1979 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1979 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 30th season of operation for the league.

This article is about the 1979 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1979 in baseball.
1979 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Yutaka Enatsu (HIR)
PL: Charlie Manuel (KIN)
League Postseason
CL championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  CL runners-upYokohama Taiyo Whales
PL championsKintetsu Buffaloes
  PL runners-upHankyu Braves
Japan Series
ChampionsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  Runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Finals MVPYoshihiko Takahashi (HIR)

Regular season standings

Central League
Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Hiroshima Toyo Carp130675013.573--
Yokohama Taiyo Whales130595417.5226.0
Chunichi Dragons130595714.5097.5
Hanshin Tigers13061609.5048.0
Yomiuri Giants130586210.48310.5
Yakult Swallows130486913.41019.0

Pacific League
Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
Kintetsu Buffaloes130744511.62212
Hankyu Braves130754411.63021
Nippon-Ham Fighters13063607.51234
Lotte Orions130556312.46643
Nankai Hawks130467311.38756
Seibu Lions130457312.38165

Pacific League Playoff

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.

Kintetsu Buffaloes won the series 3-0.

GameScoreDateLocation
1Buffaloes – 5, Braves – 1October 13Osaka Stadium
2Buffaloes – 7, Braves – 4October 14Osaka Stadium
3Braves – 1, Buffaloes – 2October 16Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium

Japan Series
Main article: 1979 Japan Series

Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series 4-3.

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Buffaloes – 5, Carp – 2October 27Osaka Stadium25,121[3]
2Buffaloes – 4, Carp – 0October 31Osaka Stadium27,848[3]
3Carp – 3, Buffaloes – 2October 28Hiroshima Stadium29,032[3]
4Carp – 5, Buffaloes – 3October 30Hiroshima Stadium29,057[3]
5Carp – 1, Buffaloes – 0October 31Hiroshima Stadium29,090[3]
6Buffaloes – 6, Carp – 2November 3Osaka Stadium27,813[3]
7Buffaloes – 3, Carp – 4November 4Osaka Stadium24,376[3]

See also

References
  1. http://npb.jp/bis/yearly/centralleague_1979.html
  2. http://npb.jp/bis/yearly/pacificleague_1979.html
  3. 1979年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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