The 1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 47th season of operation for the league.
1996 NPB season | |
---|---|
League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | CL: Hideki Matsui (YOM) PL: Ichiro Suzuki (ORI) |
League Postseason | |
CL champions | Yomiuri Giants |
CL runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
PL champions | Orix BlueWave |
PL runners-up | Nippon-Ham Fighters |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Orix BlueWave |
Runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
Finals MVP | Troy Neel (ORI) |
Regular season standings
Central League
Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 77 | 53 | 0 | .592 | -- |
Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 72 | 58 | 0 | .554 | 5.0 |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 71 | 59 | 0 | .546 | 6.0 |
Yakult Swallows | 130 | 61 | 69 | 0 | .469 | 16.0 |
Yokohama BayStars | 130 | 55 | 75 | 0 | .423 | 22.0 |
Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 54 | 76 | 0 | .415 | 23.0 |
Pacific League
Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orix BlueWave | 130 | 74 | 50 | 6 | .597 | -- |
Nippon-Ham Fighters | 130 | 68 | 58 | 4 | .540 | 7.0 |
Seibu Lions | 130 | 62 | 64 | 4 | .492 | 13.0 |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 62 | 67 | 1 | .481 | 14.5 |
Chiba Lotte Marines | 130 | 60 | 67 | 3 | .472 | 15.5 |
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 130 | 54 | 74 | 2 | .422 | 22.0 |
Japan Series
PL Orix BlueWave (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (1)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | October 19 | Orix BlueWave – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Tokyo Dome | 3:42 | 45,121[3] |
2 | October 20 | Orix BlueWave – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 0 | Tokyo Dome | 2:56 | 45,086[3] |
3 | October 22 | Yomiuri Giants – 2, Orix BlueWave – 5 | Green Stadium Kobe | 2:56 | 33,026[3] |
4 | October 23 | Yomiuri Giants – 5, Orix BlueWave – 1 | Green Stadium Kobe | 3:25 | 33,070[3] |
5 | October 24 | Yomiuri Giants – 2, Orix BlueWave – 5 | Green Stadium Kobe | 3:26 | 33,222[3] |
See also
References
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