1982 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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This article is about the 1982 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1982 in baseball.
Sports season
| 1982 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | CL: Takayoshi Nakao (CHU) PL: Hiromitsu Ochiai (LOT) |
| League Postseason | |
| CL champions | Chunichi Dragons |
| CL runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
| PL champions | Seibu Lions |
| PL runners-up | Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Seibu Lions |
| Runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
| Finals MVP | Osamu Higashio (SEI) |
| NPB seasons | |
The 1982 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 33rd season of operation for the league.
Regular season standings
[edit ]Central League
[edit ]| Central League [1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 64 | 47 | 19 | .577 | – |
| Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 66 | 50 | 14 | .569 | 0.5 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 65 | 57 | 8 | .533 | 4.5 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 59 | 58 | 13 | .504 | 8.0 |
| Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 130 | 53 | 65 | 12 | .449 | 14.5 |
| Yakult Swallows | 130 | 45 | 75 | 10 | .375 | 23.5 |
Pacific League
[edit ]| Pacific League [2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | 1st Half Ranking | 2nd Half Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Lions | 130 | 68 | 58 | 4 | .540 | 1 | 3 |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters | 130 | 67 | 52 | 11 | .563 | 4 | 1 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 63 | 57 | 10 | .525 | 3 | 2 |
| Hankyu Braves | 130 | 62 | 60 | 8 | .508 | 2 | 5 |
| Lotte Orions | 130 | 54 | 69 | 7 | .439 | 6 | 4 |
| Nankai Hawks | 130 | 53 | 71 | 6 | .427 | 5 | 6 |
Pacific League Playoff
[edit ]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.
Seibu Lions won the series 3–1.
| Game | Score | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions– 6, Fighters – 0 | October 9 | Seibu Lions Stadium |
| 2 | Lions – 3, Fighters – 2 | October 10 | Seibu Lions Stadium |
| 3 | Fighters – 2, Lions – 1 | October 12 | Korakuen Stadium |
| 4 | Fighters – 5, Lions – 7 | October 14 | Korakuen Stadium |
Japan Series
[edit ]Main article: 1982 Japan Series
Seibu Lions won the series 4–2.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragons – 3, Lions – 7 | October 23 | Nagoya Stadium | 29,196[3] |
| 2 | Dragons – 1, Lions – 7 | October 24 | Nagoya Stadium | 29,194[3] |
| 3 | Lions – 3, Dragons – 4 | October 26 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 25,342[3] |
| 4 | Lions – 3, Dragons – 5 | October 27 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 29,323[3] |
| 5 | Lions – 3, Dragons – 1 | October 28 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 26,230[3] |
| 6 | Dragons – 4, Lions – 9 | October 30 | Nagoya Stadium | 28,725[3] |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1982年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022年07月13日.
- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1982年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022年07月13日.
- ^ a b c d e f 1982年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved September 30, 2018.