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2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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2010 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 20 – November 7
Central League Pennant
League championsChunichi Dragons
  Runners-upHanshin Tigers
Season MVPKazuhiro Wada (Chunichi)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-upSaitama Seibu Lions
Season MVPTsuyoshi Wada (SoftBank)
Climax Series
CL championsChunichi Dragons
  CL runners-upYomiuri Giants
PL championsChiba Lotte Marines
  PL runners-upFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Japan Series
ChampionsChiba Lotte Marines
  Runners-upChunichi Dragons
Finals MVPToshiaki Imae (Lotte)
NPB seasons

The 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 61st season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

Final standings

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Central League

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2010 Central League standings
Team Pld W L T PCT GB
Chunichi Dragons 144 79 62 3 .559
Hanshin Tigers 144 78 63 3 .552 1
Yomiuri Giants 144 79 64 1 .552 1
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 144 72 68 4 .514 6.5
Hiroshima Carp 144 58 84 2 .410 21.5
Yokohama BayStars 144 48 95 1 .337 32
Source: [citation needed]

Pacific League

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2010 Pacific League standings
Team Pld W L T PCT GB
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 144 76 63 5 .545
Saitama Seibu Lions 144 78 65 1 .545
Chiba Lotte Marines 144 75 67 2 .528 2.5
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 144 74 67 3 .524 3
Orix Buffaloes 144 69 71 4 .493 7.5
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 144 62 79 3 .441 15
Source: [citation needed]

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
1Chunichi Dragons4
2Hanshin Tigers03Yomiuri Giants1
3Yomiuri Giants2CL1Chunichi Dragons2
PL3Chiba Lotte Marines4
1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks3
2Saitama Seibu Lions03Chiba Lotte Marines4
3Chiba Lotte Marines2

Central League First Stage

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Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Hanshin Tigers 1 – 3 Yomiuri Giants October 16 Koshien Stadium 46,868
2 Hanshin Tigers 6 – 7 Yomiuri Giants October 17 Koshien Stadium 46,875

Yomiuri Giants win series 2–0

Central League Final Stage

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Chunichi Dragons have one-win advantage

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Chunichi Dragons 5 – 0 Yomiuri Giants October 20 Nagoya Dome 37,659
2 Chunichi Dragons 2 – 0 Yomiuri Giants October 21 Nagoya Dome 37,298
3 Chunichi Dragons 2 – 3 Yomiuri Giants October 22 Nagoya Dome 38,432
4 Chunichi Dragons 4 – 3 Yomiuri Giants October 23 Nagoya Dome 38,432

Chunichi Dragons win series 4–1.

Pacific League First Stage

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Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Saitama Seibu Lions 5 – 6 Chiba Lotte Marines October 9 Seibu Dome 33,918
2 Saitama Seibu Lions 4 – 5 Chiba Lotte Marines October 10 Seibu Dome 33,911

Chiba Lotte Marines win series 2–0

Pacific League Final Stage

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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have one-win advantage

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 – 3 Chiba Lotte Marines October 14 Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome 35,118
2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3 – 1 Chiba Lotte Marines October 15 Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome 35,876
3 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 – 0 Chiba Lotte Marines October 16 Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome 36,664
4 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2 – 4 Chiba Lotte Marines October 17 Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome 36,235
5 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2 – 5 Chiba Lotte Marines October 18 Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome 33,108
6 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 0 – 7 Chiba Lotte Marines October 19 Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome 33,515

Chiba Lotte Marines win series 4–3.

Japan Series

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Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Chunichi Dragons 2 – 5 Chiba Lotte Marines October 30 Nagoya Dome 38,066
2 Chunichi Dragons 12 – 1 Chiba Lotte Marines October 31 Nagoya Dome 38,065
3 Chiba Lotte Marines 7 – 1 Chunichi Dragons November 2 Chiba Marine Stadium 26,923
4 Chiba Lotte Marines 3 – 4 Chunichi Dragons November 3 Chiba Marine Stadium 27,197
5 Chiba Lotte Marines 10 – 4 Chunichi Dragons November 4 Chiba Marine Stadium 27,209
6 Chunichi Dragons 2 – 2 Chiba Lotte Marines November 6 Nagoya Dome 38,094
7 Chunichi Dragons 7 – 8 Chiba Lotte Marines November 7 Nagoya Dome 38,075

Chiba Lotte Marines win series 4–2

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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  1. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2010 Central League Qualifiers for Batting Championship | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2010 Central League Qualifiers for Earned-Run Average Title & Top Relief Pitchers | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2010 Pacific League Qualifiers for Batting Championship | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  4. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2010 Pacific League Qualifiers for Earned-Run Average Title & Top Relief Pitchers | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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