2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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2017 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationMarch 31 – November 4
Number of games143
Number of teams12
Central League Pennant
League champions Hiroshima Toyo Carp
  Runners-up Hanshin Tigers
Season MVP Yoshihiro Maru (Toyo)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-up Saitama Seibu Lions
Season MVP Dennis Sarfate (SoftBank)
Climax Series
CL champions Yokohama DeNA BayStars
  CL runners-up Hiroshima Toyo Carp
PL champions Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  PL runners-up Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Japan Series
Champions Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-up Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Finals MVP Dennis Sarfate (SoftBank)
NPB seasons

The 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 68th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

Contents

Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings [1]
PosTeam G W L T Pct. GB HomeRoad
1 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 14388514.633—50–20–138–31–3
2 Hanshin Tigers 14378614.56110.041–29–237–32–2
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 14373655.52914.538–29–435–36–1
4 Yomiuri Giants 14372683.51416.538–33–034–35–3
5 Chunichi Dragons 14359795.42828.537–32–322–47–2
6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 14345962.31944.030–40–215–56–0
Pacific League regular season standings [2]
PosTeam G W L T Pct. GB HomeRoad
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 14394490.657—52–20–042–29–0
2 Saitama Seibu Lions 14379613.56413.544–27–135–34–2
3 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 14377633.55015.539–30–238–33–1
4 Orix Buffaloes 14363791.44430.534–37–029–42–1
5 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 14360830.42034.036–36–024–47–0
6 Chiba Lotte Marines 14354872.38339.028–42–126–45–1

Climax Series

First StageFinal Stage Japan Series
Central League
1Hiroshima Toyo Carp2
2Hanshin Tigers13Yokohama DeNA BayStars4
3Yokohama DeNA BayStars2CL3Yokohama DeNA BayStars2
PL1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks4
Pacific League
1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks4
2Saitama Seibu Lions13Tohoku Golden Eagles2
3Tohoku Golden Eagles2

First stage

Central League

Hanshin Tigers (1) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 2 Koshien Stadium 2:5246,748 
2October 15Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 13, Hanshin Tigers – 6 Koshien Stadium 4:3546,761 
3October 17Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6, Hanshin Tigers – 1 Koshien Stadium 3:1046,319

Pacific League

Saitama Lions (1) vs. Tohoku Golden Eagles (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14Tohoku Golden Eagles – 0, Saitama Lions – 10 Seibu Prince Dome 3:0032,547 
2October 15Tohoku Golden Eagles – 4, Saitama Lions – 1 Seibu Prince Dome 3:1232,508 
3October 16Tohoku Golden Eagles – 5, Saitama Lions – 2 Seibu Prince Dome 3:2631,755

Final stage

Central League

Hiroshima Carp (2) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (4)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 18Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Carp – 3 (5) Mazda Stadium 2:1330,810 
2October 19Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6, Hiroshima Carp – 2 Mazda Stadium 3:4031,165 
3October 20Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Hiroshima Carp – 0 Mazda Stadium 3:2331,279 
4October 23Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 4, Hiroshima Carp – 3 Mazda Stadium 3:2631,311 
5October 24Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 9, Hiroshima Carp – 3 Mazda Stadium 3:3931,230

Pacific League

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Tohoku Golden Eagles (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 18Tohoku Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 Fukuoka Dome 3:0535,125 
2October 19Tohoku Golden Eagles – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:3136,380 
3October 20Tohoku Golden Eagles – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Fukuoka Dome 3:1635,333 
4October 21Tohoku Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 3:2137,455 
5October 22Tohoku Golden Eagles – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Fukuoka Dome 2:4135,387

Japan Series

Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 28Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 10 Fukuoka Dome 3:1336,183 
2October 29Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 3:5636,082 
3October 31Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 2 Yokohama Stadium 3:5327,153 
4November 1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6 Yokohama Stadium 3:0227,162 
5November 2Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 5 Yokohama Stadium 3:3527,180 
6November 4Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 4:2236,118

League leaders

Central League

Pacific League

See also

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