1977_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1977 in baseball.
The 1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 28th season of operation for the league.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
1977 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | CL: Sadaharu Oh (YOM) PL: Hisashi Yamada (HAN) |
League Postseason | |
CL champions | Yomiuri Giants |
CL runners-up | Yakult Swallows |
PL champions | Hankyu Braves |
PL runners-up | Lotte Orions |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Hankyu Braves |
Runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
Finals MVP | Hisashi Yamada (HAN) |
NPB seasons | |
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Central League
More information Central League, G ...
Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 80 | 46 | 4 | .635 | – |
Yakult Swallows | 130 | 62 | 58 | 10 | .517 | 15.0 |
Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 64 | 61 | 5 | .512 | 15.5 |
Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 55 | 63 | 12 | .466 | 21.0 |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 51 | 67 | 12 | .432 | 25.0 |
Taiyo Whales | 130 | 51 | 68 | 11 | .429 | 25.5 |
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Pacific League
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Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | 1st Half Ranking | 2nd Half Ranking |
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Hankyu Braves | 130 | 69 | 51 | 10 | .575 | 1 | 2 |
Nankai Hawks | 130 | 63 | 55 | 12 | .534 | 2 | 3 |
Lotte Orions | 130 | 60 | 57 | 13 | .513 | 5 | 1 |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 59 | 61 | 10 | .492 | 3 | 6 |
Nippon-Ham Fighters | 130 | 58 | 61 | 11 | .487 | 4 | 4 |
Crown Lighter Lions | 130 | 49 | 73 | 8 | .402 | 6 | 5 |
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The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half records met in a best-of-five playoff series to determine the league representative in the Japan Series.
Hankyu Braves won the series 3–2.
More information Game, Score ...
Game | Score | Date | Location |
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1 | Braves – 18, Orions – 1 | October 9 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium |
2 | Braves – 0, Orions – 3 | October 10 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium |
3 | Orions – 3, Braves – 1 | October 12 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium |
4 | Orions – 2, Braves – 4 | October 13 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium |
5 | Orions – 0, Braves – 7 | October 15 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium |
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Main article: 1977 Japan Series
Hankyu Braves won the series 4–1.
More information Game, Score ...
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Braves – 7, Giants – 2 | October 22 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 27,971[3] |
2 | Braves – 3, Giants – 0 | October 23 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 31,070[3] |
3 | Giants – 5, Braves – 2 | October 25 | Korakuen Stadium | 37,914[3] |
4 | Giants – 2, Braves – 5 | October 26 | Korakuen Stadium | 42,433[3] |
5 | Giants – 3, Braves – 6 | October 27 | Korakuen Stadium | 41,006[3] |
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- 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1977年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1977年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- 1977年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 8, 2019.