2007 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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The 2007 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 58th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950 and the first to feature the Climax Series.
| 2007 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 24 – November 1 |
| Central League pennant | |
| League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
| Season MVP | Michihiro Ogasawara (Yomiuri) |
| Pacific League pennant | |
| League champions | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Runners-up | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Season MVP | Yu Darvish (Nippon Ham) |
| Climax Series | |
| CL champions | Chunichi Dragons |
| CL runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
| PL champions | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| PL runners-up | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Japan Series | |
| Venue | |
| Champions | Chunichi Dragons |
| Runners-up | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Finals MVP | Norihiro Nakamura (Chunichi) |
Regular season
Standings
Central League
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomiuri Giants | 144 | 80 | 63 | 1 | .559 | — |
| Chunichi Dragons | 144 | 78 | 64 | 2 | .549 | 1.5 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 144 | 74 | 66 | 4 | .528 | 4.5 |
| Yokohama BayStars | 144 | 71 | 72 | 1 | .497 | 9 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 144 | 60 | 82 | 2 | .424 | 19.5 |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 144 | 60 | 84 | 0 | .417 | 20.5 |
Pacific League
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 144 | 79 | 60 | 5 | .566 | — |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 144 | 76 | 61 | 7 | .552 | 2 |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 144 | 73 | 66 | 5 | .524 | 6 |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 144 | 67 | 75 | 2 | .472 | 13.5 |
| Seibu Lions | 144 | 66 | 76 | 2 | .465 | 14.5 |
| Orix Buffaloes | 144 | 62 | 77 | 5 | .448 | 17 |
Climax Series
Climax Series was firstly introduced in this season. It was inspired by the playoff system introduced by Pacific League between 2004 and 2006, in which the top three teams of the league will play in a stepladder knockout to decide the team to play in the Japan Series. The system was a success when Pacific League's teams won all the Japan Series since the introduction of such system. This is also the Central League's first participation in playoff system since 1949.
Climax Series does not affect the team's standings, nor individual's record in the regular season.
| First stage | Final stage | Japan Series | |||||||||||
| 1 | Yomiuri Giants | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Chunichi Dragons | 2 | 2 | Chunichi Dragons | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | Hanshin Tigers | 0 | C2 | Chunichi Dragons | 4 | ||||||||
| P1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2 | 2 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 1 | |||||||||||
- – Chunichi Dragons advances to 2007 Konami Cup
Leaders
Batting
Central League
*indicates league record
Pacific League
Awards
Best Nine Awards
Central League
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Hisanori Takahashi | Yomiuri Giants |
| C | Shinnosuke Abe | Yomiuri Giants |
| 1B | Tyrone Woods | Chunichi Dragons |
| 2B | Hiroyasu Tanaka | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| 3B | Michihiro Ogasawara | Yomiuri Giants |
| SS | Hirokazu Ibata | Chunichi Dragons |
| OF | Norichika Aoki | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| OF | Alex Ramirez | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| OF | Yoshinobu Takahashi | Yomiuri Giants |
Pacific League
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Yu Darvish | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| C | Tomoya Satozaki | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| 1B | Alex Cabrera | Seibu Lions |
| 2B | Kensuke Tanaka | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| 3B | Greg LaRocca | Orix Buffaloes |
| SS | Tsuyoshi Nishioka | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| OF | Atsunori Inaba | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| OF | Hichori Morimoto | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| OF | Naoyuki Ohmura | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| DH | Takeshi Yamasaki | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
Gold Gloves
Central League
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Kenshin Kawakami | Chunichi Dragons |
| C | Motonobu Tanishige | Chunichi Dragons |
| 1B | Andy Sheets | Hanshin Tigers |
| 2B | Masahiro Araki | Chunichi Dragons |
| 3B | Norihiro Nakamura | Chunichi Dragons |
| SS | Hirokazu Ibata | Chunichi Dragons |
| OF | Tatsuhiko Kinjo | Yokohama BayStars |
| OF | Norichika Aoki | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| OF | Yoshinobu Takahashi | Yomiuri Giants |
Pacific League
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Yu Darvish | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| C | Tomoya Satozaki | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| 1B | Kazuya Fukuura | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| 2B | Kensuke Tanaka | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| 3B | Toshiaki Imae | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| SS | Tsuyoshi Nishioka | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| OF | Atsunori Inaba | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| OF | Hichori Morimoto | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| OF | Saburo Ohmura | Chiba Lotte Marines |
See also
References
- Central League Standings (Japanese)
- Pacific League Standings (Japanese)
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