1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1987 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Regular Season
Season MVP CL: Kazuhiro Yamakura (YOM)
PL: Osamu Higashio (SEI)
League Postseason
CL champions Yomiuri Giants
  CL runners-up Chunichi Dragons
PL champions Seibu Lions
  PL runners-up Hankyu Braves
Japan Series
Champions Seibu Lions
  Runners-up Yomiuri Giants
Finals MVP Kimiyasu Kudoh (SEI)
NPB seasons

The 1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 38th season of operation for the league.

Contents

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League [1] GWLTPct.GB
Yomiuri Giants 130764311.639--
Chunichi Dragons 130685111.5718.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130655510.54211.5
Yakult Swallows 13058648.47519.5
Yokohama Taiyo Whales 13056686.45222.5
Hanshin Tigers 13041836.33137.5

Pacific League

Pacific League [2] GWLTPct.GB
Seibu Lions 130714514.612--
Hankyu Braves 130645610.5339.0
Nippon-Ham Fighters 13063607.51211.5
Nankai Hawks 130576310.47516.0
Lotte Orions 130516514.44020.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes 13052699.43021.5

Japan Series

Seibu Lions won the series 4-2.

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Lions – 3, Giants – 7October 25 Seibu Lions Stadium 32,365 [3]
2Lions – 6, Giants – 0October 26 Seibu Lions Stadium 32,434 [3]
3Giants – 1, Lions – 2October 28 Korakuen Stadium 40,608 [3]
4Giants – 4, Lions – 0October 29 Korakuen Stadium 40,829 [3]
5Giants – 1, Lions – 3October 30 Korakuen Stadium 41,383 [3]
6Lions – 3, Giants – 1November 1 Seibu Lions Stadium 32,323 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1987年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". npb.jp. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1987年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". npb.jp. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1987年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved April 8, 2018.
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