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{{no footnotes|date=November 2011}}
{{NPBseason|year=2011}}
{{Infobox sports season
{{Infobox sports season
| title =2011 NPB season
| title =2011 NPB season
| league =[[Nippon Professional Baseball]]
| league =[[Nippon Professional Baseball]]
| sport =[[Baseball]]
| sport =[[Baseball]]
| duration =April 12, 2011 – November 20, 2011
| duration =April 12 – November 20
| season =Regular Season
| season2 =[[Central League]] Pennant
| league_champs2 =[[Chunichi Dragons]]
| season_champs =
| second_place2 =[[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]
| MVP =[[Central League|CL]]:[[Takuya Asao]] [[Chunichi Dragons|(CHU)]]<br>[[Pacific League|PL]]:[[Seiichi Uchikawa]] [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks|(SFT)]]
| MVP2 =[[Takuya Asao]] <small>(Chunichi)</small>
| MVP_link =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| MVP_link2 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| playoffs =League Postseason
| season3 =[[Pacific League]] Pennant
| league_champs3 =[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]]
| second_place3 =[[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]]
| MVP3 =[[Seiichi Uchikawa]] <small>(SoftBank)</small>
| MVP_link3 =Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| playoffs =[[Climax Series]]
| conf1 =CL
| conf1 =CL
| conf1_link =Central League
| conf1_link =2011 Central League Climax Series
| conf1_champ =[[Chunichi Dragons]]
| conf1_champ =[[Chunichi Dragons]]
| conf1_runner-up =[[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]
| conf1_runner-up =[[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]
| conf2 =PL
| conf2 =PL
| conf2_link =Pacific League
| conf2_link =2011 Pacific League Climax Series
| conf2_champ =[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]]
| conf2_champ =[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]]
| conf2_runner-up =[[Saitama Seibu Lions]]
| conf2_runner-up =[[Saitama Seibu Lions]]
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| finals_champ =[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]]
| finals_champ =[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]]
| finals_runner-up =[[Chunichi Dragons]]
| finals_runner-up =[[Chunichi Dragons]]
| finals_MVP =[[Hiroki Kokubo]] [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks|(SFT)]]
| finals_MVP =[[Hiroki Kokubo]] <small>(SoftBank)</small>
| finals_MVP_link =Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award
| finals_MVP_link =Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award
| seasonslist =List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons
| seasonslist =List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons
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| nextseason_year =2012
| nextseason_year =2012
}}
}}
The [[2011]] [[baseball]] season in [[Baseball in Japan|Japan]] was delayed by the [[Tohoku earthquake]]. The [[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]], based in northern Japan, and coached by [[Senichi Hoshino]], were particularly affected by the quake, as the [[Miyagi Baseball Stadium]] was badly damaged. [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/T110629003580.htm]
The '''2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season''' is the 62nd season since the NPB was reorganized in [[1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season|1950]]. The season was delayed by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tohoku earthquake]]. The [[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]], based in northern Japan, and coached by [[Senichi Hoshino]], were particularly affected by the quake, as the [[Miyagi Baseball Stadium]] was badly damaged. {{citation needed|date=September 2015}}


Because of energy concerns following the earthquake, NPB also imposed restrictions on games during the regular season. A three hour, thirty minute rule was imposed. If a game went past the 3:30 mark, regardless of inning, the inning in question would be the last inning. A game would be called should any blackout occur during the game. The 3:30 clock starts at the first pitch of the game and continues in case of any delay.
Because of energy concerns following the earthquake, NPB also imposed restrictions on games during the regular season. A three-hour-thirty-minute rule was imposed. If a game went past the 3:30 mark, regardless of inning, the inning in question would be the last inning. A game would be called should any blackout occur during the game. The 3:30 clock starts at the first pitch of the game and continues in case of any delay.


[http://yakyubaka.com/2011/04/11/npb-extra-innings-rule-for-2011-season-released/]
[http://yakyubaka.com/2011/04/11/npb-extra-innings-rule-for-2011-season-released/]


As the season ends, the Yokohama BayStars was renamed as [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars]] as the owner changes.
At the season's end, the Yokohama BayStars was renamed as [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars]] as the owner changes.


==Current standings==
== Regular season standings ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"
|+ [[Central League]] regular season standings
!scope="col" width="35%"| Team
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games played|G]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Win (baseball)|W]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Loss (baseball)|L]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Tie (draw)|T]]
!scope="col" width="7%"| [[Winning percentage|Pct.]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games behind|GB]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Chunichi Dragons]]
| 144 || 75 || 59 || 10 || .560 || —
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]
| 144 || 70 || 59 || 15 || .543 || 2.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Yomiuri Giants]]
| 144 || 71 || 62 || 11 || .534 || 3.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Hanshin Tigers]]
| 144 || 68 || 70 || 6 || .493 || 9.0
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]]
| 144 || 60 || 76 || 8 || .441 || 16.0
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Yokohama BayStars]]
| 144 || 47 || 86 || 11 || .353 || 27.5
|}


{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"
===Central League===
|+ [[Pacific League]] regular season standings

{| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" width="35%"| Team
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games played|G]]
! width="30%" | <div style="float:left; width:0em;">{{navbar|2010 Central League standings|mini=1|nodiv=1}}</div>[[Central League]]
! width="6%" | G
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Win (baseball)|W]]
! width="5%" | [[Winning percentage|W]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Loss (baseball)|L]]
! width="5%" | [[Winning percentage|L]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Tie (draw)|T]]
! width="4%" | [[Tie (draw)|T]]
!scope="col" width="7%"| [[Winning percentage|Pct.]]
! width="7%" | [[Winning percentage|Win%]]
!scope="col" width="5%"| [[Games behind|GB]]
|-
! width="6%" | [[Games behind|GB]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]]
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Dragons|Dragons=bgcolor="#9feeba"}}
|align=center| '''[[Chunichi Dragons]]''' || 144 || 75 || 59 || 10 || .560 || —
| 144 || 88 || 46 || 10 || .657 || —
|-
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Swallows|Swallows=bgcolor="#9feeba"}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]]
|align=center| [[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]] || 144 || 70 || 59 || 15 || .543 || 2.5
| 144 || 72 || 65 || 7 || .526 || 17.5
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Giants|Giants=bgcolor="#9feeba"}}
|-
|align=center| [[Yomiuri Giants]] || 144 || 71 || 62 || 11 || .534 || 3.5
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Saitama Seibu Lions]]
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Tigers|Tigers=bgcolor="#9feeba"}}
|align=center| [[Hanshin Tigers]] || 144 || 68 || 70 || 6 || .493 || 9.0
| 144 || 68 || 67 || 9 || .504 || 20.5
|-
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Carp|Carp=bgcolor="#9feeba"}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Orix Buffaloes]]
|align=center| [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp|Hiroshima Carp]] || 144 || 60 || 76 || 8 || .441 || 16.0
| 144 || 69 || 68 || 7 || .504 || 20.5
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|BayStars|BayStars=bgcolor="#9feeba"}}
|-
|align=center| [[Yokohama BayStars]] || 144 || 47 || 86 || 11 || .353 || 27.5
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]]
| 144 || 66 || 71 || 7 || .482 || 23.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Chiba Lotte Marines]]
| 144 || 54 || 79 || 11 || .406 || 33.5
|}
|}


== Climax Series ==
Last updated 25/10/2011
{{Main|2011 Central League Climax Series|2011 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.''
{{6TeamBracket-info
|team-width=200
|RD1=First Stage
|RD2=Final Stage
|RD3=[[Japan Series]]


|RD1-text1={{center|[[Central League]]}}
===Pacific League===
|RD1-text2={{center|[[Pacific League]]}}
Bold indicates league title has been clinched
{| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;"
! width="30%" | <div style="float:left; width:0em;">{{navbar|2010 Pacific League standings|mini=1|nodiv=1}}</div>[[Pacific League]]
! width="6%" | G
! width="5%" | [[Winning percentage|W]]
! width="5%" | [[Winning percentage|L]]
! width="4%" | [[Tie (draw)|T]]
! width="7%" | [[Winning percentage|Win%]]
! width="6%" | [[Games behind|GB]]
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Hawks|Hawks=bgcolor="#a7e5ff"}}
|align=center| '''[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]]'''||144||88||46||10||.662||&mdash;
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Fighters|Fighters=bgcolor="#a7e5ff"}}
|align=center| [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]]||144||72||65||7||.526||18
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Lions|Lions=bgcolor="#a7e5ff"}}
|align=center| [[Saitama Seibu Lions]]||144||68||67||9||.504||21
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Buffaloes|Buffaloes=bgcolor="#a7e5ff"}}
|align=center| [[Orix Buffaloes]]||144||69||68||7||.504||21
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Eagles|Eagles=bgcolor="#a7e5ff"}}
|align=center| [[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]]||144||66||71||7||.482||24
|- {{#switch:{{{team}}}|Marines|Marines=bgcolor="#a7e5ff"}}
|align=center| [[Chiba Lotte Marines]]||144||54||79||11||.409||34


| RD1-seed1=2
|} Last updated 22/10/2011
| RD1-team1='''Tokyo Yakult Swallows'''
| RD1-score1='''2'''
| RD1-seed2=3
| RD1-team2=Yomiuri Giants
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
| RD1-score3=0
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4='''Saitama Seibu Lions'''
| RD1-score4='''2'''


| RD2-seed1=1
==Climax Series==
| RD2-team1='''Chunichi Dragons'''
''NOTE: Unlike most professional baseball playoff systems, in NPB, all games are played in the first two rounds of playoff baseball are held at the higher seed's home stadium.''
| RD2-score1='''4'''
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2=Tokyo Yakult Swallows
| RD2-score2=2


| RD2-seed3=1
| RD2-team3='''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks'''
| RD2-score3='''4'''
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Saitama Seibu Lions
| RD2-score4=0


| RD3-seed1=CL1
===First Round===
| RD3-team1=Chunichi Dragons
''The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), receive byes to the championship round..''
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=PL1
| RD3-team2='''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks'''
| RD3-score2='''4'''
}}


====Pacific League====
=== First stage ===
''The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), received byes to the championship round.''


==== Central League ====
{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
{{MLB Playoff Summary
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
| summary = [[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]] (2) vs. [[Yomiuri Giants]] (1)
!|Game||Score||Date||Location||Attendance
| winner =
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
| leader =
|-
| score =
|1|| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2 - 5 '''Saitama Seibu Lions'''||October 29||[[Sapporo Dome]]||42063
| date1 = October 29
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
| score1 = Yomiuri Giants – 2, '''Tokyo Yakult Swallows''' – 3
|2|| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 1 - 8 '''Saitama Seibu Lions'''||October 30||[[Sapporo Dome]]||41926
| loc1 = [[Meiji Jingu Stadium]]
|}
| time1 = 3:28
| att1 = 32,339
| ref1 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011102901793.html |title=Saturday, October 29, 2011 |publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
| date2 = October 30
| score2 = '''Yomiuri Giants''' – 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2
| loc2 = Meiji Jingu Stadium
| time2 = 3:24
| att2 = 32,148
| ref2 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011103001795.html |title=Sunday, October 30, 2011 |publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
| date3 = October 31
| score3 = Yomiuri Giants – 1, '''Tokyo Yakult Swallows''' – 3
| loc3 = Meiji Jingu Stadium
| time3 = 2:51
| att3 = 31,687
| ref3 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011103101797.html |title=Monday, October 31, 2011 |publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
}}


==== Pacific League ====
'''Saitama Seibu Lions win series 2-0'''
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary = [[Saitama Seibu Lions]] (2) vs. [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]] (0)
| winner =
| leader =
| score =
| date1 = October 29
| score1 = '''Saitama Seibu Lions''' – 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2
| loc1 = [[Sapporo Dome]]
| time1 = 3:55
| att1 = 42,063
| ref1 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011102901794.html |title=Saturday, October 29, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref>
| date2 = October 30
| score2 = '''Saitama Seibu Lions''' – 8, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1
| loc2 = Sapporo Dome
| time2 = 3:15
| att2 = 41,926
| ref2 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011103001796.html |title=Sunday, October 30, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref>
}}


====Central League====
=== Final stage ===
''The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), received a one-game advantage.''
{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
!|Game||Score||Date||Location||Attendance
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|-
|1|| '''Tokyo Yakult Swallows''' 3 - 2 Yomiuri Giants||October 29||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]]||32339
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2|| Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 - 6 '''Yomiuri Giants'''||October 30||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]]||32148
|-
|3|| '''Tokyo Yakult Swallows''' 3 - 1 Yomiuri Giants||October 31||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]]||31687
|}


==== Central League ====
'''Tokyo Yakult Swallows win series 2-1'''
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary = [[Chunichi Dragons]] (4) vs. [[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]] (2)
| winner =
| leader =
| score =
| date1 = November 2
| score1 = Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, '''Chunichi Dragons''' – 2
| loc1 = [[Nagoya Dome]]
| time1 = 3:05
| att1 = 34,689
| ref1 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110201798.html |title=Wednesday, November 2, 2011 |publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
| date2 = November 3
| score2 = '''Tokyo Yakult Swallows''' – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 1
| loc2 = Nagoya Dome
| time2 = 2:53
| att2 = 38,414
| ref2 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110301799.html |title=Thursday, November 3, 2011 |publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
| date3 = November 4
| score3 = '''Tokyo Yakult Swallows''' – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1
| loc3 = Nagoya Dome
| time3 = 3:50
| att3 = 37,599
| ref3 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110401801.html |title=Friday, November 4, 2011 |publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
| date4 = November 5
| score4 = Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, '''Chunichi Dragons''' – 5
| loc4 = Nagoya Dome
| time4 = 3:08
| att4 = 38,342
| ref4 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110501803.html |title=Saturday, November 5, 2011 |publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
| date5 = November 6
| score5 = Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, '''Chunichi Dragons''' – 2
| loc5 = Nagoya Dome
| time5 = 2:51
| att5 = 38,252
| ref5 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110601805.html |title=Sunday, November 6, 2011 |publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
}}


===League Championship Round===
==== Pacific League ====
{{MLB Playoff Summary
''The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), receive a one-game advantage, needing only to win three of the six games. The winners of the first round must win four of the six games.''
| summary = [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]] (4) vs. [[Saitama Seibu Lions]] (0)
| winner =
| leader =
| score =
| date1 = November 3
| score1 = Saitama Seibu Lions – 2, '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks''' – 4
| loc1 = [[Yahoo Dome]]
| time1 = 2:57
| att1 = 37,025
| ref1 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110301800.html |title=Thursday, November 3, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref>
| date2 = November 4
| score2 = Saitama Seibu Lions – 2, '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks''' – 7
| loc2 = Yahoo Dome
| time2 = 3:10
| att2 = 35,021
| ref2 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110401802.html |title=Friday, November 4, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref>
| date3 = November 5
| score3 = Saitama Seibu Lions – 1, '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks''' – 2
| loc3 = Yahoo Dome
| time3 = 4:00
| att3 = 37,025
| ref3 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110501804.html |title=Saturday, November 5, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref>
}}


== Japan Series ==
====Pacific League====
{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
!|Game||Score||Date||Location||Attendance
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|-
|1|| '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks''' 4 - 2 Saitama Seibu Lions||November 3||[[Fukuoka Dome|Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome]]||37025
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2|| '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks''' 7 - 2 Saitama Seibu Lions||November 4||[[Fukuoka Dome|Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome]]||35021
|-
|3|| '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks''' 2 - 1 Saitama Seibu Lions||November 5||[[Fukuoka Dome|Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome]]||37025
|}
'''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks win series 3-0'''

====Central League====
{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
!|Game||Score||Date||Location||Attendance
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|-
|1|| '''Chunichi Dragons''' 2 - 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows||November 2||[[Nagoya Dome]]||34689
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2|| Chunichi Dragons 1 - 3 '''Tokyo Yakult Swallows'''||November 3||[[Nagoya Dome]]||38414
|-
|3|| Chunichi Dragons 1 - 2 '''Tokyo Yakult Swallows'''||November 4||[[Nagoya Dome]]||37599
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|4|| '''Chunichi Dragons''' 5 - 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows||November 5||[[Nagoya Dome]]||38342
|-
|5|| '''Chunichi Dragons''' 2 - 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows||November 6||[[Nagoya Dome]]||38252
|}

'''Chunichi Dragons win series 3-2'''

===Japan Series===
{{Main|2011 Japan Series}}
{{Main|2011 Japan Series}}

{{MLB Playoff Summary
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary = PL [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]] (4) vs. CL [[Chunichi Dragons]] (3)
| summary = PL [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]] (4) vs. CL [[Chunichi Dragons]] (3)
| winner =
| winner =
| leader =
| leader =
| score =
| score =
| date1 = November 12
| date1 = November 12
| score1 = '''Chunichi Dragons 2''' Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1
| score1 = '''Chunichi Dragons''' – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1
| loc1 = [[Fukuoka Dome]]
| loc1 = [[Fukuoka Dome]]
| time1 = 3:31
| time1 = 3:31
| att1 = 34,457
| att1 = 34,457
| ref1 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111201806.html |title=Saturday, November 12, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
| ref1 =
| date2 = November 13
| date2 = November 13
| score2 = '''Chunichi Dragons 2''' Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1
| score2 = '''Chunichi Dragons''' – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1
| loc2 = [[Fukuoka Dome]]
| loc2 = Fukuoka Dome
| time2 = 3:45
| time2 = 3:44
| att2 = 34,758
| att2 = 34,758
| ref2 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111301807.html |title=Sunday, November 13, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
| ref2 =
| date3 = November 15
| date3 = November 15
| score3 = '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4''' Chunichi Dragons 2
| score3 = '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks''' – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 2
| loc3 = [[Nagoya Dome]]
| loc3 = [[Nagoya Dome]]
| time3 = 3:23
| time3 = 3:22
| att3 = 38,041
| att3 = 38,041
| ref3 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111501808.html |title=Tuesday, November 15, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
| ref3 =
| date4 = November 16
| date4 = November 16
| score4 = '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2''' Chunichi Dragons 1
| score4 = '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks''' – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1
| loc4 = [[Nagoya Dome]]
| loc4 = Nagoya Dome
| time4 = 3:45
| time4 = 3:40
| att4 = 38,041
| att4 = 38,041
| ref4 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111601809.html |title=Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
| ref4 =
| date5 = November 17
| date5 = November 17
| score5 = '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 5''' Chunichi Dragons 0
| score5 = '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks''' – 5, Chunichi Dragons – 0
| loc5 = [[Nagoya Dome]]
| loc5 = Nagoya Dome
| time5 = 3:49
| time5 = 3:49
| att5 = 38,051
| att5 = 38,051
| ref5 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111701810.html |title=Thursday, November 17, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
| ref5 =
| date6 = November 19
| date6 = November 19
| score6 = '''Chunichi Dragons 2''' Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1
| score6 = '''Chunichi Dragons''' – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1
| loc6 = [[Fukuoka Dome]]
| loc6 = Fukuoka Dome
| time6 = 3:02
| time6 = 3:07
| att6 = 34,927
| att6 = 34,927
| ref6 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111901811.html |title=Saturday, November 19, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
| ref6 =
| date7 = November 20
| date7 = November 20
| score7 = Chunichi Dragons 0 '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3'''
| score7 = Chunichi Dragons – 0, '''Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks''' – 3
| loc7 = [[Fukuoka Dome]]
| loc7 = Fukuoka Dome
| time7 = 3:30
| time7 = 3:30
| att7 = 34,737
| att7 = 34,737
| ref7 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011112001812.html |title=Sunday, November 20, 2011 |work=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
| ref7 =
}}
}}
[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]] win the [[Japan Series]] 4-3


== League leaders ==
==External links==
{{Commonscat|2011 in Nippon Professional Baseball}}
*[http://www.npb.or.jp/eng/ Official Site]
*[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/baseball.html Japan Times]
*[http://www.japanball.com/index.htm Japan Ball]
*[http://japanesebaseball.com JapaneseBaseball.com]


=== Central League ===
{{Japan-baseball-stub}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Batting leaders
!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat
!scope="col" width="10%" | Player
!scope="col" width="20%" | Team
!scope="col" width="3%" | Total
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| [[Hisayoshi Chono]] || [[Yomiuri Giants]] || .316
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Home run]]s
| [[Wladimir Balentien]] || [[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]] || 31
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| [[Takahiro Arai]] || [[Hanshin Tigers]] || 93
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Run (baseball)|Runs]]
| [[Norichika Aoki]] || Tokyo Yakult Swallows || 73
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
| [[Matt Murton]] || Hanshin Tigers || 180
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Stolen base]]s
| [[Daisuke Fujimura]] || Yomiuri Giants || 28
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Pitching leaders
!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat
!scope="col" width="10%" | Player
!scope="col" width="20%" | Team
!scope="col" width="3%" | Total
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Win (baseball)|Wins]]
| [[Tetsuya Utsumi]]<br />[[Kazuki Yoshimi]] || [[Yomiuri Giants]]<br />[[Chunichi Dragons]] || 18
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Loss (baseball)|Losses]]
| [[Kentaro Takasaki]] || [[Yokohama BayStars]] || 15
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Earned run average]]
| Kazuki Yoshimi || Chunichi Dragons || 1.65
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Strikeout]]s
| [[Kenta Maeda]] || [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]] || 192
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Innings pitched]]
| Kenta Maeda || Hiroshima Toyo Carp || 216
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Save (baseball)|Saves]]
| [[Kyuji Fujikawa]] || [[Hanshin Tigers]] || 41
|}
{{col-end}}


=== Pacific League ===
{{Japanese Professional Baseball}}
{{col-begin}}
{{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Batting leaders
!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat
!scope="col" width="10%" | Player
!scope="col" width="20%" | Team
!scope="col" width="3%" | Total
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| [[Seiichi Uchikawa]] || [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]] || .338
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Home run]]s
| [[Takeya Nakamura]] || [[Saitama Seibu Lions]] || 48
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| Takeya Nakamura || Saitama Seibu Lions || 116
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Run (baseball)|Runs]]
| Takeya Nakamura || Saitama Seibu Lions || 97
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
| [[Tomotaka Sakaguchi]] || [[Orix Buffaloes]] || 175
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Stolen base]]s
| [[Yuichi Honda]] || Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks || 60
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Pitching leaders
!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat
!scope="col" width="10%" | Player
!scope="col" width="25%" | Team
!scope="col" width="3%" | Total
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Win (baseball)|Wins]]
| [[D. J. Houlton]]<br />[[Masahiro Tanaka]] || [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]]<br />[[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]] || 19
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Loss (baseball)|Losses]]
| [[Yoshihisa Naruse]]<br />[[Masaru Takeda]]<br />[[Hideaki Wakui]] || [[Chiba Lotte Marines]]<br />[[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]]<br />[[Saitama Seibu Lions]] || 12
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Earned run average]]
| Masahiro Tanaka || Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles || 1.27
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Strikeout]]s
| [[Yu Darvish]] || Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters || 276
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Innings pitched]]
| Yu Darvish || Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters || 232
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Save (baseball)|Saves]]
| [[Hisashi Takeda]] || Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters || 37
|}
{{col-end}}


== See also ==
[[Category:2011 in baseball|Nippon]]
[[Category:Nippon Professional Baseball seasons]]
* [[2011 Korea Professional Baseball season]]
* [[2011 Major League Baseball season]]

== References ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Reflist|2}}

{{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons}}


[[Category:2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season| ]]
[[fr:Championnat du Japon de baseball 2011]]
[[ko:2011년 일본 프로 야구]]

Latest revision as of 19:49, 22 November 2024

This article is about the 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2011 in baseball.
2011 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 12 – November 20
Central League Pennant
League championsChunichi Dragons
  Runners-upTokyo Yakult Swallows
Season MVPTakuya Asao (Chunichi)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-upHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Season MVPSeiichi Uchikawa (SoftBank)
Climax Series
CL championsChunichi Dragons
  CL runners-upTokyo Yakult Swallows
PL championsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  PL runners-upSaitama Seibu Lions
Japan Series
ChampionsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-upChunichi Dragons
Finals MVPHiroki Kokubo (SoftBank)
NPB seasons

The 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 62nd season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950. The season was delayed by the Tohoku earthquake. The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, based in northern Japan, and coached by Senichi Hoshino, were particularly affected by the quake, as the Miyagi Baseball Stadium was badly damaged. [citation needed]

Because of energy concerns following the earthquake, NPB also imposed restrictions on games during the regular season. A three-hour-thirty-minute rule was imposed. If a game went past the 3:30 mark, regardless of inning, the inning in question would be the last inning. A game would be called should any blackout occur during the game. The 3:30 clock starts at the first pitch of the game and continues in case of any delay.

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At the season's end, the Yokohama BayStars was renamed as Yokohama DeNA BayStars as the owner changes.

Regular season standings

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Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Chunichi Dragons 144 75 59 10 .560 —
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 144 70 59 15 .543 2.5
Yomiuri Giants 144 71 62 11 .534 3.5
Hanshin Tigers 144 68 70 6 .493 9.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 144 60 76 8 .441 16.0
Yokohama BayStars 144 47 86 11 .353 27.5
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 144 88 46 10 .657 —
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 144 72 65 7 .526 17.5
Saitama Seibu Lions 144 68 67 9 .504 20.5
Orix Buffaloes 144 69 68 7 .504 20.5
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 144 66 71 7 .482 23.5
Chiba Lotte Marines 144 54 79 11 .406 33.5

Climax Series

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Main articles: 2011 Central League Climax Series and 2011 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 StageFinal StageJapan Series
Central League
1Chunichi Dragons4
2Tokyo Yakult Swallows22Tokyo Yakult Swallows2
3Yomiuri Giants1CL1Chunichi Dragons3
PL1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks4
Pacific League
1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks4
2Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters03Saitama Seibu Lions0
3Saitama Seibu Lions2

First stage

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The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), received byes to the championship round.

Central League

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Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2) vs. Yomiuri Giants (1)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 29 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:28 32,339[1] 
2 October 30 Yomiuri Giants – 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:24 32,148[2] 
3 October 31 Yomiuri Giants – 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:51 31,687[3]

Pacific League

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Saitama Seibu Lions (2) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (0)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 29 Saitama Seibu Lions – 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2 Sapporo Dome 3:55 42,063[4] 
2 October 30 Saitama Seibu Lions – 8, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1 Sapporo Dome 3:15 41,926[5]

Final stage

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The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), received a one-game advantage.

Central League

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Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 November 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 3:05 34,689[6] 
2 November 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 2:53 38,414[7] 
3 November 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 3:50 37,599[8] 
4 November 5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Dome 3:08 38,342[9] 
5 November 6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 2:51 38,252[10]

Pacific League

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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (0)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 November 3 Saitama Seibu Lions – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Yahoo Dome 2:57 37,025[11] 
2 November 4 Saitama Seibu Lions – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Yahoo Dome 3:10 35,021[12] 
3 November 5 Saitama Seibu Lions – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 Yahoo Dome 4:00 37,025[13]

Japan Series

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Main article: 2011 Japan Series

PL Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. CL Chunichi Dragons (3)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 November 12 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:31 34,457[14] 
2 November 13 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:44 34,758[15] 
3 November 15 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 3:22 38,041[16] 
4 November 16 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 3:40 38,041[17] 
5 November 17 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Chunichi Dragons – 0 Nagoya Dome 3:49 38,051[18] 
6 November 19 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:07 34,927[19] 
7 November 20 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3 Fukuoka Dome 3:30 34,737[20]

League leaders

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Central League

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Pacific League

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See also

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References

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