This article is about the 1978 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1978 in baseball.

The 1978 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 29th season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Yakult Swallows 130 68 46 16 .596 –
Yomiuri Giants 130 65 49 16 .570 3.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 62 50 18 .554 5.0
Yokohama Taiyo Whales 130 64 57 9 .529 7.5
Chunichi Dragons 130 53 71 6 .427 20.0
Hanshin Tigers 130 41 80 9 .339 30.5

Pacific League

Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
Hankyu Braves 130 82 39 9 .678 1 1
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 71 46 13 .607 2 2
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 55 63 12 .466 3 4
Lotte Orions 130 53 62 15 .461 5 3
Crown Lighter Lions 130 51 67 12 .432 4 5
Nankai Hawks 130 42 77 11 .353 6 6

Japan Series

Main article: 1978 Japan Series

Yakult Swallows won the series 4–3.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Swallows – 5, Braves – 6 October 14 Korakuen Stadium 34,218[3]
2 Swallows – 10, Braves – 6 October 15 Korakuen Stadium 39,406[3]
3 Braves – 5, Swallows – 0 October 17 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 20,296[3]
4 Braves – 5, Swallows – 6 October 18 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 20,456[3]
5 Braves – 3, Swallows – 7 October 19 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 18,298[3]
6 Swallows – 3, Braves – 12 October 21 Korakuen Stadium 44,956[3]
7 Swallows – 4, Braves – 0 October 22 Korakuen Stadium 36,359[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1978年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1978年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 1978年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
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