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1979 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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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)
NPB seasons

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

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 67 50 13 .573 --
Yokohama Taiyo Whales 130 59 54 17 .522 6.0
Chunichi Dragons 130 59 57 14 .509 7.5
Hanshin Tigers 130 61 60 9 .504 8.0
Yomiuri Giants 130 58 62 10 .483 10.5
Yakult Swallows 130 48 69 13 .410 19.0

Pacific League

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Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 74 45 11 .622 1 2
Hankyu Braves 130 75 44 11 .630 2 1
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 63 60 7 .512 3 4
Lotte Orions 130 55 63 12 .466 4 3
Nankai Hawks 130 46 73 11 .387 5 6
Seibu Lions 130 45 73 12 .381 6 5

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.

Kintetsu Buffaloes won the series 3-0.

Game Score Date Location
1 Buffaloes – 5, Braves – 1 October 13 Osaka Stadium
2 Buffaloes – 7, Braves – 4 October 14 Osaka Stadium
3 Braves – 1, Buffaloes – 2 October 16 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium

Japan Series

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Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series 4-3.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Buffaloes – 5, Carp – 2 October 27 Osaka Stadium 25,121[3]
2 Buffaloes – 4, Carp – 0 October 31 Osaka Stadium 27,848[3]
3 Carp – 3, Buffaloes – 2 October 28 Hiroshima Stadium 29,032[3]
4 Carp – 5, Buffaloes – 3 October 30 Hiroshima Stadium 29,057[3]
5 Carp – 1, Buffaloes – 0 October 31 Hiroshima Stadium 29,090[3]
6 Buffaloes – 6, Carp – 2 November 3 Osaka Stadium 27,813[3]
7 Buffaloes – 3, Carp – 4 November 4 Osaka Stadium 24,376[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1979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 1979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 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.