1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season
# 1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 26th season of operation for the league. This would be a watershed year for the league at large with the Pacific League officially adopting the designated hitter rule, just two years following its introduction in Major League Baseball with the American League.

## Regular season standings

### Central League

| Central League | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 72 | 47 | 11 | .605 | -- |
| Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 69 | 53 | 8 | .566 | 4.5 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 68 | 55 | 7 | .553 | 6.0 |
| Yakult Swallows | 130 | 57 | 64 | 9 | .471 | 16.0 |
| Taiyo Whales | 130 | 51 | 69 | 10 | .425 | 21.5 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 47 | 76 | 7 | .382 | 27.0 |

### Pacific League

| Pacific League | G | W | L | T | Pct. | 1st Half Ranking | 2nd Half Ranking |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hankyu Braves | 130 | 64 | 59 | 7 | .520 | 1 | 6 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 71 | 50 | 9 | .587 | 3 | 1 |
| Taiheiyo Club Lions | 130 | 58 | 62 | 10 | .483 | 2 | 4 |
| Lotte Orions | 130 | 59 | 65 | 6 | .476 | 6 | 2 |
| Nankai Hawks | 130 | 57 | 65 | 8 | .467 | 5 | 3 |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters | 130 | 55 | 63 | 12 | .466 | 4 | 4 |

## Pacific League Playoff

The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half records met in a best-of-five playoff series to determine the league representative in the Japan Series.

Hankyu Braves won the series 3-1.

| Game | Score | Date | Location |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Braves – 7, Buffaloes – 11 | October 15 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium |
| 2 | Braves – 5, Buffaloes – 4 | October 16 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium |
| 3 | Buffaloes – 0, Braves – 3 | October 19 | Fujiidera Stadium |
| 4 | Buffaloes – 3, Braves – 5 | October 20 | Fujiidera Stadium |

## Japan Series

Hankyu Braves won the series 4-0-2.

| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Braves – 3, Carp – 3 | October 25 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 24,694 |
| 2 | Braves – 5, Carp – 1 | October 26 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 36,418 |
| 3 | Carp – 4, Braves – 7 | October 28 | Hiroshima Stadium | 25,000 |
| 4 | Carp – 4, Braves – 4 | October 30 | Hiroshima Stadium | 25,002 |
| 5 | Carp – 1, Braves – 2 | October 31 | Hiroshima Stadium | 25,077 |
| 6 | Braves – 7, Carp – 3 | November 2 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 30,371 |
