1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1975 in baseball.

Sports season

1975 NPB season

League| Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport| Baseball
Regular season
Season MVP| CL: Koji Yamamoto (HIR)
PL: Hideji Kato (HAN)
League postseason
CL champions| Hiroshima Toyo Carp
CL runners-up| Chunichi Dragons
PL champions| Hankyu Braves
PL runners-up| Kintetsu Buffaloes
Japan Series
Champions| Hankyu Braves
Runners-up| Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Finals MVP| Takashi Yamada (HAN)
NPB seasons

← 1974

1976 →

The 1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 26th season of operation for the league. This would be a watershed year for the league at large with the Pacific League officially adopting the designated hitter rule, just two years following its introduction in Major League Baseball with the American League.

## Regular season standings

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### Central League

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Central League[1] | G  | W  | L  | T  | Pct.  | GB

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Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 72 | 47 | 11 | .605 | \--
Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 69 | 53 | 8 | .566 | 4.5
Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 68 | 55 | 7 | .553 | 6.0
Yakult Swallows | 130 | 57 | 64 | 9 | .471 | 16.0
Taiyo Whales | 130 | 51 | 69 | 10 | .425 | 21.5
Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 47 | 76 | 7 | .382 | 27.0

### Pacific League

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Pacific League[2] | G  | W  | L  | T  | Pct.  | 1st half ranking  | 2nd half ranking

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Hankyu Braves | 130 | 64 | 59 | 7 | .520 | 1 | 6
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 71 | 50 | 9 | .587 | 3 | 1
Taiheiyo Club Lions | 130 | 58 | 62 | 10 | .483 | 2 | 4
Lotte Orions | 130 | 59 | 65 | 6 | .476 | 6 | 2
Nankai Hawks | 130 | 57 | 65 | 8 | .467 | 5 | 3
Nippon-Ham Fighters | 130 | 55 | 63 | 12 | .466 | 4 | 4

## 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.

Hankyu Braves won the series 3-1.

Game | Score | Date | Location

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1 | Braves – 7, Buffaloes – 11 | October 15 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
2 | Braves – 5, Buffaloes – 4 | October 16 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
3 | Buffaloes – 0, Braves – 3 | October 19 | Fujiidera Stadium
4 | Buffaloes – 3, Braves – 5 | October 20 | Fujiidera Stadium

## Japan Series

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Main article: 1975 Japan Series

Hankyu Braves won the series 4-0-2.

Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance

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1 | Braves – 3, Carp – 3 | October 25 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 24,694[3]
2 | Braves – 5, Carp – 1 | October 26 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 36,418[3]
3 | Carp – 4, Braves – 7 | October 28 | Hiroshima Stadium | 25,000[3]
4 | Carp – 4, Braves – 4 | October 30 | Hiroshima Stadium | 25,002[3]
5 | Carp – 1, Braves – 2 | October 31 | Hiroshima Stadium | 25,077[3]
6 | Braves – 7, Carp – 3 | November 2 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 30,371[3]

## See also

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* 1975 Major League Baseball season

## References

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1. ^ 年度別成績 1975年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構
2. ^ 年度別成績 1975年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構
3. ^ a b c d e f 1975年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

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