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Revision as of 22:10, 3 January 2012

2011 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 12, 2011 – November 20, 2011
Regular Season
Season MVPCL:Takuya Asao (CHU)
PL:Seiichi Uchikawa (SFT)
League Postseason
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 (SFT)
NPB seasons

The 2011 baseball season in 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. [1]

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.

[2]

Current standings

Central League

Central League 		G W L T Win% 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 Carp 144 60 76 8 .441 16.0
Yokohama BayStars 144 47 86 11 .353 27.5

Last updated 25/10/2011

Pacific League

Bold indicates league title has been clinched

Pacific League G W L T Win% GB
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 144 88 46 10 .662 —
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 144 72 65 7 .526 18
Saitama Seibu Lions 144 68 67 9 .504 21
Orix Buffaloes 144 69 68 7 .504 21
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 144 66 71 7 .482 24
Chiba Lotte Marines 144 54 79 11 .409 34

Last updated 22/10/2011

Climax Series

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.


First Round

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

Pacific League

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2 - 5 Saitama Seibu Lions October 29 Sapporo Dome 42063
2 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 1 - 8 Saitama Seibu Lions October 30 Sapporo Dome 41926

Saitama Seibu Lions win series 2-0

Central League

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 - 2 Yomiuri Giants October 29 Meiji Jingu Stadium 32339
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

Tokyo Yakult Swallows win series 2-1

League Championship Round

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.

Pacific League

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 - 2 Saitama Seibu Lions November 3 Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome 37025
2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 7 - 2 Saitama Seibu Lions November 4 Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome 35021
3 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2 - 1 Saitama Seibu Lions November 5 Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome 37025

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks win series 3-0

Central League

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Chunichi Dragons 2 - 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows November 2 Nagoya Dome 34689
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
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 4-2

Japan Series

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 
2 November 13 Chunichi Dragons 2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:45 34,758 
3 November 15 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 Chunichi Dragons 2 Nagoya Dome 3:23 38,041 
4 November 16 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2 Chunichi Dragons 1 Nagoya Dome 3:45 38,041 
5 November 17 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 5 Chunichi Dragons 0 Nagoya Dome 3:49 38,051 
6 November 19 Chunichi Dragons 2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:02 34,927 
7 November 20 Chunichi Dragons 0 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3 Fukuoka Dome 3:30 34,737

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks win the Japan Series 4-3

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