1999 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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SportBaseball
Season MVPCL: Shigeki Noguchi (CHU)
PL: Kimiyasu Kudoh (DAI)
PL: Kimiyasu Kudoh (DAI)
CL championsChunichi Dragons
| 1999 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | CL: Shigeki Noguchi (CHU) PL: Kimiyasu Kudoh (DAI) |
| League postseason | |
| CL champions | Chunichi Dragons |
| CL runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
| PL champions | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
| PL runners-up | Seibu Lions |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
| Runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
| Finals MVP | Koji Akiyama (DAI) |
The 1999 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 50th season of operation for the league.
Central League
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunichi Dragons | 135 | 81 | 54 | 0 | .600 | -- |
| Yomiuri Giants | 135 | 75 | 60 | 0 | .556 | 6.0 |
| Yokohama BayStars | 135 | 71 | 64 | 0 | .526 | 10.0 |
| Yakult Swallows | 135 | 66 | 69 | 0 | .489 | 15.0 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 135 | 57 | 78 | 0 | .422 | 24.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 135 | 55 | 80 | 0 | .407 | 26.0 |
Pacific League
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 135 | 78 | 54 | 3 | .591 | -- |
| Seibu Lions | 135 | 75 | 59 | 1 | .560 | 4.0 |
| Orix BlueWave | 135 | 68 | 65 | 2 | .511 | 10.5 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 135 | 63 | 70 | 2 | .474 | 15.5 |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters | 135 | 60 | 73 | 2 | .451 | 18.5 |
| Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 135 | 54 | 77 | 4 | .412 | 23.5 |