2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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2023 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationMarch 30 – October 9
Number of games143
Number of teams12
Central League pennant
League champions Hanshin Tigers
  Runners-up Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Season MVP Shoki Murakami
Pacific League pennant
League champions Orix Buffaloes
  Runners-up Chiba Lotte Marines
Season MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Climax Series
CL champions Hanshin Tigers
  CL runners-up Hiroshima Toyo Carp
PL champions Orix Buffaloes
  PL runners-up Chiba Lotte Marines
Japan Series
Champions Hanshin Tigers
  Runners-up Orix Buffaloes
Finals MVP Koji Chikamoto (Hanshin)
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The 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 74th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950. There are 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.

Contents

Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings [1]
RankTeam G W L T Pct. GB HomeRoad
1 Hanshin Tigers 14385535.616—45–23–340–30–2
2 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 14374654.53211½44–26–230–39–2
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 14374663.5291239–30–235–36–1
4 Yomiuri Giants 14371702.50415½39–30–232–40–0
5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 14357833.4072936–36–021–47–3
6 Chunichi Dragons 14356825.4062930–39–326–43–2
Pacific League regular season standings [2]
RankTeam G W L T Pct. GB HomeRoad
1 Orix Buffaloes 14386534.619—41–28–345–25–1
2 Chiba Lotte Marines 14370685.50715½42–27–228–40–3
3 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 14371693.50715½39–32–032–37–3
4 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 14370712.4961738–33–132–38–1
5 Saitama Seibu Lions 14365771.45822½33–37–132–40–0
6 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 14360821.42327½31–40–029–42–1

Interleague

Regular season interleague standings [3]
TeamG W L T Win% GB HomeAway
Yokohama DeNA BayStars 181170.611—6–35–4
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 181170.611—4–57–2
Yomiuri Giants 181170.611—5–46–3
Orix Buffaloes 181170.611—4–57–2
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 181080.55614–56–3
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 18990.50025–44–5
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 18990.50024–55–4
Chiba Lotte Marines 18792.43835–42–5−2
Chunichi Dragons 187101.4123½2–6−15–4
Hanshin Tigers 187101.4123½4–4−13–6
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 187110.38943–64–5
Saitama Seibu Lions 186120.33354–52–7

Overall, the Pacific League won 54 games and lost 52 against the Central League, with 2 ties.

Climax Series

First stageFinal stage Japan Series
Central League
1 Hanshin Tigers 4
2 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 22 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 0CL Hanshin Tigers 4
PL Orix Buffaloes 3
Pacific League
1 Orix Buffaloes 4
2 Chiba Lotte Marines 22 Chiba Lotte Marines 1
3 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1

First stage

Central League

Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series, 2−0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 3, Yokohama DeNA BayStars − 2 (11) Mazda Stadium 3:5231,041 [4]  
2October 15Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 4, Yokohama DeNA BayStars − 2Mazda Stadium3:3231,059 [5]

Pacific League

Chiba Lotte Marines won the series, 2−1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14Chiba Lotte Marines − 8, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks − 2 ZOZO Marine Stadium 3:0229,126 [6]  
2October 15Chiba Lotte Marines − 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks − 3ZOZO Marine Stadium3:2329,147 [7]  
3October 16Chiba Lotte Marines − 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks − 3 (10)ZOZO Marine Stadium4:1829,050 [8]

Final stage

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the first-placed team.

Central League

Hanshin Tigers won the series, 4−0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 18Hanshin Tigers − 4, Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 1 Koshien Stadium 2:5242,641 [9]  
2October 19Hanshin Tigers − 2, Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 1Koshien Stadium3:1342,630 [10]  
3October 20Hanshin Tigers − 4, Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 2Koshien Stadium3:4142,642 [11]

Pacific League

Orix Buffaloes won the series, 4−1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 18Orix Buffaloes − 8, Chiba Lotte Marines − 5 Kyocera Dome Osaka 3:0935,930 [12]  
2October 19Orix Buffaloes − 5, Chiba Lotte Marines − 6Kyocera Dome Osaka3:2233,634 [13]  
3October 20Orix Buffaloes − 2, Chiba Lotte Marines − 0Kyocera Dome Osaka3:0935,943 [14]  
4October 21Orix Buffaloes − 3, Chiba Lotte Marines − 2Kyocera Dome Osaka2:3235,804 [15]

2023 Japan Series

Hanshin Tigers (4) vs. Orix Buffaloes (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 28Hanshin Tigers − 8, Orix Buffaloes − 0 Kyocera Dome Osaka 3:2033,701 [16]  
2October 29Hanshin Tigers − 0, Orix Buffaloes − 8Kyocera Dome Osaka3:0933,584 [17]  
3October 31Orix Buffaloes − 5,Hanshin Tigers− 4 Koshien Stadium 3:5140,994 [18]  
4November 1Orix Buffaloes − 3, Hanshin Tigers − 4Koshien Stadium4:0641,050 [19]  
5November 2Orix Buffaloes − 2, Hanshin Tigers− 6Koshien Stadium3:2841,031 [20]  
6November 4Hanshin Tigers − 1, Orix Buffaloes − 5Kyocera Dome Osaka3:0133,633 [21]  
7November 5Hanshin Tigers − 7, Orix Buffaloes − 1Kyocera Dome Osaka3:1033,405 [22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Central League Standings" . Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2023 Pacific League Standings" . Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2023年度 交流戦" [2023 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Saturday, October 14, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sunday, October 15, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Saturday, October 14, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sunday, October 15, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Monday, October 16, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Wednesday, October 18, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Thursday, October 19, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sunday, October 20, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Wednesday, October 18, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Thursday, October 19, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Friday, October 20, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Saturday, October 21, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Saturday, October 28, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Thursday, October 29, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Friday, October 31, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Wednesday, November 1, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Friday, November 2, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Thursday, November 4, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Thursday, November 5, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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