1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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) |
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 |
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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 |
Pacific League[]
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[]
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 |
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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 |
Japan Series[]
Hankyu Braves won the series 4-1.
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] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ http://npb.jp/bis/yearly/centralleague_1977.html
- ^ http://npb.jp/bis/yearly/pacificleague_1977.html
- ^ 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.
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