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| season2 =[[Central League]] Pennant
| season2 =[[Central League]] Pennant
| league_champs2 =[[Yomiuri Giants]]
| league_champs2 =[[Yomiuri Giants]]
| second_place2 =[[Chunichi Dragons]]
| second_place2 =[[Hanshin Tigers]]
| MVP2 =[[Tsuneo Horiuchi]] ([[Yomiuri Giants|YOM]])
| MVP2 =[[Tsuneo Horiuchi]] ([[Yomiuri Giants|YOM]])
| MVP_link2 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| MVP_link2 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| season3 =[[Pacific League]] Pennant
| season3 =[[Pacific League]] Pennant
| league_champs3 =[[Hankyu Braves]]
| league_champs3 =[[Hankyu Braves]]
| second_place3 =[[Lotte Orions]]
| second_place3 =[[Kintetsu Buffaloes]]
| MVP3 =[[Yutaka Fukumoto]] ([[Hankyu Braves|HAU]])
| MVP3 =[[Yutaka Fukumoto]] ([[Hankyu Braves|HAU]])
| MVP_link3 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| MVP_link3 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| finals =Japan Series
| finals =Japan Series
| finals_link =1971 Japan Series
| finals_link =1972 Japan Series
| finals_champ =[[Yomiuri Giants]]
| finals_champ =[[Yomiuri Giants]]
| finals_runner-up =[[Hankyu Braves]]
| finals_runner-up =[[Hankyu Braves]]
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The '''1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season''' was the 23rd season of operation of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB).
The '''1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season''' was the 23rd season of operation of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB).

==Regular season standings==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="70%" style="text-align:center;"
|+ [[Central League]] regular season standings<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://npb.jp/bis/yearly/centralleague_1972.html|title=年度別成績 1972年 セントラル・リーグ|trans-title=Results by year 1972 Central League|language=ja|work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]]|access-date=November 1, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="col" width="5%"| Pos
!scope="col" width="25%"| Team
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games played|G]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Win (baseball)|W]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Loss (baseball)|L]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Tie (draw)|T]]
!scope="col" width="7%"| [[Winning percentage|Pct.]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games behind|GB]]
|-
!1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Yomiuri Giants]]
|130||74||52||4||.587||—
|-
!colspan="8" |
|-
!2
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Hanshin Tigers]]
|130||71||56||3||.559||3.5
|-
!3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Chunichi Dragons]]
|130||67||59||4||.532||7.0
|-
!4
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Yakult Atoms]]
|130||60||67||3||.472||14.5
|-
!5
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Taiyo Whales]]
|130||57||69||4||.452||17.0
|-
!6
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]]
|130||49||75||6||.395||24.0
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="70%" style="text-align:center;"
|+ [[Pacific League]] regular season standings<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://npb.jp/bis/yearly/pacificleague_1972.html|title=年度別成績 1972年 1972年 パシフィック・リーグ|trans-title=Results by year 1972 Pacific League|language=ja|work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]]|access-date=November 1, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="col" width="5%"| Pos
!scope="col" width="25%"| Team
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games played|G]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Win (baseball)|W]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Loss (baseball)|L]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Tie (draw)|T]]
!scope="col" width="7%"| [[Winning percentage|Pct.]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games behind|GB]]
|-
!1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Hankyu Braves]]
|130||80||48||2||.625||—
|-
!colspan="8" |
|-
!2
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kintetsu Buffaloes]]
|130||64||60||6||.5161||14.0
|-
!3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nankai Hawks]]
|130||65||61||4||.5158||14.0
|-
!4
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Toei Flyers]]
|130||63||61||6||.508||15.0
|-
!5
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Lotte Orions]]
|130||59||68||3||.465||20.5
|-
!6
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nishitetsu Lions]]
|130||47||80||3||.370||32.5
|}

==Japan Series==
{{Main|1972 Japan Series}}
''Yomiuri Giants won the series 4-1.''
{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
!|Game||Score||Date||Location||Attendance
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|-
|1|| '''Giants''' – 5, Braves – 3 ||October 21||[[Korakuen Stadium]]|| 38,010<ref name="JS1972 linescores">{{cite web|url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1972.html|script-title=ja:1972年日本シリーズ試合結果|publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]]|language=ja|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2|| '''Giants''' – 6, Braves – 4 ||October 23||[[Korakuen Stadium]]|| 39,666<ref name="JS1972 linescores" />
|-
|3|| '''Braves''' – 5, Giants – 3 ||October 25||[[Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium]]|| 34,582<ref name="JS1972 linescores" />
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|4|| Braves – 1, '''Giants''' – 3 ||October 26||[[Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium]]|| 31,129<ref name="JS1972 linescores" />
|-
|5|| Braves – 3, '''Giants''' – 8 ||October 28||[[Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium]]|| 27,269<ref name="JS1972 linescores" />
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite book |last=Johnson |first=Daniel E. |title=Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook |publisher=McFarland & Company |date=July 2006 |isbn=978-0-7864-2841-0}}


{{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons}}
{{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons}}


[[Category:1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season|*]]
[[Category:1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season| ]]




Latest revision as of 20:05, 19 January 2021

This article is about the 1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1972 in baseball.
1972 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upHanshin Tigers
Season MVPTsuneo Horiuchi (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsHankyu Braves
  Runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Season MVPYutaka Fukumoto (HAU)
Japan Series
ChampionsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upHankyu Braves
Finals MVPTsuneo Horiuchi (YOM)
NPB seasons

The 1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 23rd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Regular season standings

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Central League regular season standings[1]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB
1 Yomiuri Giants 130 74 52 4 .587 —
2 Hanshin Tigers 130 71 56 3 .559 3.5
3 Chunichi Dragons 130 67 59 4 .532 7.0
4 Yakult Atoms 130 60 67 3 .472 14.5
5 Taiyo Whales 130 57 69 4 .452 17.0
6 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 49 75 6 .395 24.0
Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB
1 Hankyu Braves 130 80 48 2 .625 —
2 Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 64 60 6 .5161 14.0
3 Nankai Hawks 130 65 61 4 .5158 14.0
4 Toei Flyers 130 63 61 6 .508 15.0
5 Lotte Orions 130 59 68 3 .465 20.5
6 Nishitetsu Lions 130 47 80 3 .370 32.5

Japan Series

[edit]
Main article: 1972 Japan Series

Yomiuri Giants won the series 4-1.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Giants – 5, Braves – 3 October 21 Korakuen Stadium 38,010[3]
2 Giants – 6, Braves – 4 October 23 Korakuen Stadium 39,666[3]
3 Braves – 5, Giants – 3 October 25 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 34,582[3]
4 Braves – 1, Giants – 3 October 26 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 31,129[3]
5 Braves – 3, Giants – 8 October 28 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 27,269[3]

References

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  1. ^ "年度別成績 1972年 セントラル・リーグ" [Results by year 1972 Central League]. Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "年度別成績 1972年 1972年 パシフィック・リーグ" [Results by year 1972 Pacific League]. Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e 1972年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved December 11, 2017.


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