2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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2016 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationMarch 25 – October 29
Central League Pennant
League champions Hiroshima Toyo Carp
  Runners-up Yomiuri Giants
Season MVP Takahiro Arai (Toyo)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  Runners-up Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Season MVP Shohei Ohtani (Nippon Ham)
Climax Series
CL champions Hiroshima Toyo Carp
  CL runners-up Yokohama DeNA BayStars
PL champions Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  PL runners-up Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Japan Series
Champions Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  Runners-up Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Finals MVP Brandon Laird (Nippon Ham)
NPB seasons

The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 67th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

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Incidents

A gambling scandal involving members of the Yomiuri Giants was reported in October. Pitchers Satoshi Fukuda, Shoki Kasahara, and Ryuya Matsumoto were found to have bet on both NPB games and Major League Baseball games, as well as high school baseball. [1] [2]

Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings [3]
PosTeam G W L T Pct. GB HomeRoad
1 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 14389522.631—51–20–138–32–1
2 Yomiuri Giants 14371693.50717.540–31–131–38–2
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 14369713.49319.538–33–131–38–2
4 Hanshin Tigers 14364763.45724.531–39–133–37–2
5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 14364781.45125.540–30–124–48–0
6 Chunichi Dragons 14358823.41430.532–36–326–46–0
Pacific League regular season standings [4]
PosTeam G W L T Pct. GB HomeRoad
1 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 14387533.621—45–24–242–29–1
2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 14383546.6062.540–28–343–26–3
3 Chiba Lotte Marines 14372683.51415.038–33–134–35–2
4 Saitama Seibu Lions 14364763.45723.034–36–130–40–2
5 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 14362783.44325.036–35–126–43–2
6 Orix Buffaloes 14357833.40730.030–40–227–43–1

Climax Series

Note: In each league's stepladder playoff system (Climax Series), all games in that series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advanced if the round ended in a tie.

First StageFinal Stage Japan Series
Central League
1Hiroshima Toyo Carp4
2Yomiuri Giants13Yokohama DeNA BayStars1
3Yokohama DeNA BayStars2CL1Hiroshima Toyo Carp2
PL1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters4
Pacific League
1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters4
2Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks22Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks2
3Chiba Lotte Marines0

First stage

Central League

Yomiuri Giants (1) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 8Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 3:1945,633 
2October 9Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Tokyo Dome 2:4745,683 
3October 10*Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 4:2145,477

Pacific League

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 8Chiba Lotte Marines – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome 3:1036,077 
2October 9Chiba Lotte Marines – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome 3:1638,500

Final stage

Central League

Hiroshima Toyo Carp (4) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (1)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 12Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5 Mazda Stadium 2:4831,276 
2October 13Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3 Mazda Stadium 2:5831,264 
3October 14Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0 Mazda Stadium 3:1931,291 
4October 15Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 7, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 8 Mazda Stadium 3:2631,313

Pacific League

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 12Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 6 Sapporo Dome 2:5536,633 
2October 13Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 6, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4 Sapporo Dome 3:4026,548 
3October 14Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4 Sapporo Dome 3:1739,456 
4October 15Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2 Sapporo Dome 3:0741,138 
5October 16Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 7 Sapporo Dome 3:1541,138

Japan Series

Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 22Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5 Mazda Stadium 3:3930,619 
2October 23Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5 Mazda Stadium 3:1830,638 
3October 25Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4 (10) Sapporo Dome 3:5140,503 
4October 26Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3 Sapporo Dome 3:3040,599 
5October 27Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5 Sapporo Dome 3:3240,633 
6October 29Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 10, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 4 Mazda Stadium 4:0130,693

League leaders

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Central League

Pacific League

Attendances

TeamTotal attendanceHome average
Yomiuri Giants3,004,10841,724
Hanshin Tigers2,910,56240,994
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks2,492,98335,112
Hiroshima Toyo Carp2,157,33129,963
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters2,078,98129,281
Chunichi Dragons2,058,38128,991
Yokohama DeNA Baystars1,939,14626,933
Tokyo Yakult Swallows1,779,46025,063
ORIX Buffaloes1,794,47524,923
Saitama Seibu Lions1,618,19422,791
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles1,620,96122,513
Chiba Lotte Marines1,526,93221,207

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References

  1. ↑ "More pitchers involved in gambling scandal in Japan baseball". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Two more Giants pitchers involved in baseball gambling, panel finds". Japan Times. Kyodo News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2016 Central League Standings | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  4. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2016 Pacific League Standings | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  5. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2015 Regular Season | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  6. ↑ "2016 Season Attendance Figures of NPB (Japan Professional Baseball)". 7 October 2016.
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