This article is about the 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on
all of baseball, see
2014 in baseball .
Sports season
The 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 65th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950 .
Regular season standings [ ]
Climax Series [ ]
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 Stage
Final Stage
Japan Series
Central League
1
Yomiuri Giants
1
2
Hanshin Tigers
1
2
Hanshin Tigers
4
3
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
0
CL2
Hanshin Tigers
1
PL1
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
4
Pacific League
1
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
4
2
Orix Buffaloes
1
3
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
3
3
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
2
First stage [ ]
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received byes to the championship round.
Central League [ ]
Hanshin Tigers (1) vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp (0)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 11
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 1
Koshien Stadium
2:52
46,721[1]
2
October 12
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 0
Koshien Stadium
3:35
46,815[2]
Pacific League [ ]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2) vs. Orix Buffaloes (1)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 11
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 6, Orix Buffaloes – 3
Kyocera Dome
4:01
35,889[3]
2
October 12
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4, Orix Buffaloes – 6
Kyocera Dome
3:32
36,012[4]
3
October 14*
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Orix Buffaloes – 1
Kyocera Dome
4:17
32,588[5]
* Postponed from October 13 due to Typhoon Vongfong [6]
Final stage [ ]
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received a one-game advantage.
Central League [ ]
Hanshin Tigers (4) vs. Yomiuri Giants (1)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 15
Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 1
Tokyo Dome
2:59
44,871[7]
2
October 16
Hanshin Tigers – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 2
Tokyo Dome
3:19
44,728[8]
3
October 17
Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 2
Tokyo Dome
3:44
46,025[9]
4
October 18
Hanshin Tigers – 8, Yomiuri Giants – 4
Tokyo Dome
3:42
46,311[10]
Pacific League [ ]
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (3)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 15
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3
Fukuoka Dome
3:19
28,087[11]
2
October 16
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1
Fukuoka Dome
3:30
29,775[12]
3
October 17
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 12, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4
Fukuoka Dome
3:13
31,176[13]
4
October 18
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5
Fukuoka Dome
4:20
31,647[14]
5
October 19
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 6, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4
Fukuoka Dome
4:26
34,070[15]
6
October 20
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4
Fukuoka Dome
3:24
38,561[16]
Japan Series [ ]
League leaders [ ]
Central League [ ]
Pacific League [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Saturday, October 11, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Sunday, October 12, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Saturday, October 11, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Sunday, October 12, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Tuesday, October 14, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Monday, October 13, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Wednesday, October 15, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Thursday, October 16, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2014 .
^ "Friday, October 17, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2014 .
^ "Saturday, October 18, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2014 .
^ "Wednesday, October 15, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Thursday, October 16, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2014 .
^ "Friday, October 17, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2014 .
^ "Saturday, October 18, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2014 .
^ "Sunday, October 19, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2014 .
^ "Monday, October 20, 2014" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2014 .