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2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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2016 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 25 – October 29
Central League pennant
League championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Season MVPTakahiro Arai (Hiroshima)
Pacific League pennant
League championsHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  Runners-upFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Season MVPShohei Ohtani (Nippon Ham)
Climax Series
CL championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  CL runners-upYokohama DeNA BayStars
PL championsHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  PL runners-upFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Japan Series
Venue
ChampionsHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  Runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
Finals MVPBrandon Laird (Nippon Ham)
NPB seasons

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB, 日本野球機構, Nippon Yakyū Kikō) is a professional baseball league, and the highest level of baseball in Japan. The NPB is organized into two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League. After the regular season, the top three teams of each league play off in the Climax Series, which determines which team from each league will play off in the Japan Series to determine the national championship team. The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 67th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950. The Japan Series championship competition was played between the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, with the Nippon-Ham fighters winning the overall championship.[1]

Incidents

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A gambling scandal involving members of the Yomiuri Giants was reported in October. Pitchers Satoshi Fukuda, Shoki Kasahara, and Ryuya Matsumoto were found to have bet on both NPB games and Major League Baseball games, as well as high school baseball.[2][3] While there was no suspicion of match fixing, Sports Gambling is illegal in Japan. The players involved were received suspensions, and members of team management resigned to take responsibility for the scandal.[4]

Regular season standings

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Central League regular season standings[5]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 14389522.631—51–20–138–32–1
2 Yomiuri Giants 14371693.50717.540–31–131–38–2
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 14369713.49319.538–33–131–38–2
4 Hanshin Tigers 14364763.45724.531–39–133–37–2
5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 14364781.45125.540–30–124–48–0
6 Chunichi Dragons 14358823.41430.532–36–326–46–0
Pacific League regular season standings[6]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 14387533.621—45–24–242–29–1
2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 14383546.6062.540–28–343–26–3
3 Chiba Lotte Marines 14372683.51415.038–33–134–35–2
4 Saitama Seibu Lions 14364763.45723.034–36–130–40–2
5 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 14362783.44325.036–35–126–43–2
6 Orix Buffaloes 14357833.40730.030–40–227–43–1

Climax Series

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Note: In each league's stepladder playoff system (Climax Series), all games in that series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advanced if the round ended in a tie.

First stageFinal stageJapan Series
Central League
1Hiroshima Toyo Carp4
2Yomiuri Giants13Yokohama DeNA BayStars1
3Yokohama DeNA BayStars2CL1Hiroshima Toyo Carp2
PL1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters4
Pacific League
1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters4
2Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks22Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks2
3Chiba Lotte Marines0

First stage

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Central League

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Yomiuri Giants (1) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 8Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 3Tokyo Dome3:1945,633 
2October 9Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 2Tokyo Dome2:4745,683 
3October 10*Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3Tokyo Dome4:2145,477

Pacific League

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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 8Chiba Lotte Marines – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome3:1036,077 
2October 9Chiba Lotte Marines – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome3:1638,500

Final stage

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Central League

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Hiroshima Toyo Carp (4) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (1)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 12Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5Mazda Stadium2:4831,276 
2October 13Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3Mazda Stadium2:5831,264 
3October 14Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0Mazda Stadium3:1931,291 
4October 15Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 7, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 8Mazda Stadium3:2631,313

Pacific League

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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 12Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 6Sapporo Dome2:5536,633 
2October 13Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 6, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4Sapporo Dome3:4026,548 
3October 14Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4Sapporo Dome3:1739,456 
4October 15Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2Sapporo Dome3:0741,138 
5October 16Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 7Sapporo Dome3:1541,138

Japan Series

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Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 22Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5Mazda Stadium3:3930,619 
2October 23Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5Mazda Stadium3:1830,638 
3October 25Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4 (10)Sapporo Dome3:5140,503 
4October 26Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3Sapporo Dome3:3040,599 
5October 27Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5Sapporo Dome3:3240,633 
6October 29Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 10, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 4Mazda Stadium4:0130,693

League leaders

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Central League

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Pacific League

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Attendances

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Team Total attendance Home average
Yomiuri Giants3,004,10841,724
Hanshin Tigers2,910,56240,994
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks2,492,98335,112
Hiroshima Toyo Carp2,157,33129,963
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters2,078,98129,281
Chunichi Dragons2,058,38128,991
Yokohama DeNA Baystars1,939,14626,933
Tokyo Yakult Swallows1,779,46025,063
ORIX Buffaloes1,794,47524,923
Saitama Seibu Lions1,618,19422,791
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles1,620,96122,513
Chiba Lotte Marines1,526,93221,207

This was a very small increase on attendance from the 2015 season.[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Coskrey, Jason (2016-10-30). "Fighters wrap up Japan Series title with dramatic eighth-inning fireworks". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  2. ↑ "More pitchers involved in gambling scandal in Japan baseball". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Two more Giants pitchers involved in baseball gambling, panel finds". Japan Times. Kyodo News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Japan's oldest baseball team in crisis mode over gambling". AP News. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  5. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2016 Central League Standings | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  6. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2016 Pacific League Standings | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  7. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2015 Regular Season | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  8. ↑ "2016 Season Attendance Figures of NPB (Japan Professional Baseball)". 7 October 2016.
  9. ↑ nbakki (2016-02-04). "2015 Season Attendance Figures of NPB (Japan Professional Baseball)". How much is it in Tokyo?. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
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