This article is about the 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on
all of baseball, see
2011 in baseball .
Sports season
The 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 62nd season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950 . The season was delayed by the Tohoku earthquake . The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles , based in northern Japan, and coached by Senichi Hoshino , were particularly affected by the quake, as the Miyagi Baseball Stadium was badly damaged. [citation needed ]
Because of energy concerns following the earthquake, NPB also imposed restrictions on games during the regular season. A three-hour-thirty-minute rule was imposed. If a game went past the 3:30 mark, regardless of inning, the inning in question would be the last inning. A game would be called should any blackout occur during the game. The 3:30 clock starts at the first pitch of the game and continues in case of any delay.
[1]
At the season's end, the Yokohama BayStars was renamed as Yokohama DeNA BayStars as the owner changes.
Regular season standings [ edit ] Climax Series [ edit ] 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 1 Chunichi Dragons 4 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 3 Yomiuri Giants 1 CL1 Chunichi Dragons 3 PL1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 2 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 0 3 Saitama Seibu Lions 0 3 Saitama Seibu Lions 2
First stage [ edit ] The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), received byes to the championship round.
Central League [ edit ] Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2) vs. Yomiuri Giants (1)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 October 29 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:28 32,339[1] 2 October 30 Yomiuri Giants – 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:24 32,148[2] 3 October 31 Yomiuri Giants – 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:51 31,687[3]
Pacific League [ edit ] Saitama Seibu Lions (2) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (0)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 October 29 Saitama Seibu Lions – 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2 Sapporo Dome 3:55 42,063[4] 2 October 30 Saitama Seibu Lions – 8, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1 Sapporo Dome 3:15 41,926[5]
Final stage [ edit ] The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), received a one-game advantage.
Central League [ edit ] Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 November 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 3:05 34,689[6] 2 November 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 2:53 38,414[7] 3 November 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 3:50 37,599[8] 4 November 5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Dome 3:08 38,342[9] 5 November 6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 2:51 38,252[10]
Pacific League [ edit ] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (0)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 November 3 Saitama Seibu Lions – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Yahoo Dome 2:57 37,025[11] 2 November 4 Saitama Seibu Lions – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Yahoo Dome 3:10 35,021[12] 3 November 5 Saitama Seibu Lions – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 Yahoo Dome 4:00 37,025[13]
Japan Series [ edit ] PL Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. CL Chunichi Dragons (3)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 November 12 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:31 34,457[14] 2 November 13 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:44 34,758[15] 3 November 15 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 3:22 38,041[16] 4 November 16 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 3:40 38,041[17] 5 November 17 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Chunichi Dragons – 0 Nagoya Dome 3:49 38,051[18] 6 November 19 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:07 34,927[19] 7 November 20 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3 Fukuoka Dome 3:30 34,737[20]
League leaders [ edit ] Central League [ edit ] Pacific League [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Saturday, October 29, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 . ^ "Sunday, October 30, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 . ^ "Monday, October 31, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 . ^ "Saturday, October 29, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2012 . ^ "Sunday, October 30, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2012 . ^ "Wednesday, November 2, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 . ^ "Thursday, November 3, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 . ^ "Friday, November 4, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 . ^ "Saturday, November 5, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 . ^ "Sunday, November 6, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 . ^ "Thursday, November 3, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2012 . ^ "Friday, November 4, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2012 . ^ "Saturday, November 5, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2012 . ^ "Saturday, November 12, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 . ^ "Sunday, November 13, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 . ^ "Tuesday, November 15, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 . ^ "Wednesday, November 16, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 . ^ "Thursday, November 17, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 . ^ "Saturday, November 19, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 . ^ "Sunday, November 20, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 .