The 1977
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
season was the 28th season of operation for the league.
Regular season standings
Central League
Pacific League
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.
''Hankyu Braves won the series 3–2.''
Japan Series
''Hankyu Braves won the series 4–1.''
See also
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1977 Major League Baseball season
The 1977 Major League Baseball season. The American League (AL) had its third expansion as the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays began play. However, the National League (NL) did not expand, remaining at 12 teams compared to the AL's 14, u ...
References
{{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons
1977 in baseball
1977 in Japanese sport