1976_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1976 in baseball.
The 1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 27th season of operation for the league.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
1976 NPB season | |
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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 | |
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Central League
More information Central League, G ...
Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 76 | 45 | 9 | .628 | – |
Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 72 | 45 | 13 | .615 | 2.0 |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 61 | 58 | 11 | .513 | 14.0 |
Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 54 | 66 | 10 | .450 | 21.5 |
Yakult Swallows | 130 | 52 | 68 | 10 | .433 | 23.5 |
Taiyo Whales | 130 | 45 | 78 | 7 | .366 | 32.0 |
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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 |
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Hankyu Braves | 130 | 79 | 45 | 6 | .637 | 1 | 1 |
Nankai Hawks | 130 | 71 | 56 | 3 | .559 | 2 | 2 |
Lotte Orions | 130 | 63 | 56 | 11 | .529 | 3 | 3 |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 57 | 66 | 7 | .463 | 5 | 4 |
Nippon-Ham Fighters | 130 | 52 | 67 | 11 | .437 | 4 | 5 |
Taiheiyo Club Lions | 130 | 44 | 76 | 10 | .367 | 6 | 6 |
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Main article: 1976 Japan Series
Hankyu Braves won the series 4–3.
More information Game, Score ...
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Giants – 4, Braves – 6 | October 23 | Korakuen Stadium | 40,659[3] |
2 | Giants – 4, Braves – 5 | October 25 | Korakuen Stadium | 47,452[3] |
3 | Braves – 10, Giants – 3 | October 27 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 29,241[3] |
4 | Braves – 2, Giants – 4 | October 29 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 23,443[3] |
5 | Braves – 3, Giants – 5 | October 30 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 26,099[3] |
6 | Giants – 8, Braves – 7 | November 1 | Korakuen Stadium | 44,948[3] |
7 | Giants – 2, Braves – 4 | November 2 | Korakuen Stadium | 45,967[3] |
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- 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.
- 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.
- 1976年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 9, 2019.