| 1976 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: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | Pacific League |
| Conf2 Champ: | Hankyu Braves |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Nankai Hawks |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1976 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Hankyu Braves |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Finals Mvp: | Yutaka Fukumoto (HAN) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1975 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1977 |
The 1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 27th season of operation for the league.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 76 | 45 | 9 | .628 | – | ||
| 130 | 72 | 45 | 13 | .615 | 2.0 | ||
| 130 | 61 | 58 | 11 | .513 | 14.0 | ||
| 130 | 54 | 66 | 10 | .450 | 21.5 | ||
| 130 | 52 | 68 | 10 | .433 | 23.5 | ||
| 130 | 45 | 78 | 7 | .366 | 32.0 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | 1st Half Ranking | 2nd Half Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 79 | 45 | 6 | .637 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 130 | 71 | 56 | 3 | .559 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 130 | 63 | 56 | 11 | .529 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 130 | 57 | 66 | 7 | .463 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 130 | 52 | 67 | 11 | .437 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 130 | 44 | 76 | 10 | .367 | 6 | 6 |
See main article: 1976 Japan Series. Hankyu Braves won the series 4–3.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants – 4, Braves – 6 | October 23 | Korakuen Stadium | 40,659[3] | |
| 2 | Giants – 4, Braves – 5 | October 25 | Korakuen Stadium | 47,452 | |
| 3 | Braves – 10, Giants – 3 | October 27 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 29,241 | |
| 4 | Braves – 2, Giants – 4 | October 29 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 23,443 | |
| 5 | Braves – 3, Giants – 5 | October 30 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 26,099 | |
| 6 | Giants – 8, Braves – 7 | November 1 | Korakuen Stadium | 44,948 | |
| 7 | Giants – 2, Braves – 4 | November 2 | Korakuen Stadium | 45,967 |