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2012 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 30 – November 3
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upChunichi Dragons
Season MVPShinnosuke Abe (Yomiuri)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  Runners-upSaitama Seibu Lions
Season MVPMitsuo Yoshikawa (Nippon Ham)
Climax Series
CL championsYomiuri Giants
  CL runners-upChunichi Dragons
PL championsHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  PL runners-upFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Japan Series
ChampionsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Finals MVPTetsuya Utsumi (Yomiuri)
NPB seasons
← 20112013 →

The 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 63rd season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 144 86 43 15 .667 —
Chunichi Dragons 144 75 53 16 .586 10.5
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 144 68 65 11 .511 20.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 144 61 71 12 .462 26.5
Hanshin Tigers 144 55 75 14 .423 31.5
Yokohama DeNA BayStars 144 46 85 13 .351 41.0
Pacific League regular season standings
Team G W L T Pct. GB
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 144 74 59 11 .556 —
Saitama Seibu Lions 144 72 63 9 .533 3.0
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 144 67 65 12 .508 6.5
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 144 67 67 10 .500 7.5
Chiba Lotte Marines 144 62 67 15 .481 10.0
Orix Buffaloes 144 57 77 10 .425 17.5

Climax Series

Main articles: 2012 Central League Climax Series and 2012 Pacific League 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 StageFinal StageJapan Series
Central League1Yomiuri Giants4
2Chunichi Dragons22Chunichi Dragons3
3Tokyo Yakult Swallows1CL1Yomiuri Giants4
PL1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters2
Pacific League1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters4
2Saitama Seibu Lions13Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks0
3Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks2

First stage

The regular season league champions, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received byes to the championship round.

Central League

Chunichi Dragons (2) vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 13 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 6 Nagoya Dome 3:11 31,146 
2 October 14 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 0 Nagoya Dome 3:26 33,852 
3 October 15 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 4 Nagoya Dome 3:39 23,264

Pacific League

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (1)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 13 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1 Seibu Dome 2:54 32,074 
2 October 14 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 8 Seibu Dome 3:23 33,918 
3 October 15 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2 Seibu Dome 3:23 25,002

Final stage

The regular season league champions, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received a one-game advantage.

Central League

Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. Chunichi Dragons (3)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 17 Chunichi Dragons – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Tokyo Dome 3:21 40,039 
2 October 18 Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Tokyo Dome 3:40 39,135 
3 October 19 Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Tokyo Dome 3:41 44,744 
4 October 20 Chunichi Dragons – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:57 46,158 
5 October 21 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 3:40 45,897 
6 October 22 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Tokyo Dome 3:18 44,351

Pacific League

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (0)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 17 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3 Sapporo Dome 2:56 31,022 
2 October 18 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3 Sapporo Dome 3:17 23,610 
3 October 19 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4 Sapporo Dome 3:16 37,166

Japan Series

Main article: 2012 Japan Series

CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 27 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 8 Tokyo Dome 3:13 44,981 
2 October 28 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Tokyo Dome 2:51 44,932 
3 October 30 Yomiuri Giants – 3, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 7 Sapporo Dome 4:04 36,942 
4 October 31 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1 Sapporo Dome 4:15 40,433 
5 November 1 Yomiuri Giants – 10, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2 Sapporo Dome 3:52 40,579 
6 November 3 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Tokyo Dome 3:22 45,018

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Shinnosuke Abe Yomiuri Giants .340
Home runs Wladimir Balentien Tokyo Yakult Swallows 31
Runs batted in Shinnosuke Abe Yomiuri Giants 104
Runs Hayato Sakamoto Yomiuri Giants 87
Hits Hayato Sakamoto
Hisayoshi Chono		 Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants		 173
Stolen bases Yohei Oshima Chunichi Dragons 32
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Tetsuya Utsumi Yomiuri Giants 15
Losses Bryan Bullington
Minoru Iwata		 Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hanshin Tigers		 14
Earned run average Kenta Maeda Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1.53
Strikeouts Toshiya Sugiuchi
Atsushi Nomi		 Yomiuri Giants
Hanshin Tigers		 172
Innings pitched Kenta Maeda Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2061⁄3
Saves Tony Barnette
Hitoki Iwase		 Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Chunichi Dragons		 33

Pacific League

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Katsuya Kakunaka Chiba Lotte Marines .312
Home runs Takeya Nakamura Saitama Seibu Lions 27
Runs batted in Lee Dae-Ho Orix Buffaloes 91
Runs Sho Nakata Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 79
Hits Seiichi Uchikawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 157
Stolen bases Ryo Hijirisawa Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 54
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Tadashi Settsu Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 17
Losses Takayuki Kishi Saitama Seibu Lions 12
Earned run average Mitsuo Yoshikawa Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 1.71
Strikeouts Masahiro Tanaka Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 169
Innings pitched Yoshihisa Naruse Chiba Lotte Marines 2002⁄3
Saves Hisashi Takeda Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 32

See also

References

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