| 1977 NPB season | |
| League: | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | CL |
| Mvp Link: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | League Postseason |
| Conf1: | CL |
| Conf1 Link: | Central League |
| Conf1 Champ: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Yakult Swallows |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | Pacific League |
| Conf2 Champ: | Hankyu Braves |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Lotte Orions |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1977 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Hankyu Braves |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Finals Mvp: | Hisashi Yamada (HAN) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1976 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1978 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1978 |
The 1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 28th season of operation for the league.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 80 | 46 | 4 | .635 | – | ||
| 130 | 62 | 58 | 10 | .517 | 15.0 | ||
| 130 | 64 | 61 | 5 | .512 | 15.5 | ||
| 130 | 55 | 63 | 12 | .466 | 21.0 | ||
| 130 | 51 | 67 | 12 | .432 | 25.0 | ||
| 130 | 51 | 68 | 11 | .429 | 25.5 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | 1st Half Ranking | 2nd Half Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 69 | 51 | 10 | .575 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 130 | 63 | 55 | 12 | .534 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 130 | 60 | 57 | 13 | .513 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 130 | 59 | 61 | 10 | .492 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 130 | 58 | 61 | 11 | .487 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 130 | 49 | 73 | 8 | .402 | 6 | 5 |
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 3–2.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braves – 18, Orions – 1 | October 9 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | |
| 2 | Braves – 0, Orions – 3 | October 10 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | |
| 3 | Orions – 3, Braves – 1 | October 12 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium | |
| 4 | Orions – 2, Braves – 4 | October 13 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium | |
| 5 | Orions – 0, Braves – 7 | October 15 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium |
See main article: 1977 Japan Series. Hankyu Braves won the series 4–1.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braves – 7, Giants – 2 | October 22 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 27,971[3] | |
| 2 | Braves – 3, Giants – 0 | October 23 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 31,070 | |
| 3 | Giants – 5, Braves – 2 | October 25 | Korakuen Stadium | 37,914 | |
| 4 | Giants – 2, Braves – 5 | October 26 | Korakuen Stadium | 42,433 | |
| 5 | Giants – 3, Braves – 6 | October 27 | Korakuen Stadium | 41,006 |