Isamu Fujii | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 112 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 112 | 14 | 8 | 9 |
| Shigeru Mizuhara | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 106 | 21 | 6 | 4 |
| Toshio Kurosawa | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 105 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| Yoshio Takahashi | Eagles, Eagles | 100 | 20 | 6 | 8 |
| Mamoru Sugitaya | Eagles, Eagles | 98 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Kengo Kuroda | Hankyu, Hankyu | 96 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Norikazu Mizutani | Dai Tokyo, Lion | 96 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | HR |
|---|
| Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 9 |
| Yoshio Takahashi | Eagles, Eagles | 8 |
| Kenjiro Matsuki | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 7 |
| Minoru Yamashita | Hankyu, Hankyu | 7 |
| Kentaro Ito | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 6 |
| Kiyoshi Sei | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 6 |
| Jimmy Horio | Hankyu, Hankyu | 5 |
| Masaru Kageura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 5 |
| Naoto Asahara | Dai Tokyo, Lion | 4 |
| Hisanori Karita | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 4 |
| Saburo Miyatake | Hankyu, Hankyu | 4 |
| Shigeru Mizuhara | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 4 |
| Shinichi Nakamura | Tokyo Senators | 4 |
| Koichi Yamashita | Hankyu, Hankyu | 4 |
| Toshihide Hatafuku | Eagles | 3 |
| Kazuo Kito | Lion, Dai Tokyo | 3 |
| Toshio Kurosawa | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 3 |
| Fujio Nagasawa | Tokyo Kyojin | 3 |
| Tamio Nakamura | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 3 |
| Saburo Nakamura | Dai Tokyo | 3 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | 2B |
|---|
| Masaru Kageura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 26 |
| Shigeo Kojima | Nagoya, Nagoya | 21 |
| Shigeru Mizuhara | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 21 |
| Yoshio Takahashi | Eagles, Eagles | 20 |
| Koichi Yamashita | Hankyu, Hankyu | 20 |
| Isamu Fujii | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 19 |
| Nobuo Osawa | Nagoya, Nagoya | 19 |
| Fumio Fujimura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 18 |
| Bucky Harris | Eagles, Eagles | 18 |
| Kazuo Kito | Lion, Dai Tokyo | 18 |
| Shigeta Kobayashi | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 17 |
| Toshio Kurosawa | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 17 |
| Kenjiro Matsuki | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 17 |
| Osamu Tsutsui | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 17 |
| Masato Monzen | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 16 |
| Tamio Nakamura | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 16 |
| Jimmy Horio | Hankyu, Hankyu | 15 |
| Kengo Kuroda | Hankyu, Hankyu | 14 |
| Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 14 |
| Shinichi Nakamura | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 14 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | 3B |
|---|
| Jungo Igaue | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 12 |
| Kenjiro Matsuki | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 11 |
| Shosei Go | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 10 |
| Kano Omoda | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 10 |
| Kiyoshi Sei | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 9 |
| Isamu Fujii | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 8 |
| Kazuo Kito | Lion, Dai Tokyo | 8 |
| Fujio Nagasawa | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 8 |
| Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 8 |
| Katsumi Shiraishi | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 8 |
| Masanobu Yamaguchi | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 8 |
| Naoto Asahara | Lion, Dai Tokyo | 7 |
| Masaru Kageura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 7 |
| Toshio Kurosawa | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 7 |
| Kaichi Masu | Nagoya, Nagoya | 7 |
| Hidenosuke Shima | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 7 |
| Koichi Yamashita | Hankyu, Hankyu | 7 |
| Fumio Fujimura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 6 |
| Shigeru Mizuhara | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 6 |
| Shinichi Nakamura | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 6 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | RBI |
|---|
| Masaru Kageura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 78 |
| Masanobu Yamaguchi | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 69 |
| Isamu Fujii | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 67 |
| Haruyasu Nakajima | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 67 |
| Kenjiro Matsuki | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 62 |
| Mamoru Sugitaya | Eagles, Eagles | 58 |
| Yoshio Takahashi | Eagles, Eagles | 57 |
| Jungo Igaue | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 55 |
| Koichi Yamashita | Hankyu, Hankyu | 53 |
| Kano Omoda | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 51 |
| Naoto Asahara | Lion, Dai Tokyo | 49 |
| Shigeru Mizuhara | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 49 |
| Fujio Nagasawa | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 46 |
| Norikazu Mizutani | Lion, Dai Tokyo | 45 |
| Tamio Nakamura | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 45 |
| Minoru Yamashita | Hankyu, Hankyu | 44 |
| Kazuo Kito | Lion, Dai Tokyo | 43 |
| Jimmy Horio | Hankyu, Hankyu | 42 |
| Kengo Kuroda | Hankyu, Hankyu | 42 |
| Toshio Kurosawa | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 42 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | W | L |
|---|
| Akira Noguchi | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 34 | 22 |
| Eiji Sawamura | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 33 | 10 |
| Victor Starfin | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 28 | 11 |
| Yukio Nishimura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 24 | 6 |
| Kuranosuke Furuya | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 22 | 17 |
| Toshihide Hatafuku | Eagles, Eagles | 19 | 32 |
| Yoshio Kikuya | Dai Tokyo, Lion | 19 | 12 |
| Takao Misono | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 19 | 3 |
| Tadashi Wakabayashi | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 17 | 6 |
| Masaru Kageura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 15 | 6 |
| Hisashi Kondo | Dai Tokyo, Lion | 14 | 21 |
| Mitsuhiko Ishida | Hankyu, Hankyu | 13 | 10 |
| Miyoshi Nakagawa | Eagles | 13 | 5 |
| Tsuruo Suzuki | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 13 | 14 |
| Masayoshi Nakayama | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 12 | 16 |
| Minoru Tanaka | Nagoya, Nagoya | 11 | 8 |
| Minoru Kasamatsu | Hankyu, Hankyu | 10 | 16 |
| Saburo Asaoka | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 8 | 20 |
| Takeo Mizobe | Hankyu, Hankyu | 8 | 11 |
| Shigeru Morii | Nagoya, Nagoya | 8 | 20 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|
| Masaru Kageura | Osaka Tigers | 0.93 | 11 | 5 |
| Fumio Fujimura | Osaka Tigers | 1.31 | 4 | 1 |
| Yukio Nishimura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 1.48 | 24 | 6 |
| Victor Starfin | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 1.86 | 28 | 11 |
| Yoshio Kikuya | Dai Tokyo, Lion | 1.89 | 19 | 12 |
| Miyoshi Nakagawa | Eagles | 2.05 | 13 | 5 |
| Kuranosuke Furuya | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 2.16 | 22 | 17 |
| Takeo Mizobe | Hankyu, Hankyu | 2.28 | 8 | 11 |
| Takao Misono | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 2.32 | 19 | 3 |
| Eiji Sawamura | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 2.38 | 33 | 10 |
| Tadashi Wakabayashi | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 2.50 | 17 | 6 |
| Misao Matsumoto | Eagles | 2.59 | 1 | 7 |
| Michio Shigematsu | Hankyu | 2.65 | 6 | 3 |
| Kenichi Aoshiba | Tokyo Kyojin | 2.71 | 2 | 1 |
| Hiroki Kinoshita | Nagoya, Nagoya | 2.72 | 7 | 16 |
| Mitsuhiko Ishida | Hankyu, Hankyu | 2.76 | 13 | 10 |
| Akira Noguchi | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 2.91 | 34 | 22 |
| Hachiro Maekawa | Tokyo Kyojin | 3.10 | 4 | 5 |
| Masayoshi Nakayama | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 3.25 | 12 | 16 |
| Kazuaki Otomo | Dai Tokyo | 3.27 | 3 | 12 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | SO |
|---|
| Eiji Sawamura | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 325 |
| Akira Noguchi | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 223 |
| Victor Starfin | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 187 |
| Yukio Nishimura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 182 |
| Toshihide Hatafuku | Eagles, Eagles | 180 |
| Yoshio Kikuya | Dai Tokyo, Lion, Osaka Tigers | 146 |
| Kuranosuke Furuya | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 142 |
| Hisashi Kondo | Lion, Dai Tokyo | 128 |
| Minoru Kasamatsu | Hankyu, Hankyu | 119 |
| Masayoshi Nakayama | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 113 |
| Mitsuhiko Ishida | Hankyu, Hankyu | 102 |
| Shigeru Morii | Nagoya, Nagoya | 77 |
| Tsuruo Suzuki | Nagoya Kinko, Nagoya Kinko | 77 |
| Tadashi Wakabayashi | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 76 |
| Hiroki Kinoshita | Nagoya, Nagoya | 74 |
| Saburo Asaoka | Tokyo Senators, Tokyo Senators | 71 |
| Takao Misono | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 70 |
| Masaru Kageura | Osaka Tigers, Osaka Tigers | 69 |
| Kazuaki Otomo | Lion, Dai Tokyo | 67 |
| Hachiro Maekawa | Tokyo Kyojin, Tokyo Kyojin | 61 |
