The 1982 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 33rd season of operation for the league. Regular season standings Central League Pacific League Pacific League Playoff 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. Seibu Lions won the series 3–1. Japan Series Seibu Lions won the series 4–2. See also 1982 Major League Baseball season References 1982 in baseball 1982 in Japanese sport