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2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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2014 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 28 – October 30
Central League pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upHanshin Tigers
Season MVPTomoyuki Sugano (Yomiuri)
Pacific League pennant
League championsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-upOrix Buffaloes
Season MVPChihiro Kaneko (Orix)
Climax Series
CL championsHanshin Tigers
  CL runners-upYomiuri Giants
PL championsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  PL runners-upHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Japan Series
Venue
ChampionsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-upHanshin Tigers
Finals MVPSeiichi Uchikawa (SoftBank)
NPB seasons
Koji Akiyama, manager of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, at Fukuoka Dome

The 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 65th edition of NPB since reorganized in 1950.

Regular season standings

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Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 14482611.573—
Hanshin Tigers 14475681.5247
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 14474682.5217.5
Chunichi Dragons 14467734.47913.5
Yokohama DeNA BayStars 14467752.47214.5
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 14460813.42621
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 14478606.565—
Orix Buffaloes 14480622.563—
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 14473683.5186.5
Chiba Lotte Marines 14466762.46514.0
Saitama Seibu Lions 14463774.45016.0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 14464800.44417.0

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
Central League
1Yomiuri Giants1
2Hanshin Tigers12Hanshin Tigers4
3Hiroshima Toyo Carp0CL2Hanshin Tigers1
PL1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks4
Pacific League
1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks4
2Orix Buffaloes13Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters3
3Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters2

First stage

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

Central League

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Hanshin Tigers (1) vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 11Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 1Koshien Stadium2:5246,721[1] 
2October 12Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 0Koshien Stadium3:3546,815[2]

Pacific League

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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2) vs. Orix Buffaloes (1)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 11Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 6, Orix Buffaloes – 3Kyocera Dome4:0135,889[3] 
2October 12Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4, Orix Buffaloes – 6Kyocera Dome3:3236,012[4] 
3October 14*Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Orix Buffaloes – 1Kyocera Dome4:1732,588[5]
* Postponed from October 13 due to Typhoon Vongfong[6]

Final stage

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

Central League

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Hanshin Tigers (4) vs. Yomiuri Giants (1)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 15Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 1Tokyo Dome2:5944,871[7] 
2October 16Hanshin Tigers – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 2Tokyo Dome3:1944,728[8] 
3October 17Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 2Tokyo Dome3:4446,025[9] 
4October 18Hanshin Tigers – 8, Yomiuri Giants – 4Tokyo Dome3:4246,311[10]

Pacific League

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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 15Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3Fukuoka Dome3:1928,087[11] 
2October 16Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1Fukuoka Dome3:3029,775[12] 
3October 17Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 12, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4Fukuoka Dome3:1331,176[13] 
4October 18Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5Fukuoka Dome4:2031,647[14] 
5October 19Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 6, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4Fukuoka Dome4:2634,070[15] 
6October 20Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4Fukuoka Dome3:2438,561[16]

Japan Series

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League leaders

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Central League

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Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Matt MurtonHanshin Tigers.338
Home runs Brad EldredHiroshima Toyo Carp37
Runs batted in Mauro GómezHanshin Tigers109
Runs Yoshihiro Maru
Tetsuto Yamada		Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Tokyo Yakult Swallows		106
Hits Tetsuto YamadaTokyo Yakult Swallows193
Stolen bases Takayuki KajitaniYokohama DeNA BayStars39
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Randy Messenger
Daisuke Yamai		Hanshin Tigers
Chunichi Dragons		13
Losses Atsushi NomiHanshin Tigers13
Earned run average Tomoyuki SuganoYomiuri Giants2.33
Strikeouts Randy MessengerHanshin Tigers226
Innings pitched Randy MessengerHanshin Tigers2081⁄3
Saves Oh Seung-hwanHanshin Tigers39

Pacific League

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Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Yoshio ItoiOrix Buffaloes.331
Home runs Ernesto Mejía
Takeya Nakamura		Saitama Seibu Lions
Saitama Seibu Lions		34
Runs batted in Sho NakataHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters100
Runs Yuki YanagitaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks91
Hits Akira NakamuraFukuoka SoftBank Hawks176
Stolen bases Haruki NishikawaHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters43
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Chihiro KanekoOrix Buffaloes16
Losses Wataru Karashima
Luis Mendoza		Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters		13
Earned run average Chihiro KanekoOrix Buffaloes1.98
Strikeouts Takahiro NorimotoTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles204
Innings pitched Takahiro NorimotoTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles2022⁄3
Saves Yoshihisa HiranoOrix Buffaloes40

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Saturday, October 11, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sunday, October 12, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Saturday, October 11, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sunday, October 12, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Tuesday, October 14, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Monday, October 13, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Wednesday, October 15, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Thursday, October 16, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Friday, October 17, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Saturday, October 18, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Wednesday, October 15, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Thursday, October 16, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Friday, October 17, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Saturday, October 18, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Sunday, October 19, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Monday, October 20, 2014". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
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