1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1975 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Koji Yamamoto (HIR)
PL: Hideji Kato (HAN)
League Postseason
CL championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  CL runners-upChunichi Dragons
PL championsHankyu Braves
  PL runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Japan Series
ChampionsHankyu Braves
  Runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
Finals MVPTakashi Yamada (HAN)
NPB seasons

The 1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 26th season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings[]

Central League[]

Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 72 47 11 .605 --
Chunichi Dragons 130 69 53 8 .566 4.5
Hanshin Tigers 130 68 55 7 .553 6.0
Yakult Swallows 130 57 64 9 .471 16.0
Taiyo Whales 130 51 69 10 .425 21.5
Yomiuri Giants 130 47 76 7 .382 27.0

Pacific League[]

Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
Hankyu Braves 130 64 59 7 .520 1 6
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 71 50 9 .587 3 1
Taiheiyo Club Lions 130 58 62 10 .483 2 4
Lotte Orions 130 59 65 6 .476 6 2
Nankai Hawks 130 57 65 8 .467 5 3
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 55 63 12 .466 4 4

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 3-1.

Game Score Date Location
1 Braves – 7, Buffaloes – 11 October 15 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
2 Braves – 5, Buffaloes – 4 October 16 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
3 Buffaloes – 0, Braves – 3 October 19 Fujiidera Stadium
4 Buffaloes – 3, Braves – 5 October 20 Fujiidera Stadium

Japan Series[]

Main article: 1975 Japan Series

Hankyu Braves won the series 4-0-2.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Braves – 3, Carp – 3 October 25 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 24,694[3]
2 Braves – 5, Carp – 1 October 26 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 36,418[3]
3 Carp – 4, Braves – 7 October 28 Hiroshima Stadium 25,000[3]
4 Carp – 4, Braves – 4 October 30 Hiroshima Stadium 25,002[3]
5 Carp – 1, Braves – 2 October 31 Hiroshima Stadium 25,077[3]
6 Braves – 7, Carp – 3 November 2 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 30,371[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 年度別成績 1975年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構
  2. ^ 年度別成績 1975年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構
  3. ^ a b c d e f 1975年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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