title: 1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season
text: # 1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season
  
  The 1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 28th season of operation for the league.
  
  ## Regular season standings
  
  ### Central League
  
  | Central League | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 80 | 46 | 4 | .635 | – |
  | Yakult Swallows | 130 | 62 | 58 | 10 | .517 | 15.0 |
  | Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 64 | 61 | 5 | .512 | 15.5 |
  | Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 55 | 63 | 12 | .466 | 21.0 |
  | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 51 | 67 | 12 | .432 | 25.0 |
  | Taiyo Whales | 130 | 51 | 68 | 11 | .429 | 25.5 |
  
  ### Pacific League
  
  | Pacific League | G | W | L | T | Pct. | 1st Half Ranking | 2nd Half Ranking |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hankyu Braves | 130 | 69 | 51 | 10 | .575 | 1 | 2 |
  | Nankai Hawks | 130 | 63 | 55 | 12 | .534 | 2 | 3 |
  | Lotte Orions | 130 | 60 | 57 | 13 | .513 | 5 | 1 |
  | Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 59 | 61 | 10 | .492 | 3 | 6 |
  | Nippon-Ham Fighters | 130 | 58 | 61 | 11 | .487 | 4 | 4 |
  | Crown Lighter Lions | 130 | 49 | 73 | 8 | .402 | 6 | 5 |
  
  ## 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.
  
  | Game | Score | Date | Location |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Braves – 18, Orions – 1 | October 9 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium |
  | 2 | Braves – 0, Orions – 3 | October 10 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium |
  | 3 | Orions – 3, Braves – 1 | October 12 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium |
  | 4 | Orions – 2, Braves – 4 | October 13 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium |
  | 5 | Orions – 0, Braves – 7 | October 15 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium |
  
  ## Japan Series
  
  Hankyu Braves won the series 4–1.
  
  | Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Braves – 7, Giants – 2 | October 22 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 27,971 |
  | 2 | Braves – 3, Giants – 0 | October 23 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 31,070 |
  | 3 | Giants – 5, Braves – 2 | October 25 | Korakuen Stadium | 37,914 |
  | 4 | Giants – 2, Braves – 5 | October 26 | Korakuen Stadium | 42,433 |
  | 5 | Giants – 3, Braves – 6 | October 27 | Korakuen Stadium | 41,006 |
  