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all of baseball, see
2011 in baseball .
Sports season
The 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 62nd season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950 . The season was delayed by the Tohoku earthquake . The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles , based in northern Japan, and coached by Senichi Hoshino , were particularly affected by the quake, as the Miyagi Baseball Stadium was badly damaged. [citation needed ]
Because of energy concerns following the earthquake, NPB also imposed restrictions on games during the regular season. A three-hour-thirty-minute rule was imposed. If a game went past the 3:30 mark, regardless of inning, the inning in question would be the last inning. A game would be called should any blackout occur during the game. The 3:30 clock starts at the first pitch of the game and continues in case of any delay.
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At the season's end, the Yokohama BayStars was renamed as Yokohama DeNA BayStars as the owner changes.
Regular season standings [ edit ]
Climax Series [ edit ]
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 Stage Final Stage Japan Series 1 Chunichi Dragons 4 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 3 Yomiuri Giants 1 CL1 Chunichi Dragons 3 PL1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 2 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 0 3 Saitama Seibu Lions 0 3 Saitama Seibu Lions 2
First stage [ edit ]
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), received byes to the championship round.
Central League [ edit ]
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2) vs. Yomiuri Giants (1)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 29
Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3
Meiji Jingu Stadium
3:28
32,339[1]
2
October 30
Yomiuri Giants – 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2
Meiji Jingu Stadium
3:24
32,148[2]
3
October 31
Yomiuri Giants – 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3
Meiji Jingu Stadium
2:51
31,687[3]
Pacific League [ edit ]
Saitama Seibu Lions (2) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (0)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 29
Saitama Seibu Lions – 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2
Sapporo Dome
3:55
42,063[4]
2
October 30
Saitama Seibu Lions – 8, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1
Sapporo Dome
3:15
41,926[5]
Final stage [ edit ]
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), received a one-game advantage.
Central League [ edit ]
Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
November 2
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2
Nagoya Dome
3:05
34,689[6]
2
November 3
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 1
Nagoya Dome
2:53
38,414[7]
3
November 4
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1
Nagoya Dome
3:50
37,599[8]
4
November 5
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5
Nagoya Dome
3:08
38,342[9]
5
November 6
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2
Nagoya Dome
2:51
38,252[10]
Pacific League [ edit ]
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (0)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
November 3
Saitama Seibu Lions – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4
Yahoo Dome
2:57
37,025[11]
2
November 4
Saitama Seibu Lions – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7
Yahoo Dome
3:10
35,021[12]
3
November 5
Saitama Seibu Lions – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2
Yahoo Dome
4:00
37,025[13]
Japan Series [ edit ]
PL Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. CL Chunichi Dragons (3)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
November 12
Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1
Fukuoka Dome
3:31
34,457[14]
2
November 13
Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1
Fukuoka Dome
3:44
34,758[15]
3
November 15
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 2
Nagoya Dome
3:22
38,041[16]
4
November 16
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1
Nagoya Dome
3:40
38,041[17]
5
November 17
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Chunichi Dragons – 0
Nagoya Dome
3:49
38,051[18]
6
November 19
Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1
Fukuoka Dome
3:07
34,927[19]
7
November 20
Chunichi Dragons – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3
Fukuoka Dome
3:30
34,737[20]
League leaders [ edit ]
Central League [ edit ]
Pacific League [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Saturday, October 29, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 .
^ "Sunday, October 30, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 .
^ "Monday, October 31, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 .
^ "Saturday, October 29, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2012 .
^ "Sunday, October 30, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2012 .
^ "Wednesday, November 2, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 .
^ "Thursday, November 3, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 .
^ "Friday, November 4, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 .
^ "Saturday, November 5, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 .
^ "Sunday, November 6, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 25, 2012 .
^ "Thursday, November 3, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2012 .
^ "Friday, November 4, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2012 .
^ "Saturday, November 5, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 24, 2012 .
^ "Saturday, November 12, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 .
^ "Sunday, November 13, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 .
^ "Tuesday, November 15, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 .
^ "Wednesday, November 16, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 .
^ "Thursday, November 17, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 .
^ "Saturday, November 19, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 .
^ "Sunday, November 20, 2011" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 5, 2012 .