1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1987 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Kazuhiro Yamakura (YOM)
PL: Osamu Higashio (SEI)
League Postseason
CL championsYomiuri Giants
  CL runners-upChunichi Dragons
PL championsSeibu Lions
  PL runners-upHankyu Braves
Japan Series
ChampionsSeibu Lions
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPKimiyasu Kudoh (SEI)
NPB seasons

The 1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 38th season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 130 76 43 11 .639 --
Chunichi Dragons 130 68 51 11 .571 8.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 65 55 10 .542 11.5
Yakult Swallows 130 58 64 8 .475 19.5
Yokohama Taiyo Whales 130 56 68 6 .452 22.5
Hanshin Tigers 130 41 83 6 .331 37.5

Pacific League

Pacific League G W L T Pct. GB
Seibu Lions 130 71 45 14 .612 --
Hankyu Braves 130 64 56 10 .533 9.0
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 63 60 7 .512 11.5
Nankai Hawks 130 57 63 10 .475 16.0
Lotte Orions 130 51 65 14 .440 20.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 52 69 9 .430 21.5

Japan Series

Seibu Lions won the series 4-2.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Lions – 3, Giants – 7 October 25 Seibu Lions Stadium 32,365
2 Lions – 6, Giants – 0 October 26 Seibu Lions Stadium 32,434
3 Giants – 1, Lions – 2 October 28 Korakuen Stadium 40,608
4 Giants – 4, Lions – 0 October 29 Korakuen Stadium 40,829
5 Giants – 1, Lions – 3 October 30 Korakuen Stadium 41,383
6 Lions – 3, Giants – 1 November 1 Seibu Lions Stadium 32,323

See also


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