1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season
# 1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 38th season of operation for the league.

## Regular season standings

### Central League

| Central League | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 76 | 43 | 11 | .639 | -- |
| Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 68 | 51 | 11 | .571 | 8.0 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 65 | 55 | 10 | .542 | 11.5 |
| Yakult Swallows | 130 | 58 | 64 | 8 | .475 | 19.5 |
| Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 130 | 56 | 68 | 6 | .452 | 22.5 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 41 | 83 | 6 | .331 | 37.5 |

### Pacific League

| Pacific League | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seibu Lions | 130 | 71 | 45 | 14 | .612 | -- |
| Hankyu Braves | 130 | 64 | 56 | 10 | .533 | 9.0 |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters | 130 | 63 | 60 | 7 | .512 | 11.5 |
| Nankai Hawks | 130 | 57 | 63 | 10 | .475 | 16.0 |
| Lotte Orions | 130 | 51 | 65 | 14 | .440 | 20.0 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 52 | 69 | 9 | .430 | 21.5 |

## Japan Series

Seibu Lions won the series 4-2.

| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lions – 3, Giants – 7 | October 25 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,365 |
| 2 | Lions – 6, Giants – 0 | October 26 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,434 |
| 3 | Giants – 1, Lions – 2 | October 28 | Korakuen Stadium | 40,608 |
| 4 | Giants – 4, Lions – 0 | October 29 | Korakuen Stadium | 40,829 |
| 5 | Giants – 1, Lions – 3 | October 30 | Korakuen Stadium | 41,383 |
| 6 | Lions – 3, Giants – 1 | November 1 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,323 |
