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This article is about the 1991 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1991 in baseball. Sports season
1991 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Shinji Sasaoka (HIR)
PL: Taigen Kaku (SEI)
League Postseason
CL championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  CL runners-upChunichi Dragons
PL championsSeibu Lions
  PL runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Japan Series
ChampionsSeibu Lions
  Runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
Finals MVPKoji Akiyama (SEI)
NPB seasons
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The 1991 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 42nd season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League G W L T Pct. GB
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 132 74 56 2 .569 --
Chunichi Dragons 131 71 59 1 .546 3.0
Yakult Swallows 132 67 63 2 .515 7.0
Yomiuri Giants 130 66 64 0 .508 8.0
Yokohama Taiyo Whales 131 64 66 1 .492 10.0
Hanshin Tigers 130 48 82 0 .369 26.0

Pacific League

Pacific League G W L T Pct. GB
Seibu Lions 130 81 43 6 .653 --
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 77 48 5 .616 4.5
Orix BlueWave 130 64 63 3 .504 18.5
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 53 72 5 .424 28.5
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 130 53 73 4 .421 29.0
Lotte Orions 130 48 77 5 .384 33.5

Japan Series

Main article: 1991 Japan Series

PL Seibu Lions (4) vs. CL Hiroshima Toyo Carp (3)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 19 Hiroshima Toyo Carp - 3, Seibu Lions – 11 Seibu Lions Stadium 2:48 31,770 
2 October 20 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 4, Seibu Lions – 2 Seibu Lions Stadium 3:11 31,903 
3 October 22 Seibu Lions – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 3:37 27,713 
4 October 23 Seibu Lions – 3, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 7 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 3:06 28,591 
5 October 24 Seibu Lions - 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp - 3 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 2:51 28,669 
6 October 26 Hiroshima Toyo Carp - 1, Seibu Lions - 6 Seibu Lions Stadium 3:03 31,900 
7 October 28 Hiroshima Toyo Carp - 1, Seibu Lions - 7 Seibu Lions Stadium 3:20 32,011

See also

References

  1. 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1991年 セントラル・リーグ".
  2. 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1991年 パシフィック・リーグ".
  3. ^ 1991年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
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