1980 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1980 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 31st season of operation for the league.

This article is about the 1980 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1980 in baseball.
1980 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Koji Yamamoto (HIR)
PL: Isamu Kida (NIP)
League Postseason
CL championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  CL runners-upYakult Swallows
PL championsKintetsu Buffaloes
  PL runners-upLotte Orions
Japan Series
ChampionsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  Runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Finals MVPJim Lyttle (HIR)

Regular season standings

Central League
Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Hiroshima Toyo Carp130734413.624--
Yakult Swallows130685210.5676.5
Yomiuri Giants13061609.50414.0
Yokohama Taiyo Whales13059629.48816.0
Hanshin Tigers130546610.45020.5
Chunichi Dragons13045769.37230.0

Pacific League
Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
Kintetsu Buffaloes13068548.55721
Lotte Orions130645115.55713
Nippon-Ham Fighters130665311.55522
Seibu Lions13062644.49264
Hankyu Braves13058675.46445
Nankai Hawks13048775.38456

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
1Orions – 1, Buffaloes – 4October 15Kawasaki Stadium
2Orions – 2, Buffaloes – 4October 16Kawasaki Stadium
3Buffaloes – 13, Orions – 4October 18Osaka Stadium

Japan Series
Main article: 1980 Japan Series

Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series 4-3.

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Carp – 4, Buffaloes – 6October 25Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,037[3]
2Carp – 2, Buffaloes – 9October 26Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,668[3]
3Buffaloes – 3, Carp – 4October 28Osaka Stadium17,371[3]
4Buffaloes – 0, Carp – 2October 29Osaka Stadium21,254[3]
5Buffaloes – 6, Carp – 2October 30Osaka Stadium22,287[3]
6Carp – 6, Buffaloes – 2November 1Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,297[3]
7Carp – 8, Buffaloes – 3November 2Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,952[3]

See also

References
  1. http://npb.jp/bis/yearly/centralleague_1980.html
  2. http://npb.jp/bis/yearly/pacificleague_1980.html
  3. 1980年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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