2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season


The 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 60th season since the NPB was reorganized in

Regular season standings

Central League

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.

Central League First Stage

Chunichi Dragons win the series, 2-1

Central League Second Stage

Yomiuri Giants have one-win advantage
Yomiuri Giants win the series, 4-1

Pacific League First Stage

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles win the series, 2-0

Pacific League Second Stage

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have one-win advantage
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters win the series, 4-1

Japan Series