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2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
This article is about the 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2009 in baseball.
The 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 60th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2009 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| NPB seasons | |
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Central League
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Pacific League
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GB | PCT | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Main articles: 2009 Central League Climax Series and 2009 Pacific League Climax Series
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 | |||||||||||
Central League First Stage
Chunichi Dragons win the series, 2-1
More information Game, Score ...
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Central League Second Stage
Yomiuri Giants have one-win advantage
More information Game, Score ...
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Yomiuri Giants win the series, 4-1
Pacific League First Stage
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles win the series, 2-0
More information Game, Score ...
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Pacific League Second Stage
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have one-win advantage
More information Game, Score ...
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters win the series, 4-1
Main article: 2009 Japan Series
CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2)
More information Game, Date ...
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- "2009 Pacific League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Official Website (in English)
- Official Website (in Japanese)
