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1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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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)
NPB seasons

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

Regular season standings

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Central League

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Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
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

Pacific League

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Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
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

Pacific League Playoff

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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.

Game Score Date Location
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

Japan Series

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Hankyu Braves won the series 4–1.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
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]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d e 1977年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 8, 2019.