1972 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upHanshin Tigers
Season MVPTsuneo Horiuchi (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsHankyu Braves
  Runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Season MVPYutaka Fukumoto (HAU)
Japan Series
ChampionsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upHankyu Braves
Finals MVPTsuneo Horiuchi (YOM)
NPB seasons

The 1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 23rd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings[1]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB
1 Yomiuri Giants 130 74 52 4 .587 —
2 Hanshin Tigers 130 71 56 3 .559 3.5
3 Chunichi Dragons 130 67 59 4 .532 7.0
4 Yakult Atoms 130 60 67 3 .472 14.5
5 Taiyo Whales 130 57 69 4 .452 17.0
6 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 49 75 6 .395 24.0
Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB
1 Hankyu Braves 130 80 48 2 .625 —
2 Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 64 60 6 .5161 14.0
3 Nankai Hawks 130 65 61 4 .5158 14.0
4 Toei Flyers 130 63 61 6 .508 15.0
5 Lotte Orions 130 59 68 3 .465 20.5
6 Nishitetsu Lions 130 47 80 3 .370 32.5

Japan Series

Main article: 1972 Japan Series

Yomiuri Giants won the series 4-1.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Giants – 5, Braves – 3 October 21 Korakuen Stadium 38,010[3]
2 Giants – 6, Braves – 4 October 23 Korakuen Stadium 39,666[3]
3 Braves – 5, Giants – 3 October 25 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 34,582[3]
4 Braves – 1, Giants – 3 October 26 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 31,129[3]
5 Braves – 3, Giants – 8 October 28 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 27,269[3]

References

  1. ^ "年度別成績 1972年 セントラル・リーグ" [Results by year 1972 Central League]. Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "年度別成績 1972年 1972年 パシフィック・リーグ" [Results by year 1972 Pacific League]. Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e 1972年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved December 11, 2017.


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