1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 26th season of operation for the league. This would be a watershed year for the league at large with the Pacific League officially adopting the designated hitter rule, just two years following its introduction in Major League Baseball with the American League.

1975 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Koji Yamamoto (HIR)
PL: Hideji Kato (HAN)
League Postseason
CL championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  CL runners-upChunichi Dragons
PL championsHankyu Braves
  PL runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Japan Series
ChampionsHankyu Braves
  Runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
Finals MVPTakashi Yamada (HAN)
NPB seasons

Regular season standings

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Central League

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Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 72 47 11 .605 --
Chunichi Dragons 130 69 53 8 .566 4.5
Hanshin Tigers 130 68 55 7 .553 6.0
Yakult Swallows 130 57 64 9 .471 16.0
Taiyo Whales 130 51 69 10 .425 21.5
Yomiuri Giants 130 47 76 7 .382 27.0

Pacific League

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Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
Hankyu Braves 130 64 59 7 .520 1 6
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 71 50 9 .587 3 1
Taiheiyo Club Lions 130 58 62 10 .483 2 4
Lotte Orions 130 59 65 6 .476 6 2
Nankai Hawks 130 57 65 8 .467 5 3
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 55 63 12 .466 4 4

Pacific League Playoff

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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.

Hankyu Braves won the series 3-1.

Game Score Date Location
1 Braves – 7, Buffaloes – 11 October 15 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
2 Braves – 5, Buffaloes – 4 October 16 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
3 Buffaloes – 0, Braves – 3 October 19 Fujiidera Stadium
4 Buffaloes – 3, Braves – 5 October 20 Fujiidera Stadium

Japan Series

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Hankyu Braves won the series 4-0-2.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Braves – 3, Carp – 3 October 25 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 24,694[3]
2 Braves – 5, Carp – 1 October 26 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 36,418[3]
3 Carp – 4, Braves – 7 October 28 Hiroshima Stadium 25,000[3]
4 Carp – 4, Braves – 4 October 30 Hiroshima Stadium 25,002[3]
5 Carp – 1, Braves – 2 October 31 Hiroshima Stadium 25,077[3]
6 Braves – 7, Carp – 3 November 2 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 30,371[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 年度別成績 1975年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構
  2. ^ 年度別成績 1975年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構
  3. ^ a b c d e f 1975年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 10, 2019.