1974_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
1974 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1974 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1974 in baseball.
The 1974 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 25th season of operation for the league.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 1974 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | CL: Sadaharu Oh (YOM) PL: Tomehiro Kaneda (LOT) |
| League Postseason | |
| CL champions | Chunichi Dragons |
| CL runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
| PL champions | Lotte Orions |
| PL runners-up | Hankyu Braves |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Lotte Orions |
| Runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
| Finals MVP | Sumio Hirota (LOT) |
| NPB seasons | |
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Central League
More information Central League, G ...
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 70 | 49 | 11 | .588 | – |
| Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 71 | 50 | 9 | .587 | 0.0 |
| Yakult Swallows | 130 | 60 | 63 | 7 | .488 | 12.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 57 | 64 | 9 | .471 | 14.0 |
| Taiyo Whales | 130 | 55 | 69 | 6 | .444 | 17.5 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 54 | 72 | 4 | .429 | 19.5 |
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Pacific League
More information Pacific League, G ...
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | 1st Half Ranking | 2nd Half Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotte Orions | 130 | 69 | 50 | 11 | .580 | 2 | 1 |
| Hankyu Braves | 130 | 69 | 51 | 10 | .575 | 1 | 3 |
| Nankai Hawks | 130 | 59 | 55 | 16 | .518 | 4 | 2 |
| Taiheiyo Club Lions | 130 | 59 | 64 | 7 | .480 | 3 | 4 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 56 | 66 | 8 | .459 | 5 | 4 |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters | 130 | 49 | 75 | 6 | .395 | 6 | 6 |
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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.
Lotte Orions won the series 3–0.
More information Game, Score ...
| Game | Score | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braves – 2, Orions – 3 | October 5 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium |
| 2 | Braves – 3, Orions – 8 | October 6 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium |
| 3 | Orions – 4, Braves – 0 | October 9 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium |
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Main article: 1974 Japan Series
Lotte Orions won the series 4–2.
More information Game, Score ...
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragons – 5, Orions – 4 | October 16 | Nagoya Stadium | 22,148[3] |
| 2 | Dragons – 5, Orions – 8 | October 17 | Nagoya Stadium | 24,798[3] |
| 3 | Orions – 4, Dragons – 5 | October 19 | Korakuen Stadium | 29,103[3] |
| 4 | Orions – 6, Dragons – 3 | October 20 | Korakuen Stadium | 43,128[3] |
| 5 | Orions – 2, Dragons – 0 | October 21 | Korakuen Stadium | 28,187[3] |
| 6 | Dragons – 2, Orions – 3 | October 23 | Nagoya Stadium | 23,433[3] |
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- 1974年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 10, 2019.