| 1974 NPB season | |
| League: | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | CL Sadaharu Oh (YOM) |
| Mvp Link: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | League Postseason |
| Conf1: | CL |
| Conf1 Link: | Central League |
| Conf1 Champ: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | Pacific League |
| Conf2 Champ: | Lotte Orions |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Hankyu Braves |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1974 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Lotte Orions |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Finals Mvp: | Sumio Hirota (LOT) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1973 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1973 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1975 |
The 1974 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 25th season of operation for the league.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 70 | 49 | 11 | .588 | – | ||
| 130 | 71 | 50 | 9 | .587 | 0.0 | ||
| 130 | 60 | 63 | 7 | .488 | 12.0 | ||
| 130 | 57 | 64 | 9 | .471 | 14.0 | ||
| 130 | 55 | 69 | 6 | .444 | 17.5 | ||
| 130 | 54 | 72 | 4 | .429 | 19.5 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | 1st Half Ranking | 2nd Half Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 69 | 50 | 11 | .580 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 130 | 69 | 51 | 10 | .575 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 130 | 59 | 55 | 16 | .518 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 130 | 59 | 64 | 7 | .480 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 130 | 56 | 66 | 8 | .459 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 130 | 49 | 75 | 6 | .395 | 6 | 6 |
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.
Lotte Orions won the series 3–0.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braves – 2, Orions – 3 | October 5 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | |
| 2 | Braves – 3, Orions – 8 | October 6 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | |
| 3 | Orions – 4, Braves – 0 | October 9 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium |
See main article: 1974 Japan Series. Lotte Orions won the series 4–2.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragons – 5, Orions – 4 | October 16 | Nagoya Stadium | 22,148[3] | |
| 2 | Dragons – 5, Orions – 8 | October 17 | Nagoya Stadium | 24,798 | |
| 3 | Orions – 4, Dragons – 5 | October 19 | Korakuen Stadium | 29,103 | |
| 4 | Orions – 6, Dragons – 3 | October 20 | Korakuen Stadium | 43,128 | |
| 5 | Orions – 2, Dragons – 0 | October 21 | Korakuen Stadium | 28,187 | |
| 6 | Dragons – 2, Orions – 3 | October 23 | Nagoya Stadium | 23,433 |