2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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This article is about the 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2017 in baseball.
2017 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration March 31 – November 4, 2017
Number of games 143
Number of teams 12
Central League Pennant
League champions Hiroshima Toyo Carp
  Runners-up Hanshin Tigers
Season MVP Yoshihiro Maru
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-up Saitama Seibu Lions
Season MVP Dennis Sarfate
Climax Series
CL champions Yokohama DeNA BayStars
  CL runners-up Hiroshima Toyo Carp
PL champions Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  PL runners-up Tohoku Golden Eagles
Japan Series
Champions Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-up Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Finals MVP Dennis Sarfate (SoftBank)
NPB seasons

The 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 68th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings[1]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 143 88 51 4 .633 50–20–1 38–31–3
2 Hanshin Tigers 143 78 61 4 .561 10.0 41–29–2 37–32–2
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 143 73 65 5 .529 14.5 38–29–4 35–36–1
4 Yomiuri Giants 143 72 68 3 .514 16.5 38–33–0 34–35–3
5 Chunichi Dragons 143 59 79 5 .428 28.5 37–32–3 22–47–2
6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 143 45 96 2 .319 44.0 30–40–2 15–56–0
Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 143 94 49 0 .657 52–20–0 42–29–0
2 Saitama Seibu Lions 143 79 61 3 .564 13.5 44–27–1 35–34–2
3 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 143 77 63 3 .550 15.5 39–30–2 38–33–1
4 Orix Buffaloes 143 63 79 1 .444 30.5 34–37–0 29–42–1
5 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 143 60 83 0 .420 34.0 36–36–0 24–47–0
6 Chiba Lotte Marines 143 54 87 2 .383 39.0 28–42–1 26–45–1

Climax Series

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First stage

Central League

Hanshin Tigers (1) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 14 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 2 Koshien Stadium 2:52 46,748 
2 October 15 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 13, Hanshin Tigers – 6 Koshien Stadium 4:35 46,761 
3 October 17 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6, Hanshin Tigers – 1 Koshien Stadium 3:10 46,319

Pacific League

Saitama Lions (1) vs. Tohoku Golden Eagles (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 14 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 0, Saitama Lions – 10 Seibu Prince Dome 3:00 32,547 
2 October 15 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 4, Saitama Lions – 1 Seibu Prince Dome 3:12 32,508 
3 October 16 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 5, Saitama Lions – 2 Seibu Prince Dome 3:26 31,755

Final stage

Central League

Hiroshima Carp (2) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (4)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 18 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Carp – 3 (5) Mazda Stadium 2:13 30,810 
2 October 19 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6, Hiroshima Carp – 2 Mazda Stadium 3:40 31,165 
3 October 20 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Hiroshima Carp – 0 Mazda Stadium 3:23 31,279 
4 October 23 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 4, Hiroshima Carp – 3 Mazda Stadium 3:26 31,311 
5 October 24 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 9, Hiroshima Carp – 3 Mazda Stadium 3:39 31,230

Pacific League

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Tohoku Golden Eagles (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 18 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 Fukuoka Dome 3:05 35,125 
2 October 19 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:31 36,380 
3 October 20 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Fukuoka Dome 3:16 35,333 
4 October 21 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 3:21 37,455 
5 October 22 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Fukuoka Dome 2:41 35,387

Japan Series

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Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 28 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 10 Fukuoka Dome 3:13 36,183 
2 October 29 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 3:56 36,082 
3 October 31 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 2 Yokohama Stadium 3:53 27,153 
4 November 1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6 Yokohama Stadium 3:02 27,162 
5 November 2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 5 Yokohama Stadium 3:35 27,180 
6 November 4 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 4:22 36,118

League leaders

Central League

Pacific League

See also

References