1980 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Koji Yamamoto (HIR)
PL: Isamu Kida (NIP)
League Postseason
CL championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  CL runners-upYakult Swallows
PL championsKintetsu Buffaloes
  PL runners-upLotte Orions
Japan Series
ChampionsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  Runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Finals MVPJim Lyttle (HIR)

The 1980 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 31st season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Hiroshima Toyo Carp130734413.624–
Yakult Swallows130685210.5676.5
Yomiuri Giants13061609.50414.0
Yokohama Taiyo Whales13059629.48816.0
Hanshin Tigers130546610.45020.5
Chunichi Dragons13045769.37230.0

Pacific League

Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
Kintetsu Buffaloes13068548.55721
Lotte Orions130645115.55713
Nippon-Ham Fighters130665311.55522
Seibu Lions13062644.49264
Hankyu Braves13058675.46445
Nankai Hawks13048775.38456

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.

Kintetsu Buffaloes won the series 3–0.

GameScoreDateLocation
1Orions – 1, Buffaloes – 4October 15Kawasaki Stadium
2Orions – 2, Buffaloes – 4October 16Kawasaki Stadium
3Buffaloes – 13, Orions – 4October 18Osaka Stadium

Japan Series

Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series 4–3.

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Carp – 4, Buffaloes – 6October 25Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,037[3]
2Carp – 2, Buffaloes – 9October 26Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,668[3]
3Buffaloes – 3, Carp – 4October 28Osaka Stadium17,371[3]
4Buffaloes – 0, Carp – 2October 29Osaka Stadium21,254[3]
5Buffaloes – 6, Carp – 2October 30Osaka Stadium22,287[3]
6Carp – 6, Buffaloes – 2November 1Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,297[3]
7Carp – 8, Buffaloes – 3November 2Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,952[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1980年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1980年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1980年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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