72nd annual season of Nippon Professional Baseball
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all of baseball, see
2021 in baseball.
Sports season
The 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 72nd season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950. There were 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.
Following the All-Star Series held on 16–17 July, the regular season went on hiatus in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics baseball tournament. The season resumed on 13 August. In the postseason, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeated the Orix Buffaloes in the Japan Series.
Regular season standings[]
Interleague[]
Climax Series[]
First Stage[]
Central League[]
Yomiuri Giants won the series, 2–0.
Game |
Date |
Score |
Location |
Time |
Attendance
|
1 |
November 6 |
Yomiuri Giants − 4, Hanshin Tigers − 0 |
Koshien Stadium |
3:11 |
21,478[4]
|
2 |
November 7 |
Yomiuri Giants − 4, Hanshin Tigers − 2 |
Koshien Stadium |
3:33 |
21,492[5]
|
Pacific League[]
Chiba Lotte Marines won the series, 1−0−1 as a higher seed.
Game |
Date |
Score |
Location |
Time |
Attendance
|
1 |
November 6 |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles − 4, Chiba Lotte Marines − 5 |
Zozo Marine Stadium |
3:10 |
14,904[6]
|
2 |
November 7 |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles − 4, Chiba Lotte Marines − 4 |
Zozo Marine Stadium |
3:07 |
14,891[7]
|
Final Stage[]
The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the first-placed team.
Central League[]
Tokyo Yakult Swallows won the series, 3−0−1 as a higher seed.
Game |
Date |
Score |
Location |
Time |
Attendance
|
1 |
November 10 |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows − 4, Yomiuri Giants − 0 |
Meiji Jingu Stadium |
2:38 |
17,792[8]
|
2 |
November 11 |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows − 5, Yomiuri Giants − 0 |
Meiji Jingu Stadium |
3:19 |
17,230[9]
|
3 |
November 12 |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows − 2, Yomiuri Giants − 2 |
Meiji Jingu Stadium |
3:08 |
19,022[10]
|
Pacific League[]
Orix Buffaloes won the series, 3−0−1 as a higher seed.
Game |
Date |
Score |
Location |
Time |
Attendance
|
1 |
November 10 |
Orix Buffaloes − 1, Chiba Lotte Marines − 0 |
Kyocera Dome Osaka |
2:23 |
17,915[11]
|
2 |
November 11 |
Orix Buffaloes − 2, Chiba Lotte Marines − 0 |
Kyocera Dome Osaka |
2:42 |
17,913[12]
|
3 |
November 12 |
Orix Buffaloes − 3, Chiba Lotte Marines − 3 |
Kyocera Dome Osaka |
3:33 |
18,006[13]
|
Japan Series[]
Tokyo Yakult Swallows won the series, 4–2.
Game |
Date |
Score |
Location |
Time |
Attendance
|
1 |
November 20 |
Orix Buffaloes – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 |
Kyocera Dome Osaka |
3:46 |
19,297[14]
|
2 |
November 21 |
Orix Buffaloes – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 |
Kyocera Dome Osaka |
2:56 |
17,075[15]
|
3 |
November 23 |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows − 5, Orix Buffaloes − 4 |
Tokyo Dome |
3:45 |
24,565[16]
|
4 |
November 24 |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Orix Buffaloes – 1 |
Tokyo Dome |
2:50 |
20,617[17]
|
5 |
November 25 |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 5, Orix Buffaloes – 6 |
Tokyo Dome |
3:16 |
20,580[18]
|
6 |
November 27 |
Orix Buffaloes – 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 (12) |
Hotto Motto Field |
5:00 |
15,239[19]
|
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "2021 Central League Standings". Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Pacific League Standings". Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "2021年度 交流戦" [2021 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Saturday, November 6, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Sunday, November 7, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Saturday, November 6, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Sunday, November 7, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Wednesday, November 10, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Thursday, November 11, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Friday, November 12, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Wednesday, November 10, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Thursday, November 11, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Friday, November 12, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Saturday, November 20, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Sunday, November 21, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Tuesday, November 23, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ "Wednesday, November 24, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ^ "Thursday, November 25, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Saturday, November 27, 2021". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 27, 2021.