1977 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Sadaharu Oh (YOM)
PL: Hisashi Yamada (HAN)
League Postseason
CL championsYomiuri Giants
  CL runners-upYakult Swallows
PL championsHankyu Braves
  PL runners-upLotte Orions
Japan Series
ChampionsHankyu Braves
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPHisashi Yamada (HAN)

The 1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 28th season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants13080464.635–
Yakult Swallows130625810.51715.0
Chunichi Dragons13064615.51215.5
Hanshin Tigers130556312.46621.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp130516712.43225.0
Taiyo Whales130516811.42925.5

Pacific League

Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
Hankyu Braves130695110.57512
Nankai Hawks130635512.53423
Lotte Orions130605713.51351
Kintetsu Buffaloes130596110.49236
Nippon-Ham Fighters130586111.48744
Crown Lighter Lions13049738.40265

Pacific League Playoff

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.

GameScoreDateLocation
1Braves – 18, Orions – 1October 9Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
2Braves – 0, Orions – 3October 10Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
3Orions – 3, Braves – 1October 12Miyagi Baseball Stadium
4Orions – 2, Braves – 4October 13Miyagi Baseball Stadium
5Orions – 0, Braves – 7October 15Miyagi Baseball Stadium

Japan Series

Hankyu Braves won the series 4–1.

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Braves – 7, Giants – 2October 22Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium27,971[3]
2Braves – 3, Giants – 0October 23Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium31,070[3]
3Giants – 5, Braves – 2October 25Korakuen Stadium37,914[3]
4Giants – 2, Braves – 5October 26Korakuen Stadium42,433[3]
5Giants – 3, Braves – 6October 27Korakuen Stadium41,006[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 1977年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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