2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| 2009 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 3 – November 7, 2009 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | CL:Alex Ramírez (YOM) PL:Yu Darvish (NIP) |
| League Postseason | |
| 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 (YOM) |
The 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 60th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950
Regular season standings
Central League
Template:2009 Central League standings
Pacific League
Template:2009 Pacific League standings
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. Template:6TeamBracket-NPB
Central League First Stage
Chunichi Dragons win the series, 2-1
| 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 |
Central League Second Stage
Yomiuri Giants have one-win advantage
| 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 |
Yomiuri Giants win the series, 4-1
Pacific League First Stage
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles win the series, 2-0
| 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 |
Pacific League Second Stage
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have one-win advantage
| 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 |
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters win the series, 4-1
Japan Series
CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2)
| 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 |
See also
References
External links
- Official Website (English)
- Official Website (Japanese)
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