1987 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | CL: Kazuhiro Yamakura (YOM) PL: Osamu Higashio (SEI) |
League Postseason | |
CL champions | Yomiuri Giants |
CL runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
PL champions | Seibu Lions |
PL runners-up | Hankyu Braves |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Seibu Lions |
Runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
Finals MVP | Kimiyasu Kudoh (SEI) |
The 1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 38th season of operation for the league.
Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 76 | 43 | 11 | .639 | -- |
Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 68 | 51 | 11 | .571 | 8.0 |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 65 | 55 | 10 | .542 | 11.5 |
Yakult Swallows | 130 | 58 | 64 | 8 | .475 | 19.5 |
Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 130 | 56 | 68 | 6 | .452 | 22.5 |
Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 41 | 83 | 6 | .331 | 37.5 |
Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seibu Lions | 130 | 71 | 45 | 14 | .612 | -- |
Hankyu Braves | 130 | 64 | 56 | 10 | .533 | 9.0 |
Nippon-Ham Fighters | 130 | 63 | 60 | 7 | .512 | 11.5 |
Nankai Hawks | 130 | 57 | 63 | 10 | .475 | 16.0 |
Lotte Orions | 130 | 51 | 65 | 14 | .440 | 20.0 |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 52 | 69 | 9 | .430 | 21.5 |
Seibu Lions won the series 4-2.
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Lions – 3, Giants – 7 | October 25 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,365[3] |
2 | Lions – 6, Giants – 0 | October 26 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,434[3] |
3 | Giants – 1, Lions – 2 | October 28 | Korakuen Stadium | 40,608[3] |
4 | Giants – 4, Lions – 0 | October 29 | Korakuen Stadium | 40,829[3] |
5 | Giants – 1, Lions – 3 | October 30 | Korakuen Stadium | 41,383[3] |
6 | Lions – 3, Giants – 1 | November 1 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,323[3] |