2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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2004 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationMarch 27, 2004 – October 25, 2004
Regular season
Season MVP CL: Kenshin Kawakami (CHU)
PL: Nobuhiko Matsunaka (DAI)
League postseason
CL champions Chunichi Dragons
  CL runners-up Yakult Swallows
PL champions Seibu Lions
  PL runners-up Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Japan Series
Champions Seibu Lions
  Runners-up Chunichi Dragons
Finals MVP Takashi Ishii (SEI)
NPB seasons

The 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Seibu Lions defeating the Chunichi Dragons in the 2004 Japan Series. This season also saw the first and only players strike in Japanese professional baseball history. Players went on strike for two days in September because of the potential mergers and realignment.

Contents

Format

Central League

Pacific League

Japan Series

Standings

Note:Two games for each team are cancelled due to players' strike

Central League

Regular season

Central League GWLTPct.GB
Chunichi Dragons 13879563.583
Yakult Swallows 13872642.5297.5
Yomiuri Giants 13871643.5258.0
Hanshin Tigers 13866702.48513.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 13860771.43820.0
Yokohama BayStars 13859763.43820.0

Pacific League

Regular season

Pacific League GWLTPct.GB
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 13377524.594
Seibu Lions 13374581.5604.5
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 13366652.50412.0
Chiba Lotte Marines 13365653.50012.5
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 13361702.46617.0
Orix BlueWave 13349722.37629.0

Playoff 1st stage

Seibu Lions (2) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (1)

GameScoreDateLocation
1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 7, Seibu Lions – 10October 1 Seibu Dome
2Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5, Seibu Lions – 4October 2 Seibu Dome
3Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5, Seibu Lions – 6October 3 Seibu Dome

Playoff 2nd stage

Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (2) vs. Seibu Lions (3)

GameScoreDateLocation
1Seibu Lions – 3, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 9October 6 Fukuoka Dome
2Seibu Lions – 11, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 1October 7 Fukuoka Dome
3Seibu Lions – 6, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 5October 9 Fukuoka Dome
4Seibu Lions – 1, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 4October 10 Fukuoka Dome
5Seibu Lions – 4, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 3 (10 innings)October 11 Fukuoka Dome

Japan Series

Chunichi Dragons (3) vs. Seibu Lions (4)

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Dragons – 0, Lions – 2October 16 Nagoya Dome 37,909
2Dragons – 11, Lions – 6October 17 Nagoya Dome 37,969
3Lions – 10, Dragons – 8October 19 Seibu Dome 23,910
4Lions – 2, Dragons – 8October 21 Seibu Dome 29,073
5Lions – 1, Dragons – 6October 22 Seibu Dome 31,526
6Dragons – 2, Lions – 4October 24 Nagoya Dome 38,120
7Dragons – 2, Lions – 7October 25 Nagoya Dome 38,050

See also

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