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2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Sports season
The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 67th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.
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This article is about the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2016 in baseball.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2016 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 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 | |
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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]
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 143 | 89 | 52 | 2 | .631 | — | 51–20–1 | 38–32–1 |
| 2 | Yomiuri Giants | 143 | 71 | 69 | 3 | .507 | 17.5 | 40–31–1 | 31–38–2 |
| 3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 143 | 69 | 71 | 3 | .493 | 19.5 | 38–33–1 | 31–38–2 |
| 4 | Hanshin Tigers | 143 | 64 | 76 | 3 | .457 | 24.5 | 31–39–1 | 33–37–2 |
| 5 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 143 | 64 | 78 | 1 | .451 | 25.5 | 40–30–1 | 24–48–0 |
| 6 | Chunichi Dragons | 143 | 58 | 82 | 3 | .414 | 30.5 | 32–36–3 | 26–46–0 |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 143 | 87 | 53 | 3 | .621 | — | 45–24–2 | 42–29–1 |
| 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 143 | 83 | 54 | 6 | .606 | 2.5 | 40–28–3 | 43–26–3 |
| 3 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 143 | 72 | 68 | 3 | .514 | 15.0 | 38–33–1 | 34–35–2 |
| 4 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 143 | 64 | 76 | 3 | .457 | 23.0 | 34–36–1 | 30–40–2 |
| 5 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 143 | 62 | 78 | 3 | .443 | 25.0 | 36–35–1 | 26–43–2 |
| 6 | Orix Buffaloes | 143 | 57 | 83 | 3 | .407 | 30.0 | 30–40–2 | 27–43–1 |
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Main articles: 2016 Central League Climax Series and 2016 Pacific League 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 Stage | Final Stage | Japan Series | |||||||||||
| 1 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Yomiuri Giants | 1 | 3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 2 | CL1 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2 | ||||||||
| PL1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 2 | 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 0 | |||||||||||
First stage
Central League
Yomiuri Giants (1) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2)
More information Game, Date ...
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 8 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Tokyo Dome | 3:19 | 45,633 |
| 2 | October 9 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 2 | Tokyo Dome | 2:47 | 45,683 |
| 3 | October 10* | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Tokyo Dome | 4:21 | 45,477 |
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Pacific League
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (0)
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| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 8 | Chiba Lotte Marines – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 | Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome | 3:10 | 36,077 |
| 2 | October 9 | Chiba Lotte Marines – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 | Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome | 3:16 | 38,500 |
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Final stage
Central League
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (4) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (1)
More information Game, Date ...
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 12 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5 | Mazda Stadium | 2:48 | 31,276 |
| 2 | October 13 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3 | Mazda Stadium | 2:58 | 31,264 |
| 3 | October 14 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0 | Mazda Stadium | 3:19 | 31,291 |
| 4 | October 15 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 7, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 8 | Mazda Stadium | 3:26 | 31,313 |
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Pacific League
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2)
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| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 12 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 6 | Sapporo Dome | 2:55 | 36,633 |
| 2 | October 13 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 6, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4 | Sapporo Dome | 3:40 | 26,548 |
| 3 | October 14 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4 | Sapporo Dome | 3:17 | 39,456 |
| 4 | October 15 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2 | Sapporo Dome | 3:07 | 41,138 |
| 5 | October 16 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 7 | Sapporo Dome | 3:15 | 41,138 |
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Main article: 2016 Japan Series
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4)
More information Game, Date ...
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 22 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5 | Mazda Stadium | 3:39 | 30,619 |
| 2 | October 23 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5 | Mazda Stadium | 3:18 | 30,638 |
| 3 | October 25 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4 (10) | Sapporo Dome | 3:51 | 40,503 |
| 4 | October 26 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3 | Sapporo Dome | 3:30 | 40,599 |
| 5 | October 27 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5 | Sapporo Dome | 3:32 | 40,633 |
| 6 | October 29 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 10, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 4 | Mazda Stadium | 4:01 | 30,693 |
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Central League
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Pacific League
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More information Team, Total attendance ...
| Team | Total attendance | Home average |
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| Yomiuri Giants | 3,004,108 | 41,724 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 2,910,562 | 40,994 |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 2,492,983 | 35,112 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2,157,331 | 29,963 |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 2,078,981 | 29,281 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 2,058,381 | 28,991 |
| Yokohama DeNA Baystars | 1,939,146 | 26,933 |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 1,779,460 | 25,063 |
| ORIX Buffaloes | 1,794,475 | 24,923 |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 1,618,194 | 22,791 |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 1,620,961 | 22,513 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 1,526,932 | 21,207 |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2016 in Nippon Professional Baseball.
- "More pitchers involved in gambling scandal in Japan baseball". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- "Two more Giants pitchers involved in baseball gambling, panel finds". Japan Times. Kyodo News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.