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1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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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

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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

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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

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  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.