The 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 75th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950 and the 90th anniversary of the founding of professional baseball in Japan. There are 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.
| 2024 NPB season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 29 – October 4 |
| Number of games | 143 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Central League Pennant | |
| League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Hanshin Tigers |
| Pacific League Pennant | |
| League champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Runners-up | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Climax Series | |
| Japan Series | |
The Hanshin Tigers entered the season as the defending champions.
Regular season standings
editCurrent through September 28.
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yomiuri Giants | 141 | 76 | 58 | 7 | .567 | — | 38–30–3 | 38–28–4 |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers | 140 | 72 | 62 | 6 | .537 | 4 | 42–26–2 | 30–36–4 |
| 3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 135 | 67 | 65 | 3 | .508 | 8 | 33–36–1 | 34–29–2 |
| 4 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 138 | 66 | 67 | 5 | .496 | 9½ | 38–28–3 | 28–39–2 |
| 5 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 139 | 60 | 75 | 4 | .444 | 16½ | 32–32–4 | 28–43–0 |
| 6 | Chunichi Dragons | 139 | 58 | 73 | 8 | .443 | 16½ | 34–30–4 | 24–43–4 |
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 138 | 86 | 49 | 3 | .637 | — | 45–21–2 | 41–28–1 |
| 2 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 137 | 73 | 56 | 8 | .566 | 10 | 41–24–6 | 32–32–2 |
| 3 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 138 | 68 | 64 | 6 | .515 | 16½ | 37–32–1 | 31–32–5 |
| 4 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 135 | 66 | 66 | 3 | .500 | 18½ | 29–34–1 | 37–32–2 |
| 5 | Orix Buffaloes | 139 | 61 | 75 | 3 | .449 | 25½ | 34–36–1 | 27–39–2 |
| 6 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 139 | 47 | 90 | 2 | .343 | 40 | 29–39–1 | 18–51–1 |
Interleague
edit| Team | G | W | L | T | Win% | GB | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | — | 6–3 | 7–2 |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 7–2 | 5–4 |
| Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 2 | 3–6 | 8–1 |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .563 | 3 | 5–2−2 | 4–5 |
| Orix Buffaloes | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 4–5 | 6–3 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 6–3 | 4–5 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .471 | 4½ | 4–5 | 4–4–1 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .438 | 5 | 4–5 | 3–4−2 |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | .412 | 5½ | 3–5–1 | 4–5 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .388 | 6 | 4–5 | 3–6 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .388 | 6 | 3–6 | 4–5 |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 9 | 3–6 | 2–7 |
Overall, the Pacific League won 53 games and lost 52 against the Central League, with 3 ties.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2024 Central League Standings". Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Pacific League Standings". Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "2024年度 交流戦" [2024 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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