1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1977 NPB season
1977 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	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)
NPB seasons
	← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 28th season of operation for the league.

Quick facts League, Sport ...

Central League^[1]	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
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^[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

Game	Score	Date	Location
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

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
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]

Regular season standings