1998_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
1998 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 1998 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1998 in baseball.
The 1998 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 49th season of operation for the league.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 1998 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | CL: Kazuhiro Sasaki (YOK) PL: Kazuo Matsui (SEI) |
| League Postseason | |
| CL champions | Yokohama BayStars |
| CL runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
| PL champions | Seibu Lions |
| PL runners-up | Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Yokohama BayStars |
| Runners-up | Seibu Lions |
| Finals MVP | Takanori Suzuki (YOK) |
| NPB seasons | |
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Central League
More information Central League, G ...
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama BayStars | 136 | 79 | 56 | 1 | .585 | -- |
| Chunichi Dragons | 136 | 75 | 60 | 1 | .556 | 4.0 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 135 | 73 | 62 | 0 | .541 | 6.0 |
| Yakult Swallows | 135 | 66 | 69 | 0 | .489 | 13.0 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 135 | 60 | 75 | 0 | .444 | 19.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 135 | 52 | 83 | 0 | .385 | 27.0 |
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Pacific League
More information Pacific League, G ...
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Lions | 135 | 70 | 61 | 4 | .534 | -- |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters | 135 | 67 | 65 | 3 | .508 | 3.5 |
| Orix BlueWave | 135 | 66 | 66 | 3 | .500 | 4.5 |
| Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 135 | 67 | 67 | 1 | .500 | 4.5 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 135 | 66 | 67 | 2 | .496 | 5.0 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 135 | 61 | 71 | 3 | .462 | 9.5 |
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Main article: 1998 Japan Series
More information Game, Score ...
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BayStars – 9, Lions – 4 | October 18 | Yokohama Stadium | 29,025[3] |
| 2 | BayStars – 4, Lions – 0 | October 19 | Yokohama Stadium | 29,076[3] |
| 3 | Lions – 7, BayStars – 2 | October 22 | Seibu Dome | 31,599[3] |
| 4 | Lions – 4, BayStars – 2 | October 23 | Seibu Dome | 31,685[3] |
| 5 | Lions – 5, BayStars – 17 | October 24 | Seibu Dome | 31,756[3] |
| 6 | BayStars – 2, Lions – 1 | October 26 | Yokohama Stadium | 29,289[3] |
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- 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1998年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1998年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- 1998年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
