2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Appearance
2006 NPB season | |
---|---|
League | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters |
PL runners-up | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
Runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
Finals MVP | Atsunori Inaba (NIP) |
In 2006 the Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Pacific League defeating the Chunichi Dragons of the Central League in the Japan Series.
Format
Central League
- Season Format
- Regular Season
- Regular Season 1st place are the champions
Pacific League
- Season Format
- Regular Season
- Playoff 1st Stage: Regular Season 2nd place vs. Regular Season 3rd place – Best of 3
- Playoff 2nd Stage: Regular Season 1st place vs. Playoff 1st Stage winners – Best of 5 (regular-season 1st place take a one-win advantage)
- Playoff 2nd Stage winners are the champions
Japan Series
- Central League champions vs. Pacific League champions – Best of 7
Standings
Central League
Regular season
Central League | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chunichi Dragons | 146 | 87 | 54 | 5 | .617 | -- |
Hanshin Tigers | 146 | 84 | 58 | 4 | .592 | 3.5 |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 146 | 70 | 73 | 3 | .490 | 18 |
Yomiuri Giants | 146 | 65 | 79 | 2 | .451 | 23.5 |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 146 | 62 | 79 | 5 | .440 | 25 |
Yokohama BayStars |
146 | 58 | 84 | 4 | .408 | 29.5 |
Pacific League
Regular season
Pacific League | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 136 | 82 | 54 | 0 | .603 | -- |
Seibu Lions |
136 | 80 | 54 | 2 | .597 | 1 |
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 136 | 75 | 56 | 5 | .573 | 4.5 |
Chiba Lotte Marines | 136 | 65 | 70 | 1 | .481 | 16.5 |
Orix Buffaloes | 136 | 52 | 81 | 3 | .391 | 28.5 |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 136 | 47 | 85 | 4 | .356 | 33 |
Playoff 1st Stage
Seibu Lions (1) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Seibu Lions – 1 | October 7 | Invoice Seibu Dome |
29,187[1] |
2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 11, Seibu Lions – 3 | October 8 | Invoice Seibu Dome |
31,338[2] |
3 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 6, Seibu Lions – 1 | October 9 | Invoice Seibu Dome |
27,344[3] |
Playoff 2nd Stage
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (3) vs. Fukuoka Softbank Hawks (0) The Fighters have a one-game advantage.
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – 3 | October 11 | Sapporo Dome | 42,380[4] |
2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – 1 | October 12 | Sapporo Dome | 42,380[5] |
Japan Series
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In the 2006 Japan Series, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Chunichi Dragons 4 games to 1 in five games.
After the Japan Series, the Fighters moved on to the
Asian Series
, a series which determines the champion of the four major Asian baseball leagues.
Awards
The
pitching triple crown
.
Best Nine Awards
Central League
Position | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
P | Kenshin Kawakami | Chunichi Dragons |
C | Akihiro Yano | Hanshin Tigers |
1B | Tyrone Woods | Chunichi Dragons |
2B | Masahiro Araki | Chunichi Dragons |
3B | Akinori Iwamura | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
SS | Hirokazu Ibata | Chunichi Dragons |
OF | Norichika Aoki
|
Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
OF | Kosuke Fukudome | Chunichi Dragons |
OF | Tomoaki Kanemoto | Hanshin Tigers |
Pacific League
Position | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
P | Kazumi Saitoh
|
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
C | Tomoya Satozaki | Chiba Lotte Marines |
1B | Michihiro Ogasawara | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
2B | Kensuke Tanaka | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
3B | Jose Fernández | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
SS | Munenori Kawasaki | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
OF | Atsunori Inaba | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
OF | Nobuhiko Matsunaka | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
OF | Kazuhiro Wada | Seibu Lions
|
DH | Fernando Seguignol | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
Gold Gloves
Central League
Position | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
P | Kenshin Kawakami | Chunichi Dragons |
C | Motonobu Tanishige | Chunichi Dragons |
1B | Andy Sheets | Hanshin Tigers |
2B | Masahiro Araki | Chunichi Dragons |
3B | Akinori Iwamura | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
SS | Hirokazu Ibata | Chunichi Dragons |
OF | Norihiro Akahoshi | Hanshin Tigers |
OF | Norichika Aoki
|
Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
OF | Kosuke Fukudome | Chunichi Dragons |
Pacific League
See also
References
- 2006 NPB Final standings (Japanese)