| 1997 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | CL: Atsuya Furuta (YAK) PL: Fumiya Nishiguchi (SEI) |
| League Postseason | |
| CL champions | Yakult Swallows |
| CL runners-up | Yokohama BayStars |
| PL champions | Seibu Lions |
| PL runners-up | Orix BlueWave |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Yakult Swallows |
| Runners-up | Seibu Lions |
| Finals MVP | Atsuya Furuta (YAK) |
The 1997 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 48th season of operation for the league.