| 1979 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: | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Yokohama Taiyo Whales |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | Pacific League |
| Conf2 Champ: | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Hankyu Braves |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1979 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Finals Mvp: | Yoshihiko Takahashi (HIR) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1978 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1978 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1980 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1980 |
The 1979 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 30th season of operation for the league.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 67 | 50 | 13 | .573 | -- | ||
| 130 | 59 | 54 | 17 | .522 | 6.0 | ||
| 130 | 59 | 57 | 14 | .509 | 7.5 | ||
| 130 | 61 | 60 | 9 | .504 | 8.0 | ||
| 130 | 58 | 62 | 10 | .483 | 10.5 | ||
| 130 | 48 | 69 | 13 | .410 | 19.0 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | 1st Half Ranking | 2nd Half Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 74 | 45 | 11 | .622 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 130 | 75 | 44 | 11 | .630 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 130 | 63 | 60 | 7 | .512 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 130 | 55 | 63 | 12 | .466 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 130 | 46 | 73 | 11 | .387 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 130 | 45 | 73 | 12 | .381 | 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.
Kintetsu Buffaloes won the series 3-0.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffaloes – 5, Braves – 1 | October 13 | Osaka Stadium | |
| 2 | Buffaloes – 7, Braves – 4 | October 14 | Osaka Stadium | |
| 3 | Braves – 1, Buffaloes – 2 | October 16 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium |
See main article: 1979 Japan Series. Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series 4-3.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffaloes – 5, Carp – 2 | October 27 | Osaka Stadium | 25,121[3] | |
| 2 | Buffaloes – 4, Carp – 0 | October 31 | Osaka Stadium | 27,848 | |
| 3 | Carp – 3, Buffaloes – 2 | October 28 | Hiroshima Stadium | 29,032 | |
| 4 | Carp – 5, Buffaloes – 3 | October 30 | Hiroshima Stadium | 29,057 | |
| 5 | Carp – 1, Buffaloes – 0 | October 31 | Hiroshima Stadium | 29,090 | |
| 6 | Buffaloes – 6, Carp – 2 | November 3 | Osaka Stadium | 27,813 | |
| 7 | Buffaloes – 3, Carp – 4 | November 4 | Osaka Stadium | 24,376 |