1986 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1986 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1986 in baseball.
1986 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Manabu Kitabeppu (HIR)
PL: Hiromichi Ishige (SEI)
League Postseason
CL championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  CL runners-upYomiuri Giants
PL championsSeibu Lions
  PL runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Japan Series
ChampionsSeibu Lions
  Runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
Finals MVPKimiyasu Kudoh (SEI)
NPB seasons

The 1986 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 37th season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 73 46 11 .613 –
Yomiuri Giants 130 75 48 7 .610 0.0
Hanshin Tigers 130 60 60 10 .500 13.5
Yokohama Taiyo Whales 130 56 69 5 .448 20.0
Chunichi Dragons 130 54 67 9 .446 20.0
Yakult Swallows 130 49 77 4 .389 27.5

Pacific League

Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. GB
Seibu Lions 130 68 49 13 .581 –
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 66 52 12 .559 2.5
Hankyu Braves 130 63 57 10 .525 6.5
Lotte Orions 130 57 64 9 .471 13.0
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 57 65 8 .467 13.5
Nankai Hawks 130 49 73 8 .402 21.5

Japan Series

Main article: 1986 Japan Series

Seibu Lions won the series 4–3–1.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Carp – 2, Lions – 2 October 18 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 26,037[3]
2 Carp – 2, Lions – 1 October 19 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 26,652[3]
3 Lions – 4, Carp – 7 October 21 Seibu Lions Stadium 31,769[3]
4 Lions – 1, Carp – 3 October 22 Seibu Lions Stadium 32,136[3]
5 Lions – 2, Carp – 1 October 23 Seibu Lions Stadium 32,395[3]
6 Carp – 1, Lions – 3 October 25 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 26,107[3]
7 Carp – 1, Lions – 3 October 26 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 26,101[3]
8 Carp – 2, Lions – 3 October 27 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 16,828[3]

See also

References

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