| 1987 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: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | Pacific League |
| Conf2 Champ: | Seibu Lions |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Hankyu Braves |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1988 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Seibu Lions |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Finals Mvp: | Kimiyasu Kudoh (SEI) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1986 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1986 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1988 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1988 |
The 1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 38th season of operation for the league.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 76 | 43 | 11 | .639 | -- | ||
| 130 | 68 | 51 | 11 | .571 | 8.0 | ||
| 130 | 65 | 55 | 10 | .542 | 11.5 | ||
| 130 | 58 | 64 | 8 | .475 | 19.5 | ||
| 130 | 56 | 68 | 6 | .452 | 22.5 | ||
| 130 | 41 | 83 | 6 | .331 | 37.5 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 71 | 45 | 14 | .612 | -- | ||
| 130 | 64 | 56 | 10 | .533 | 9.0 | ||
| 130 | 63 | 60 | 7 | .512 | 11.5 | ||
| 130 | 57 | 63 | 10 | .475 | 16.0 | ||
| 130 | 51 | 65 | 14 | .440 | 20.0 | ||
| 130 | 52 | 69 | 9 | .430 | 21.5 |
See main article: 1987 Japan Series. Seibu Lions won the series 4-2.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions – 3, Giants – 7 | October 25 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,365[3] | |
| 2 | Lions – 6, Giants – 0 | October 26 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,434 | |
| 3 | Giants – 1, Lions – 2 | October 28 | Korakuen Stadium | 40,608 | |
| 4 | Giants – 4, Lions – 0 | October 29 | Korakuen Stadium | 40,829 | |
| 5 | Giants – 1, Lions – 3 | October 30 | Korakuen Stadium | 41,383 | |
| 6 | Lions – 3, Giants – 1 | November 1 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,323 |