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. GBYomiuri Giants 130 80 46 4 .635 –Yakult Swallows 130 62 58 10 .517 15.0Chunichi Dragons 130 64 61 5 .512 15.5Hanshin Tigers 130 55 63 12 .466 21.0Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 51 67 12 .432 25.0Taiyo Whales 130 51 68 11 .429 25.5
Pacific League Pacific League G W L T Pct. 1st half ranking 2nd half rankingHankyu Braves 130 69 51 10 .575 1 2Nankai Hawks 130 63 55 12 .534 2 3Lotte Orions 130 60 57 13 .513 5 1Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 59 61 10 .492 3 6Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 58 61 11 .487 4 4Crown 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. GameScoreDateLocation1 Braves – 18, Orions – 1 October 9Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium2 Braves – 0, Orions – 3 October 10Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium3 Orions – 3, Braves – 1 October 12Miyagi Baseball Stadium4 Orions – 2, Braves – 4 October 13Miyagi Baseball Stadium5 Orions – 0, Braves – 7 October 15Miyagi Baseball Stadium
Japan Series
Hankyu Braves won the series 4–1. GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Braves – 7, Giants – 2 October 22Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 27,9712 Braves – 3, Giants – 0 October 23Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 31,0703 Giants – 5, Braves – 2 October 25Korakuen Stadium 37,9144 Giants – 2, Braves – 5 October 26Korakuen Stadium 42,4335 Giants – 3, Braves – 6 October 27Korakuen Stadium 41,006
See also 1977 Major League Baseball season
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