2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season

2011 2011 NPB season Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball April 12 – November 20 Central League pennant Chunichi Dragons Tokyo Yakult Swallows Takuya Asao (Chunichi) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Pacific League pennant Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Seiichi Uchikawa (SoftBank) Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Climax Series CL 2011 Central League Climax Series Chunichi Dragons Tokyo Yakult Swallows PL 2011 Pacific League Climax Series Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Saitama Seibu Lions Japan Series 2011 Japan Series Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka Vantelin Dome Nagoya, Nagoya, Aichi Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Chunichi Dragons Hiroki Kokubo (SoftBank) Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons NPB 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season 2010 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season 2012 The 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season was 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. September 2015 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. At the season's end, the Yokohama BayStars was renamed as Yokohama DeNA BayStars as the owner changes. Regular season standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBChunichi Dragons 144 75 59 10 .560 —Tokyo Yakult Swallows 144 70 59 15 .543 2.5Yomiuri Giants 144 71 62 11 .534 3.5Hanshin Tigers 144 68 70 6 .493 9.0Hiroshima Toyo Carp 144 60 76 8 .441 16.0Yokohama BayStars 144 47 86 11 .353 27.5 + Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBFukuoka SoftBank Hawks 144 88 46 10 .657 —Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 144 72 65 7 .526 17.5Saitama Seibu Lions 144 68 67 9 .504 20.5Orix Buffaloes 144 69 68 7 .504 20.5Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 144 66 71 7 .482 23.5Chiba Lotte Marines 144 54 79 11 .406 33.5 Climax Series 2011 Central League Climax Series 2011 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 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 3 Yomiuri Giants 1 2 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 0 3 Saitama Seibu Lions 2 1 Chunichi Dragons 4 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 3 Saitama Seibu Lions 0 CL1 Chunichi Dragons 3 PL1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 First stage The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), received byes to the championship round. Central League Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2) vs. Yomiuri Giants (1) October 29 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:28 32,339 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011102901793.html Saturday, October 29, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 25, 2012 October 30 Yomiuri Giants – 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:24 32,148 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011103001795.html Sunday, October 30, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 25, 2012 October 31 Yomiuri Giants – 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:51 31,687 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011103101797.html Monday, October 31, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 25, 2012 Pacific League Saitama Seibu Lions (2) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (0) October 29 Saitama Seibu Lions – 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2 Sapporo Dome 3:55 42,063 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011102901794.html Saturday, October 29, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 24, 2012 October 30 Saitama Seibu Lions – 8, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1 Sapporo Dome 3:15 41,926 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011103001796.html Sunday, October 30, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 24, 2012 Final stage The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Chunichi Dragons (CL), received a one-game advantage. Central League Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2) November 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 3:05 34,689 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110201798.html Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 25, 2012 November 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 2:53 38,414 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110301799.html Thursday, November 3, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 25, 2012 November 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 3:50 37,599 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110401801.html Friday, November 4, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 25, 2012 November 5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Dome 3:08 38,342 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110501803.html Saturday, November 5, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 25, 2012 November 6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 2:51 38,252 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110601805.html Sunday, November 6, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 25, 2012 Pacific League Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (0) November 3 Saitama Seibu Lions – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Yahoo Dome 2:57 37,025 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110301800.html Thursday, November 3, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 24, 2012 November 4 Saitama Seibu Lions – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Yahoo Dome 3:10 35,021 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110401802.html Friday, November 4, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 24, 2012 November 5 Saitama Seibu Lions – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 Yahoo Dome 4:00 37,025 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110501804.html Saturday, November 5, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball October 24, 2012 Japan Series 2011 Japan Series PL Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. CL Chunichi Dragons (3) November 12 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:31 34,457 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111201806.html Saturday, November 12, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball November 5, 2012 November 13 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:44 34,758 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111301807.html Sunday, November 13, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball November 5, 2012 November 15 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 3:22 38,041 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111501808.html Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball November 5, 2012 November 16 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 3:40 38,041 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111601809.html Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball November 5, 2012 November 17 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Chunichi Dragons – 0 Nagoya Dome 3:49 38,051 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111701810.html Thursday, November 17, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball November 5, 2012 November 19 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:07 34,927 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011111901811.html Saturday, November 19, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball November 5, 2012 November 20 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3 Fukuoka Dome 3:30 34,737 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011112001812.html Sunday, November 20, 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball November 5, 2012 League leaders Central League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Hisayoshi Chono Yomiuri Giants .316 Home runs Wladimir Balentien Tokyo Yakult Swallows 31 Runs batted in Takahiro Arai Hanshin Tigers 93 Runs Norichika Aoki Tokyo Yakult Swallows 73 Hits Matt Murton Hanshin Tigers 180 Stolen bases Daisuke Fujimura Yomiuri Giants 28 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Tetsuya UtsumiKazuki Yoshimi Yomiuri GiantsChunichi Dragons 18 Losses Kentaro Takasaki Yokohama BayStars 15 Earned run average Kazuki Yoshimi Chunichi Dragons 1.65 Strikeouts Kenta Maeda Hiroshima Toyo Carp 192 Innings pitched Kenta Maeda Hiroshima Toyo Carp 216 Saves Kyuji Fujikawa Hanshin Tigers 41 Pacific League + Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Seiichi Uchikawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks .338 Home runs Takeya Nakamura Saitama Seibu Lions 48 Runs batted in Takeya Nakamura Saitama Seibu Lions 116 Runs Takeya Nakamura Saitama Seibu Lions 97 Hits Tomotaka Sakaguchi Orix Buffaloes 175 Stolen bases Yuichi Honda Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 60 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins D. J. HoultonMasahiro Tanaka Fukuoka SoftBank HawksTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 19 Losses Yoshihisa NaruseMasaru TakedaHideaki Wakui Chiba Lotte MarinesHokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersSaitama Seibu Lions 12 Earned run average Masahiro Tanaka Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1.27 Strikeouts Yu Darvish Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 276 Innings pitched Yu Darvish Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 232 Saves Hisashi Takeda Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 37 See also 2011 Korea Professional Baseball season 2011 Major League Baseball season References 2 Category:Nippon Professional Baseball seasons