2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 63rd season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

2012 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 30 – November 3
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upChunichi Dragons
Season MVPShinnosuke Abe (Yomiuri)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  Runners-upSaitama Seibu Lions
Season MVPMitsuo Yoshikawa (Nippon Ham)
Climax Series
CL championsYomiuri Giants
  CL runners-upChunichi Dragons
PL championsHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  PL runners-upFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Japan Series
ChampionsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Finals MVPTetsuya Utsumi (Yomiuri)
NPB seasons

Regular season standings

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Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 144 86 43 15 .667
Chunichi Dragons 144 75 53 16 .586 10.5
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 144 68 65 11 .511 20.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 144 61 71 12 .462 26.5
Hanshin Tigers 144 55 75 14 .423 31.5
Yokohama DeNA BayStars 144 46 85 13 .351 41.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 144 74 59 11 .556
Saitama Seibu Lions 144 72 63 9 .533 3.0
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 144 67 65 12 .508 6.5
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 144 67 67 10 .500 7.5
Chiba Lotte Marines 144 62 67 15 .481 10.0
Orix Buffaloes 144 57 77 10 .425 17.5

Climax Series

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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
1Yomiuri Giants4
2Chunichi Dragons22Chunichi Dragons3
3Tokyo Yakult Swallows1CL1Yomiuri Giants4
PL1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters2
1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters4
2Saitama Seibu Lions13Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks0
3Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks2

First stage

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The regular season league champions, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received byes to the championship round.

Central League

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Chunichi Dragons (2) vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 13 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 6 Nagoya Dome 3:11 31,146[1] 
2 October 14 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 0 Nagoya Dome 3:26 33,852[2] 
3 October 15 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 4 Nagoya Dome 3:39 23,264[3]

Pacific League

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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (1)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 13 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1 Seibu Dome 2:54 32,074[4] 
2 October 14 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 8 Seibu Dome 3:23 33,918[5] 
3 October 15 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2 Seibu Dome 3:23 25,002[6]

Final stage

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The regular season league champions, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received a one-game advantage.

Central League

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Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. Chunichi Dragons (3)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 17 Chunichi Dragons – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Tokyo Dome 3:21 40,039[7] 
2 October 18 Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Tokyo Dome 3:40 39,135[8] 
3 October 19 Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Tokyo Dome 3:41 44,744[9] 
4 October 20 Chunichi Dragons – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:57 46,158[10] 
5 October 21 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 3:40 45,897[11] 
6 October 22 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Tokyo Dome 3:18 44,351[12]

Pacific League

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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (0)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 17 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3 Sapporo Dome 2:56 31,022[13] 
2 October 18 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3 Sapporo Dome 3:17 23,610[14] 
3 October 19 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4 Sapporo Dome 3:16 37,166[15]

Japan Series

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CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 27 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 8 Tokyo Dome 3:13 44,981[16] 
2 October 28 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Tokyo Dome 2:51 44,932[17] 
3 October 30 Yomiuri Giants – 3, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 7 Sapporo Dome 4:04 36,942[18] 
4 October 31 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1 Sapporo Dome 4:15 40,433[19] 
5 November 1 Yomiuri Giants – 10, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2 Sapporo Dome 3:52 40,579[20] 
6 November 3 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Tokyo Dome 3:22 45,018[21]

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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  2. ^ "Sunday, October 14, 2012". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
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  19. ^ "Wednesday, October 31, 2012". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  20. ^ "Thursday, November 1, 2012". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  21. ^ "Saturday, November 3, 2012". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 3, 2012.