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2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2023 in baseball.
2023 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 30 – October 9
Number of games143
Number of teams12
Central League Pennant
League championsHanshin Tigers
  Runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
Season MVPShoki Murakami
Pacific League Pennant
League championsOrix Buffaloes
  Runners-upChiba Lotte Marines
Season MVPYoshinobu Yamamoto
Climax Series
CL championsHanshin Tigers
  CL runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
PL championsOrix Buffaloes
  PL runners-upChiba Lotte Marines
Japan Series
ChampionsHanshin Tigers
  Runners-upOrix Buffaloes
Finals MVPKoji Chikamoto (Hanshin)
NPB seasons
2024 →

The 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 74th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950. There are 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.

Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings[1]
Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Hanshin Tigers 143 85 53 5 .616 — 45–23–3 40–30–2
2 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 143 74 65 4 .532 11½ 44–26–2 30–39–2
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 143 74 66 3 .529 12 39–30–2 35–36–1
4 Yomiuri Giants 143 71 70 2 .504 15½ 39–30–2 32–40–0
5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 143 57 83 3 .407 29 36–36–0 21–47–3
6 Chunichi Dragons 143 56 82 5 .406 29 30–39–3 26–43–2
Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Orix Buffaloes 143 86 53 4 .619 — 41–28–3 45–25–1
2 Chiba Lotte Marines 143 70 68 5 .507 15½ 42–27–2 28–40–3
3 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 143 71 69 3 .507 15½ 39–32–0 32–37–3
4 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 143 70 71 2 .496 17 38–33–1 32–38–1
5 Saitama Seibu Lions 143 65 77 1 .458 22½ 33–37–1 32–40–0
6 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 143 60 82 1 .423 27½ 31–40–0 29–42–1

Interleague

Regular season interleague standings[3]
Team G W L T Win% GB Home Away
Yokohama DeNA BayStars 18 11 7 0 .611 — 6–3 5–4
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 18 11 7 0 .611 — 4–5 7–2
Yomiuri Giants 18 11 7 0 .611 — 5–4 6–3
Orix Buffaloes 18 11 7 0 .611 — 4–5 7–2
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 18 10 8 0 .556 1 4–5 6–3
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 18 9 9 0 .500 2 5–4 4–5
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 18 9 9 0 .500 2 4–5 5–4
Chiba Lotte Marines 18 7 9 2 .438 3 5–4 2–5−2
Chunichi Dragons 18 7 10 1 .412 3½ 2–6−1 5–4
Hanshin Tigers 18 7 10 1 .412 3½ 4–4−1 3–6
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 18 7 11 0 .389 4 3–6 4–5
Saitama Seibu Lions 18 6 12 0 .333 5 4–5 2–7

Overall, the Pacific League won 54 games and lost 52 against the Central League, with 2 ties.

Climax Series

Main articles: 2023 Pacific League Climax Series and 2023 Central League Climax Series

First stage

Central League

Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series, 2−0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 14 Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 3, Yokohama DeNA BayStars − 2 (11) Mazda Stadium 3:52 31,041[4] 
2 October 15 Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 4, Yokohama DeNA BayStars − 2 Mazda Stadium 3:32 31,059[5]

Pacific League

Chiba Lotte Marines won the series, 2−1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 14 Chiba Lotte Marines − 8, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks − 2 ZOZO Marine Stadium 3:02 29,126[6] 
2 October 15 Chiba Lotte Marines − 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks − 3 ZOZO Marine Stadium 3:23 29,147[7] 
3 October 16 Chiba Lotte Marines − 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks − 3 (10) ZOZO Marine Stadium 4:18 29,050[8]

Final stage

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the first-placed team.

Central League

Hanshin Tigers won the series, 4−0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 18 Hanshin Tigers − 4, Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 1 Koshien Stadium 2:52 42,641[9] 
2 October 19 Hanshin Tigers − 2, Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 1 Koshien Stadium 3:13 42,630[10] 
3 October 20 Hanshin Tigers − 4, Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 2 Koshien Stadium 3:41 42,642[11]

Pacific League

Orix Buffaloes won the series, 4−1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 18 Orix Buffaloes − 8, Chiba Lotte Marines − 5 Kyocera Dome Osaka 3:09 35,930[12] 
2 October 19 Orix Buffaloes − 5, Chiba Lotte Marines − 6 Kyocera Dome Osaka 3:22 33,634[13] 
3 October 20 Orix Buffaloes − 2, Chiba Lotte Marines − 0 Kyocera Dome Osaka 3:09 35,943[14] 
4 October 21 Orix Buffaloes − 3, Chiba Lotte Marines − 2 Kyocera Dome Osaka 2:32 35,804[15]

2023 Japan Series

Hanshin Tigers (4) vs. Orix Buffaloes (3)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 28 Hanshin Tigers − 8, Orix Buffaloes − 0 Kyocera Dome Osaka 3:20 33,701[16] 
2 October 29 Hanshin Tigers − 0, Orix Buffaloes − 8 Kyocera Dome Osaka 3:09 33,584[17] 
3 October 31 Orix Buffaloes − 5,Hanshin Tigers− 4 Koshien Stadium 3:51 40,994[18] 
4 November 1 Orix Buffaloes − 3, Hanshin Tigers − 4 Koshien Stadium 4:06 41,050[19] 
5 November 2 Orix Buffaloes − 2, Hanshin Tigers− 6 Koshien Stadium 3:28 41,031[20] 
6 November 4 Hanshin Tigers − 1, Orix Buffaloes − 5 Kyocera Dome Osaka 3:01 33,633[21] 
7 November 5 Hanshin Tigers − 7, Orix Buffaloes − 1 Kyocera Dome Osaka 3:10 33,405[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2023 Central League Standings". Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Pacific League Standings". Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023年度 交流戦" [2023 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Saturday, October 14, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sunday, October 15, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Saturday, October 14, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Sunday, October 15, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Monday, October 16, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Wednesday, October 18, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "Thursday, October 19, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  11. ^ "Sunday, October 20, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Wednesday, October 18, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  13. ^ "Thursday, October 19, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "Friday, October 20, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Saturday, October 21, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "Saturday, October 28, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  17. ^ "Thursday, October 29, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  18. ^ "Friday, October 31, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "Wednesday, November 1, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  20. ^ "Friday, November 2, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  21. ^ "Thursday, November 4, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  22. ^ "Thursday, November 5, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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