2013 Nippon Professional Baseball season

2013 2013 NPB season Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball March 29 – November 3 Central League pennant Yomiuri Giants Hanshin Tigers Wladimir Balentien (Yakult) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Pacific League pennant Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Saitama Seibu Lions Masahiro Tanaka (Rakuten) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Climax Series CL 2013 Central League Climax Series Yomiuri Giants Hiroshima Toyo Carp PL 2013 Pacific League Climax Series Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Chiba Lotte Marines Japan Series 2013 Japan Series Nippon Paper Kleenex Stadium Miyagi, Sendai, Miyagi Tokyo Dome, Bunkyō, Tokyo Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Yomiuri Giants Manabu Mima (Rakuten) Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons NPB 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season 2012 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season 2014 The 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 64th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950. Juiced ball scandal At the beginning of the 2013 NPB season, a new livelier ball was introduced in secret. This juiced up baseball allowed more home runs to be scored, leading to Tokyo Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien to break the 55 single season home run record set by Sadaharu Oh and later tied by Tuffy Rhodes and Alex Cabrera.Balentien breaks Oh's Japanese homer record https://www.mlb.com/news/wladimir-balentien-breaks-sadaharu-ohs-japanese-homer-record/c-60680808 2022-01-26 MLB.com en This caused three-term NPB commissioner Ryozo Kato to resign, although he claimed to be unaware of the juiced baseballs.2013-09-19 Japan commissioner resigns over juiced ball https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9692461/japanese-commissioner-ryozo-kato-resigns-juiced-ball 2022-01-26 ESPN.com en Regular season standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBYomiuri Giants 144 84 53 7 .613 —Hanshin Tigers 144 73 67 4 .521 12.5Hiroshima Toyo Carp 144 69 72 3 .489 17.0Chunichi Dragons 144 64 77 3 .454 22.0Yokohama DeNA BayStars 144 64 79 1 .448 23.0Tokyo Yakult Swallows 144 57 83 4 .407 28.5 + Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 144 82 59 3 .582 —Saitama Seibu Lions 144 74 66 4 .529 7.5Chiba Lotte Marines 144 74 68 2 .521 8.5Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 144 73 69 2 .514 9.5Orix Buffaloes 144 66 73 5 .475 15.0Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 144 64 78 2 .451 18.5 Climax Series 2013 Central League Climax Series 2013 Pacific League Climax Series 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. 200 First stage Final stage Japan Series Central League Pacific League 2 Hanshin Tigers 0 3 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2 2 Saitama Seibu Lions 1 3 Chiba Lotte Marines 2 1 Yomiuri Giants 4 3 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 1 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4 3 Chiba Lotte Marines 1 CL1 Yomiuri Giants 3 PL1 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4 First stage The regular season league champions, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received byes to the championship round. Central League Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2) vs. Hanshin Tigers (0) October 12 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 8, Hanshin Tigers – 1 Koshien Stadium 3:34 46,923 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101201749.html Saturday, October 12, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 13 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4 Koshien Stadium 3:02 46,902 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101301752.html Sunday, October 13, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 Pacific League Chiba Lotte Marines (2) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (1) October 12 Chiba Lotte Marines – 11, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1 Seibu Dome 3:24 32,880 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101201750.html Saturday, October 12, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 13 Chiba Lotte Marines – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 15 Seibu Dome 3:16 33,914 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101301753.html Sunday, October 13, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 14 Chiba Lotte Marines – 4, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1 Seibu Dome 3:01 33,832 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101401754.html Monday, October 14, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 Final stage The regular season league champions, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received a one-game advantage. Central League Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp (0) October 16 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 3:27 45,107 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101601755.html Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 17 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:26 45,316 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101701756.html Thursday, October 17, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 18 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:32 46,081 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101801758.html Friday, October 18, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 Pacific League Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (4) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (1) October 17 Chiba Lotte Marines – 0, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2 Miyagi Baseball Stadium 2:55 24,332 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101701757.html Thursday, October 17, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 18 Chiba Lotte Marines – 4, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2 Miyagi Baseball Stadium 3:25 24,097 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101801759.html Friday, October 18, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 19 Chiba Lotte Marines – 0, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2 Miyagi Baseball Stadium 3:00 24,396 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101901760.html Saturday, October 19, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 21* Chiba Lotte Marines – 5, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 8 Miyagi Baseball Stadium 3:33 24,264 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013102101762.html Monday, October 21, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 * Postponed from October 20 due to rainhttp://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013102001761.html Sunday, October 20, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 Japan Series 2013 Japan Series PL Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (3) October 26 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0 Miyagi Baseball Stadium 3:20 25,209 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013102601763.html Saturday, October 26, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 27 Yomiuri Giants – 1, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2 Miyagi Baseball Stadium 3:16 25,219 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013102701764.html Sunday, October 27, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 29 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Tokyo Dome 3:26 44,940 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013102901765.html Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 31, 2013 October 30 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 6 Tokyo Dome 4:07 44,968 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013103001766.html Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 31, 2013 October 31 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Tokyo Dome 3:49 44,995 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013103101767.html Thursday, October 31, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 31, 2013 November 2 Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2 Miyagi Baseball Stadium 3:16 25,271 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013110201768.html Saturday, November 2, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball November 2, 2013 November 3 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3 Miyagi Baseball Stadium 3:15 25,249 League leaders Central League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Tony Blanco Yokohama DeNA BayStars .333 Home runs Wladimir Balentien Tokyo Yakult Swallows 60 Runs batted in Tony Blanco Yokohama DeNA BayStars 136 Runs Wladimir Balentien Tokyo Yakult Swallows 94 Hits Matt Murton Hanshin Tigers 178 Stolen bases Yoshihiro Maru Hiroshima Toyo Carp 29 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Yasuhiro Ogawa Tokyo Yakult Swallows 16 Losses Daisuke MiuraRyosuke Yagi Yokohama DeNA BayStarsTokyo Yakult Swallows 13 Earned run average Kenta Maeda Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2.10 Strikeouts Randy Messenger Hanshin Tigers 183 Innings pitched Randy Messenger Hanshin Tigers 1961 3 Saves Kentaro Nishimura Yomiuri Giants 42 Pacific League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Yuya Hasegawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks .341 Home runs Michel Abreu Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 31 Runs batted in Hideto Asamura Saitama Seibu Lions 110 Runs Dai-Kang Yang Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 93 Hits Yuya Hasegawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 198 Stolen bases Dai-Kang Yang Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 47 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Masahiro Tanaka Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 24 Losses Mitsuo Yoshikawa Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 15 Earned run average Masahiro Tanaka Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1.27 Strikeouts Chihiro Kaneko Orix Buffaloes 200 Innings pitched Chihiro Kaneko Orix Buffaloes 2231 3 Saves Naoya Masuda Chiba Lotte Marines 33 2013 average attendance Team Games Total attendance Av. attendance Yomiuri 72 3,008,197 41,780 Hanshin 72 2,771,603 38,494 SoftBank 72 2,408,993 33,458 Chunichi 72 1,998,188 27,752 Nippon-Ham 72 1,855,655 25,772 Seibu 72 1,600,841 22,233 Hiroshima 72 1,565,598 21,744 Orix 72 1,438,467 19,978 Yakult 72 1,432,695 19,898 Yokohama 72 1,425,728 19,801 Rakuten 72 1,281,087 17,792 Lotte 72 1,260,439 17,506 http://yakyubaka.com/2013/07/18/7182013-2013-npb-attendance-up-over-last-year/ [7/18/2013] 2013 NPB attendance up over last year | Yakyu Baka 2015-01-02 2014-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20140509085843/http://yakyubaka.com/2013/07/18/7182013-2013-npb-attendance-up-over-last-year/ dead See also 2013 Korea Professional Baseball season 2013 Major League Baseball season References 2 Category:Nippon Professional Baseball seasons