1990 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1990 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1990 in baseball.

The 1990 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 41st season of operation for the league.

1990 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Regular Season
Season MVP	CL: Masaki Saito (YOM) PL: Hideo Nomo (KIN)
League Postseason
CL champions	Yomiuri Giants
CL runners-up	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
PL champions	Seibu Lions
PL runners-up	Orix Braves
Japan Series
Champions	Seibu Lions
Runners-up	Yomiuri Giants
Finals MVP	Orestes Destrade (SEI)

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League[1]	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Yomiuri Giants	130	88	42	0	.677	–
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	132	66	64	2	.508	22.0
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	133	64	66	3	.492	24.0
Chunichi Dragons	131	62	68	1	.477	26.0
Yakult Swallows	130	58	72	0	.446	30.0
Hanshin Tigers	130	52	78	0	.400	36.0

Pacific League

Pacific League[2]	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Seibu Lions	130	81	45	4	.643	–
Orix Braves	130	69	57	4	.548	12.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes	130	67	60	3	.528	14.5
Nippon-Ham Fighters	130	66	63	1	.512	16.5
Lotte Orions	130	57	71	2	.445	25.0
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	130	41	85	4	.325	40.0

Japan Series

Main article: 1990 Japan Series

PL Seibu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (0)

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 20	Seibu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 0	Tokyo Dome	2:58	46,008[3]
2	October 21	Seibu Lions – 9, Yomiuri Giants – 5	Tokyo Dome	3:36	46,153[3]
3	October 23	Yomiuri Giants – 0, Seibu Lions – 7	Seibu Lions Stadium	2:48	31,804[3]
4	October 24	Yomiuri Giants – 3, Seibu Lions – 7	Seibu Lions Stadium	3:15	31,804[3]

See also

• 1990 Major League Baseball season

References

1. 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1990年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
2. 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1990年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
3. 1990年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved February 19, 2018.