1988 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1988 NPB season
1988 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Regular Season
Season MVP	CL: Genji Kaku (CHU); PL: Hiromitsu Kadota (NAN)
League Postseason
CL champions	Chunichi Dragons
CL runners-up	Yomiuri Giants
PL champions	Seibu Lions
PL runners-up	Kintetsu Buffaloes
Japan Series
Champions	Seibu Lions
Runners-up	Chunichi Dragons
Finals MVP	Hiromichi Ishige (SEI)
NPB seasons
	← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 39th season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

Central League^[1]	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Chunichi Dragons	130	79	46	5	.632	--
Yomiuri Giants	130	68	59	3	.535	12.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	130	65	62	3	.512	15.0
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	130	59	67	4	.468	20.5
Yakult Swallows	130	58	69	3	.457	22.0
Hanshin Tigers	130	51	77	2	.398	29.5

Pacific League^[2]	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Seibu Lions	130	73	51	6	.589	--
Kintetsu Buffaloes	130	74	52	4	.587	0.0
Nippon-Ham Fighters	130	62	65	3	.488	12.5
Hankyu Braves	130	60	68	2	.469	15.0
Nankai Hawks	130	58	71	1	.450	17.5
Lotte Orions	130	54	74	2	.422	21.0

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 22	Seibu Lions – 5, Chunichi Dragons – 1	Nagoya Stadium	3:03	28,963^[3]
2	October 23	Seibu Lions – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 7	Nagoya Stadium	2:39	28,953^[3]
3	October 25	Chunichi Dragons – 3, Seibu Lions – 4	Seibu Dome	2:30	32,081^[3]
4	October 26	Chunichi Dragons – 0, Seibu Lions – 6	Seibu Dome	2:44	32,261^[3]
5	October 27	Chunichi Dragons – 6, Seibu Lions – 7	Seibu Dome	4:09	32,304^[3]