1980 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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)
NPB seasons

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

Regular season standings

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Central League

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Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 73 44 13 .624
Yakult Swallows 130 68 52 10 .567 6.5
Yomiuri Giants 130 61 60 9 .504 14.0
Yokohama Taiyo Whales 130 59 62 9 .488 16.0
Hanshin Tigers 130 54 66 10 .450 20.5
Chunichi Dragons 130 45 76 9 .372 30.0

Pacific League

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Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 68 54 8 .557 2 1
Lotte Orions 130 64 51 15 .557 1 3
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 66 53 11 .555 2 2
Seibu Lions 130 62 64 4 .492 6 4
Hankyu Braves 130 58 67 5 .464 4 5
Nankai Hawks 130 48 77 5 .384 5 6

Pacific League Playoff

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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.

Game Score Date Location
1 Orions – 1, Buffaloes – 4 October 15 Kawasaki Stadium
2 Orions – 2, Buffaloes – 4 October 16 Kawasaki Stadium
3 Buffaloes – 13, Orions – 4 October 18 Osaka Stadium

Japan Series

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Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series 4–3.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Carp – 4, Buffaloes – 6 October 25 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 29,037[3]
2 Carp – 2, Buffaloes – 9 October 26 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 29,668[3]
3 Buffaloes – 3, Carp – 4 October 28 Osaka Stadium 17,371[3]
4 Buffaloes – 0, Carp – 2 October 29 Osaka Stadium 21,254[3]
5 Buffaloes – 6, Carp – 2 October 30 Osaka Stadium 22,287[3]
6 Carp – 6, Buffaloes – 2 November 1 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 29,297[3]
7 Carp – 8, Buffaloes – 3 November 2 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 29,952[3]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d e f g 1980年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 5, 2019.