The ranking on August 2nd.

The month of August starts strong for the Tigers. From tomorrow on, they will play in the home of their main opponents: against the Giants in Tokyo Dome and against the Dragons in Nagoya Dome.

Rank	Team	G	W	L	D	W %	GB
1	Hanshin Tigers	90	52	36	2	.591	-
2	Yomiuri Giants	93	54	39	0	.581	0.5
3	Chunichi Dragons	96	50	44	2	.532	4.5
4	Yakult Swallows	91	39	50	2	.438	8.5
5	Hiroshima Carp	92	34	56	2	.378	5.5
6	Yokohama Baystars	90	32	58	0	.356	2

For now, Hanshin, Yomiuri and Chunichi are qualified for the Climax Series. But not everything is lost for the Swallows, they still have two months to catch up with the Dragons.