1997_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
1997 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1997 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1997 in baseball.
The 1997 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 48th season of operation for the league.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 1997 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | CL: Atsuya Furuta (YAK) PL: Fumiya Nishiguchi (SEI) |
| League Postseason | |
| CL champions | Yakult Swallows |
| CL runners-up | Yokohama BayStars |
| PL champions | Seibu Lions |
| PL runners-up | Orix BlueWave |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Yakult Swallows |
| Runners-up | Seibu Lions |
| Finals MVP | Atsuya Furuta (YAK) |
| NPB seasons | |
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Central League
More information Central League, G ...
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakult Swallows | 137 | 83 | 52 | 2 | .615 | -- |
| Yokohama BayStars | 135 | 72 | 63 | 0 | .533 | 11.0 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 135 | 66 | 69 | 0 | .489 | 17.0 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 135 | 63 | 72 | 0 | .467 | 20.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 136 | 62 | 73 | 1 | .459 | 21.0 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 136 | 59 | 76 | 1 | .437 | 24.0 |
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Pacific League
More information Pacific League, G ...
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Lions | 135 | 76 | 56 | 3 | .576 | -- |
| Orix BlueWave | 135 | 71 | 61 | 3 | .538 | 5.0 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 135 | 68 | 63 | 4 | .519 | 7.5 |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters | 135 | 63 | 71 | 1 | .470 | 14.0 |
| Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 135 | 63 | 71 | 1 | .470 | 14.0 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 135 | 57 | 76 | 2 | .429 | 19.5 |
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Main article: 1997 Japan Series
CL Yakult Swallows (4) vs. PL Seibu Lions (1)
More information Game, Date ...
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 18 | Yakult Swallows – 1, Seibu Lions – 0 | Seibu Dome | 2:41 | 31,634[3] |
| 2 | October 19 | Yakult Swallows – 5, Seibu Lions – 6 | Seibu Dome | 4:45 | 31,397[3] |
| 3 | October 21 | Seibu Lions – 3, Yakult Swallows – 5 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:25 | 32,867[3] |
| 4 | October 22 | Seibu Lions – 1, Yakult Swallows – 7 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:08 | 32,877[3] |
| 5 | October 23 | Seibu Lions – 0, Yakult Swallows – 3 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 2:50 | 33,056[3] |
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- 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1997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 1997年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- 1997年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved February 2, 2018.