1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1976 NPB season
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 Hanshin Tigers
PL champions Hankyu Braves
  PL runners-up Nankai Hawks
Japan Series
Champions Hankyu Braves
  Runners-up Yomiuri Giants
Finals MVP Yutaka Fukumoto (HAN)
NPB seasons

The 1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 27th season of operation for the league.

Contents

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League [1] GWLTPct.GB
Yomiuri Giants 13076459.628–
Hanshin Tigers 130724513.6152.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130615811.51314.0
Chunichi Dragons 130546610.45021.5
Yakult Swallows 130526810.43323.5
Taiyo Whales 13045787.36632.0

Pacific League

Pacific League [2] GWLTPct.1st half ranking2nd half ranking
Hankyu Braves 13079456.63711
Nankai Hawks 13071563.55922
Lotte Orions 130635611.52933
Kintetsu Buffaloes 13057667.46354
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130526711.43745
Taiheiyo Club Lions 130447610.36766

Japan Series

Hankyu Braves won the series 4–3.

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Giants – 4, Braves – 6October 23 Korakuen Stadium 40,659 [3]
2Giants – 4, Braves – 5October 25 Korakuen Stadium 47,452 [3]
3Braves – 10, Giants – 3October 27 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 29,241 [3]
4Braves – 2, Giants – 4October 29 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 23,443 [3]
5Braves – 3, Giants – 5October 30 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 26,099 [3]
6Giants – 8, Braves – 7November 1 Korakuen Stadium 44,948 [3]
7Giants – 2, Braves – 4November 2 Korakuen Stadium 45,967 [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1976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 1976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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1976年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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