2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season
- This article is about the 2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2006 in baseball.
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| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 25, 2006 – October 26, 2006 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | CL: Kosuke Fukudome (CHU) PL: Michihiro Ogasawara (NIP) |
| League Postseason | |
| CL champions | Chunichi Dragons |
| CL runners-up | Hanshin Tigers |
| PL champions | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters |
| PL runners-up | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Japan Series | |
| Japan Series champions | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
| Japan Series MVP | Atsunori Inaba (NIP) |
| NPB seasons | |
| ← 2005 | |
In 2006 the Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Pacific League defeat the Chunichi Dragons of the Central League in the Japan Series.
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[edit] Format
[edit] Central League
- Season Format
- Regular Season
- Regular Season 1st place are the champions
[edit] Pacific League
- Season Format
- Regular Season
- Playoff 1st Stage: Regular Season 2nd place vs. Regular Season 3rd place - Best of 3
- Playoff 2nd Stage: Regular Season 1st place vs. Playoff 1st Stage winners - Best of 5 (Regular Season 1st place take a one-win advantage)
- Playoff 2nd Stage winners are the champions
[edit] Japan Series
- Central League champions vs. Pacific League champions - Best of 7
[edit] Standings
[edit] Central League
- Champions: Chunichi Dragons
[edit] Regular Season
| Central League | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Chunichi Dragons | 146 | 87 | 54 | 5 | 0.617 | -- |
| Hanshin Tigers | 146 | 84 | 58 | 4 | 0.592 | 3.5 |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 146 | 70 | 73 | 3 | 0.490 | 18 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 146 | 65 | 79 | 2 | 0.451 | 23.5 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 146 | 62 | 79 | 5 | 0.440 | 25 |
| Yokohama BayStars | 146 | 58 | 84 | 4 | 0.408 | 29.5 |
[edit] Pacific League
- Champions: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
[edit] Regular Season
| Pacific League | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
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| Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | 136 | 82 | 54 | 0 | 0.603 | -- |
| Seibu Lions | 136 | 80 | 54 | 2 | 0.597 | 1 |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 136 | 75 | 56 | 5 | 0.573 | 4.5 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 136 | 65 | 70 | 1 | 0.481 | 16.5 |
| Orix Buffaloes | 136 | 52 | 81 | 3 | 0.391 | 28.5 |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 136 | 47 | 85 | 4 | 0.356 | 33 |
[edit] Playoff 1st Stage
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks win the series, 2-1
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks - 0, Seibu Lions - 1 | October 7 | Invoice Seibu Dome | 29,187[1] |
| 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks - 11, Seibu Lions - 3 | October 8 | Invoice Seibu Dome | 31,338[2] |
| 3 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks - 6, Seibu Lions - 1 | October 9 | Invoice Seibu Dome | 27,344[3] |
[edit] Playoff 2nd Stage
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters win the series, 3-0 (Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have a one-win advantage)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks - 1, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - 3 | October 11 | Sapporo Dome | 42,380[4] |
| 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks - 0, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - 1 | October 12 | Sapporo Dome | 42,380[5] |
[edit] Leaders
[edit] Batting
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[edit] Pitching
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[edit] Japan Series
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In the 2006 Japan Series, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Chunichi Dragons 4 games to 1 in five games.
After the Japan Series, the Fighters moved on to the Asian Series, a series which determines the champion of the four major Asian baseball leagues.
[edit] Awards
The Eiji Sawamura Award, the award given to the top pitcher in Japan, was given to pitcher Kazumi Saito of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He had a win-loss record of 18-5, 205 strikeouts, and an ERA of 1.75 in 201.0 innings, winning the Pacific League's pitching triple crown.
[edit] Best Nine Awards
Central League
Pacific League
[edit] Gold Gloves
Central League
Pacific League
[edit] References
- 2006 NPB Final standings (Japanese)
- ^ "2006 PL Playoff 1st Stage Game 1". http://bis.npb.or.jp/2006/games/s2006100701664.html.
- ^ "2006 PL Playoff 1st Stage Game 2". http://bis.npb.or.jp/2006/games/s2006100801668.html.
- ^ "2006 PL Playoff 1st Stage Game 3". http://bis.npb.or.jp/2006/games/s2006100901671.html.
- ^ "2006 PL Playoff 2nd Stage Game 1". http://bis.npb.or.jp/2006/games/s2006101101674.html.
- ^ "2006 PL Playoff 2nd Stage Game 2". http://bis.npb.or.jp/2006/games/s2006101201677.html.
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