2009 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 3 – November 7 |
Central League Pennant | |
League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
Season MVP | Alex Ramírez (Yomiuri) |
Pacific League Pennant | |
League champions | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
Runners-up | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
Season MVP | Yu Darvish (Nippon Ham) |
Climax Series | |
CL champions | Yomiuri Giants |
CL runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
PL champions | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
PL runners-up | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
Finals MVP | Shinnosuke Abe (Yomiuri) |
The 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 60th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950
Team | Pld | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
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Yomiuri Giants | 144 | 89 | 46 | 9 | .649 | — |
Chunichi Dragons | 144 | 81 | 62 | 1 | .566 | 12 |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 144 | 71 | 72 | 1 | .497 | 22 |
Hanshin Tigers | 144 | 67 | 73 | 4 | .479 | 24.5 |
Hiroshima Carp | 144 | 65 | 75 | 4 | .465 | 26.5 |
Yokohama BayStars | 144 | 51 | 93 | 0 | .354 | 42.5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GB | PCT | Home | Away |
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1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 144 | 82 | 60 | 2 | — | .576 | 46–25–1 | 36–35–1 |
2 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 144 | 77 | 66 | 1 | 6.5 | .538 | 39–32–1 | 38–34–0 |
3 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 144 | 74 | 65 | 5 | 3.5 | .531 | 40–28–4 | 34–37–1 |
4 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 144 | 70 | 70 | 4 | 9 | .500 | 38–32–2 | 32–38–2 |
5 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 144 | 62 | 77 | 5 | 15.5 | .448 | 37–31–4 | 25–46–1 |
6 | Orix Buffaloes | 144 | 56 | 86 | 2 | 26 | .396 | 32–40–0 | 24–46–2 |
Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie.
First Stage | Final Stage | Japan Series | |||||||||||
1 | Yomiuri Giants | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Chunichi Dragons | 2 | 2 | Chunichi Dragons | 1 | ||||||||
3 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 1 | CL1 | Yomiuri Giants | 4 | ||||||||
PL1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 2 | 2 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 1 | ||||||||
3 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 0 | |||||||||||
Chunichi Dragons win the series, 2-1
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Chunichi Dragons 2 - 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows | October 17 | Nagoya Dome | 38,391 |
2 | Chunichi Dragons 3 - 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows | October 18 | Nagoya Dome | 38,171 |
3 | Chunichi Dragons 7 - 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows | October 19 | Nagoya Dome | 32,897 |
Yomiuri Giants have one-win advantage
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Yomiuri Giants 2 - 7 Chunichi Dragons | October 21 | Tokyo Dome | 41,259 |
2 | Yomiuri Giants 6 - 4 Chunichi Dragons | October 22 | Tokyo Dome | 40,452 |
3 | Yomiuri Giants 5 - 4 Chunichi Dragons | October 23 | Tokyo Dome | 45,409 |
4 | Yomiuri Giants 8 - 2 Chunichi Dragons | October 24 | Tokyo Dome | 46,535 |
Yomiuri Giants win the series, 4-1
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles win the series, 2-0
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 11 - 4 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | October 16 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium | 21,303 |
2 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4 - 1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | October 17 | Miyagi Baseball Stadium | 21,388 |
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have one-win advantage
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 9 - 8 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | October 21 | Sapporo Dome | 38,235 |
2 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 3 - 1 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | October 22 | Sapporo Dome | 32,713 |
3 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2 - 3 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | October 23 | Sapporo Dome | 42,328 |
4 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 9 - 4 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | October 24 | Sapporo Dome | 42,328 |
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters win the series, 4-1
CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 31 | Yomiuri Giants 4 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 3 | Sapporo Dome | 3:18 | 40,650 |
2 | November 1 | Yomiuri Giants 2 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 4 | Sapporo Dome | 2:52 | 40,718 |
3 | November 3 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 4 Yomiuri Giants 7 | Tokyo Dome | 3:11 | 45,150 |
4 | November 4 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 8 Yomiuri Giants 4 | Tokyo Dome | 3:38 | 45,133 |
5 | November 5 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2 Yomiuri Giants 3 | Tokyo Dome | 2:57 | 45,160 |
6 | November 7 | Yomiuri Giants 2 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 0 | Sapporo Dome | 3:02 | 40,714 |
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