The 2009
Nippon Professional Baseball
is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball".
The roots of the league ...
season was the 60th season since the NPB was reorganized in
Regular season standings
Central League
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.''
Central League first stage
''Chunichi Dragons win the series, 2-1''
Central League second stage
''Yomiuri Giants have one-win advantage''
''Yomiuri Giants win the series, 4-1''
Pacific League first stage
''Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles win the series, 2-0''
Pacific League second stage
''Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have one-win advantage''
''Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters win the series, 4-1''
Japan Series
See also
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2009 Korea Professional Baseball season
The 2009 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 28th season in the history of the KBO League. The Kia Tigers won the regular season and the Korean Series
The Korean Series () is the final championship series of the KBO League. It has been he ...
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2009 Major League Baseball season
The 2009 Major League Baseball season began on April 5, 2009; the regular season was extended two days for a 2009 American League Central tie-breaker game, one-game playoff between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins for the American Leag ...
References
External links
Official WebsiteOfficial Website
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