1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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| 1972 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Central League Pennant | |
| League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Hanshin Tigers |
| Season MVP | Tsuneo Horiuchi (YOM) |
| Pacific League Pennant | |
| League champions | Hankyu Braves |
| Runners-up | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Season MVP | Yutaka Fukumoto (HAU) |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Hankyu Braves |
| Finals MVP | Tsuneo Horiuchi (YOM) |
The 1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 23rd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season standings
| 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 |
| 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 |
References
- Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.