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2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 67th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

2016 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 25 – October 29
Central League Pennant
League championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Season MVPTakahiro Arai (Toyo)
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
ChampionsHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  Runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
Finals MVPBrandon Laird (Nippon Ham)
NPB seasons

Incidents

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.[1][2]

Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings[3]
PosTeamGWLTPct.GBHomeRoad
1Hiroshima Toyo Carp14389522.631—51–20–138–32–1
2Yomiuri Giants14371693.50717.540–31–131–38–2
3Yokohama DeNA BayStars14369713.49319.538–33–131–38–2
4Hanshin Tigers14364763.45724.531–39–133–37–2
5Tokyo Yakult Swallows14364781.45125.540–30–124–48–0
6Chunichi Dragons14358823.41430.532–36–326–46–0
Pacific League regular season standings[4]
PosTeamGWLTPct.GBHomeRoad
1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters14387533.621—45–24–242–29–1
2Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks14383546.6062.540–28–343–26–3
3Chiba Lotte Marines14372683.51415.038–33–134–35–2
4Saitama Seibu Lions14364763.45723.034–36–130–40–2
5Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles14362783.44325.036–35–126–43–2
6Orix Buffaloes14357833.40730.030–40–227–43–1

Climax Series

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

Central League

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

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

Central League

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

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

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

Pitching leaders
StatPlayerTeamTotal
WinsYusuke NomuraHiroshima Toyo Carp16
LossesAtsushi Nomi
Hirofumi Yamanaka		Hanshin Tigers
Tokyo Yakult Swallows		12
Earned run averageTomoyuki SuganoYomiuri Giants2.01
StrikeoutsTomoyuki SuganoYomiuri Giants189
Innings pitchedRandy MessengerHanshin Tigers185.1
SavesHirokazu SawamuraYomiuri Giants37

Pacific League

Pitching leaders
StatPlayerTeamTotal
WinsTsuyoshi WadaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks15
LossesYuki NishiOrix Buffaloes12
Earned run averageAyumu IshikawaChiba Lotte Marines2.16
StrikeoutsTakahiro NorimotoTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles216
Innings pitchedTakahiro NorimotoTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles195
SavesYoshihisa HiranoOrix Buffaloes31

Attendances

TeamTotal attendanceHome 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

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See also

References

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