1973 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1973 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upHanshin Tigers
Season MVPSadaharu Oh (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsHankyu Braves
  Runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Season MVPKatsuya Nomura (NAN)
Japan Series
ChampionsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Finals MVPTsuneo Horiuchi (YOM)
NPB seasons

The 1973 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 24th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season standings[]

Central League regular season standings[1]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB
1 Yomiuri Giants 130 66 60 4 .524
2 Hanshin Tigers 130 64 59 7 .520 0.5
3 Chunichi Dragons 130 64 61 5 .512 1.5
4 Yakult Atoms 130 62 65 3 .488 4.5
5 Taiyo Whales 130 60 64 6 .484 5.0
6 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 60 67 3 .472 6.5
Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. 1st half rank 2nd half rank
1st half winner Nankai Hawks 130 68 58 4 .540 1 3
2nd half winner Hankyu Braves 130 77 48 5 .616 3 1
3 Lotte Orions 130 79 49 11 .588 2 2
4 Taiheiyo Club Lions 130 59 64 7 .480 4 5
5 Nittaku Home Flyers 130 55 69 6 .444 5 3
6 Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 42 83 5 .336 6 6

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.

Nankai Hawks won the series 3-2.

Game Score Date Location
1 Hawks – 4, Braves – 2 October 19 Osaka Stadium
2 Hawks – 7, Braves – 9 October 20 Osaka Stadium
3 Braves – 3, Hawks – 6 October 22 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
4 Braves – 13, Hawks – 1 October 23 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
5 Braves – 1, Hawks – 2 October 25 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium

Japan Series[]

Yomiuri Giants won the series 4-1.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Hawks – 4, Giants – 3 October 27 Osaka Stadium 27,027[3]
2 Hawks – 2, Giants – 3 October 28 Osaka Stadium 28,135[3]
3 Giants – 8, Hawks – 2 October 30 Korakuen Stadium 34,713[3]
4 Giants – 6, Dragons – 2 October 31 Korakuen Stadium 38,270[3]
5 Giants – 5, Hawks – 1 November 1 Korakuen Stadium 37,761[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "年度別成績 1973年 セントラル・リーグ" [Results by year 1973 Central League]. Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "年度別成績 1972年 1972年 パシフィック・リーグ" [Results by year 1972 Pacific League]. Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e 1973年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 21, 2017.


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