1986 Nippon Professional Baseball season
# 1986 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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

## Regular season standings

### Central League

| Central League | 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 | 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

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 |
| 2 | Carp – 2, Lions – 1 | October 19 | Hiroshima Municipal Stadium | 26,652 |
| 3 | Lions – 4, Carp – 7 | October 21 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 31,769 |
| 4 | Lions – 1, Carp – 3 | October 22 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,136 |
| 5 | Lions – 2, Carp – 1 | October 23 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,395 |
| 6 | Carp – 1, Lions – 3 | October 25 | Hiroshima Municipal Stadium | 26,107 |
| 7 | Carp – 1, Lions – 3 | October 26 | Hiroshima Municipal Stadium | 26,101 |
| 8 | Carp – 2, Lions – 3 | October 27 | Hiroshima Municipal Stadium | 16,828 |
