1972 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Central League Pennant | |
League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Hanshin Tigers |
Season MVP | Tsuneo Horiuchi (YOM) |
Pacific League Pennant | |
League champions | Hankyu Braves |
Runners-up | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
Season MVP | Yutaka Fukumoto (HAU) |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Hankyu Braves |
Finals MVP | Tsuneo Horiuchi (YOM) |
The 1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 23rd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Pos | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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1 | Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 74 | 52 | 4 | .587 | — |
2 | Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 71 | 56 | 3 | .559 | 3.5 |
3 | Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 67 | 59 | 4 | .532 | 7.0 |
4 | Yakult Atoms | 130 | 60 | 67 | 3 | .472 | 14.5 |
5 | Taiyo Whales | 130 | 57 | 69 | 4 | .452 | 17.0 |
6 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 49 | 75 | 6 | .395 | 24.0 |
Pos | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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1 | Hankyu Braves | 130 | 80 | 48 | 2 | .625 | — |
2 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 64 | 60 | 6 | .5161 | 14.0 |
3 | Nankai Hawks | 130 | 65 | 61 | 4 | .5158 | 14.0 |
4 | Toei Flyers | 130 | 63 | 61 | 6 | .508 | 15.0 |
5 | Lotte Orions | 130 | 59 | 68 | 3 | .465 | 20.5 |
6 | Nishitetsu Lions | 130 | 47 | 80 | 3 | .370 | 32.5 |
Yomiuri Giants won the series 4-1.
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Giants – 5, Braves – 3 | October 21 | Korakuen Stadium | 38,010 [3] |
2 | Giants – 6, Braves – 4 | October 23 | Korakuen Stadium | 39,666 [3] |
3 | Braves – 5, Giants – 3 | October 25 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 34,582 [3] |
4 | Braves – 1, Giants – 3 | October 26 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 31,129 [3] |
5 | Braves – 3, Giants – 8 | October 28 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 27,269 [3] |
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