The 1978 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 29th season of operation for the league.
Regular season standings
Central League Central League G W L T Pct. GBYakult Swallows 130 68 46 16 .596 –Yomiuri Giants 130 65 49 16 .570 3.0Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 62 50 18 .554 5.0Yokohama Taiyo Whales 130 64 57 9 .529 7.5Chunichi Dragons 130 53 71 6 .427 20.0Hanshin Tigers 130 41 80 9 .339 30.5
Pacific League Pacific League G W L T Pct. 1st half ranking 2nd half rankingHankyu Braves 130 82 39 9 .678 1 1Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 71 46 13 .607 2 2Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 55 63 12 .466 3 4Lotte Orions 130 53 62 15 .461 5 3Crown Lighter Lions 130 51 67 12 .432 4 5Nankai Hawks 130 42 77 11 .353 6 6
Japan Series
Yakult Swallows won the series 4–3. GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Swallows – 5, Braves – 6 October 14Korakuen Stadium 34,2182 Swallows – 10, Braves – 6 October 15Korakuen Stadium 39,4063 Braves – 5, Swallows – 0 October 17Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 20,2964 Braves – 5, Swallows – 6 October 18Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 20,4565 Braves – 3, Swallows – 7 October 19Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 18,2986 Swallows – 3, Braves – 12 October 21Korakuen Stadium 44,9567 Swallows – 4, Braves – 0 October 22Korakuen Stadium 36,359
See also 1978 Major League Baseball season
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