2005 Nippon Professional Baseball season explained

2005 NPB season
League:Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport:Baseball
Duration:March 26, 2005 – October 26, 2005
Season:Regular Season
Mvp:CL

Tomoaki Kanemoto (HAN)
PL: Toshiya Sugiuchi (SBH)

Mvp Link:Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Playoffs:League Postseason
Conf1:CL
Conf1 Link:Central League
Conf1 Champ:Hanshin Tigers
Conf1 Runner-Up:Chunichi Dragons
Conf2:PL
Conf2 Link:Pacific League
Conf2 Champ:Chiba Lotte Marines
Conf2 Runner-Up:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Finals:Japan Series
Finals Link:2005 Japan Series
Finals Champ:Chiba Lotte Marines
Finals Runner-Up:Hanshin Tigers
Finals Mvp:Toshiaki Imae (LOT)
Finals Mvp Link:Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award
Seasonslist:List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons
Seasonslistnames:NPB
Prevseason Link:2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Prevseason Year:2004
Nextseason Link:2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Nextseason Year:2006

In the Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Pacific League defeating the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League in a four-game sweep in the Nippon Series.

Format

Central League

Pacific League

Japan Series

Standings

Central League

Regular season

Central LeagueGWLTPct.GB
Hanshin Tigers14687545.617-—
Chunichi Dragons14679661.54510.0
Yokohama BayStars14669707.49616.5
Yakult Swallows14671732.49318.0
Yomiuri Giants14662804.43725.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp14658844.40829.0

Pacific League

Regular season

Pacific LeagueGWLTPct.GB
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks13689452.664—
Chiba Lotte Marines13684493.6324.5
Seibu Lions13667690.49323.0
Orix Buffaloes13662704.47026.0
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters13662713.46626.5
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles13638971.28151.5

Playoff 1st Stage

Chiba Lotte Marines (2) vs. Seibu Lions (0)

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Seibu Lions – 1, Chiba Lotte Marines – 2October 8Chiba Marine Stadium28,979[1]
2Seibu Lions – 1, Chiba Lotte Marines – 3October 9Chiba Marine Stadium28,996[2]

Playoff 2nd Stage

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (3)

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Chiba Lotte Marines – 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2October 12Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome31,848[3]
2Chiba Lotte Marines – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2October 13Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome31,696[4]
3Chiba Lotte Marines – 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5 (10 innings)October 15Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome34,757[5]
4Chiba Lotte Marines – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3October 16Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome34,772[6]
5Chiba Lotte Marines – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2October 17Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome35,071[7]

Japan Series

See main article: 2005 Japan Series.

Leaders

Pitching

Awards

Best Nine Awards

Central League

PositionPlayerTeam
PHiroki KurodaHiroshima Toyo Carp
CAkihiro YanoHanshin Tigers
1BTakahiro AraiHiroshima Toyo Carp
2BMasahiro ArakiChunichi Dragons
3BMakoto ImaokaHanshin Tigers
SSHirokazu IbataChunichi Dragons
OFNorihiro AkahoshiHanshin Tigers
OFNorichika AokiYakult Swallows
OFTomoaki KanemotoHanshin Tigers

Pacific League

PositionPlayerTeam
PToshiya SugiuchiFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
CKenji JohjimaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
1BJulio ZuletaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2BKoichi HoriChiba Lotte Marines
3BToshiaki ImaeChiba Lotte Marines
SSTsuyoshi NishiokaChiba Lotte Marines
OFMatt FrancoChiba Lotte Marines
OFKatsuhiko MiyajiFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
OFKazuhiro WadaSeibu Lions
DHNobuhiko MatsunakaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Gold Gloves

Central League

PositionPlayerTeam
PHiroki KurodaHiroshima Toyo Carp
CAkihiro YanoHanshin Tigers
1BAndy SheetsHanshin Tigers
2BMasahiro ArakiChunichi Dragons
3BAkinori IwamuraYakult Swallows
SSHirokazu IbataChunichi Dragons
OFKosuke FukudomeChunichi Dragons
OFNorihiro AkahoshiHanshin Tigers
OFTatsuhiko KinjoYokohama BayStars

Pacific League

PositionPlayerTeam
PDaisuke MatsuzakaSeibu Lions
CKenji JohjimaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
1BKazuya FukuuraChiba Lotte Marines
2BTsuyoshi NishiokaChiba Lotte Marines
3BToshiaki ImaeChiba Lotte Marines
SSMakoto KosakaChiba Lotte Marines
OFTsuyoshi ShinjoHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
OFSaburo OhmuraChiba Lotte Marines
OFNaoyuki OhmuraFukuoka SoftBank Hawks

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 PL Playoff 1st Stage Game 1.
  2. Web site: 2005 PL Playoff 1st Stage Game 2.
  3. Web site: 2005 PL Playoff 2nd Stage Game 1.
  4. Web site: 2005 PL Playoff 2nd Stage Game 2.
  5. Web site: 2005 PL Playoff 2nd Stage Game 3.
  6. Web site: 2005 PL Playoff 2nd Stage Game 4.
  7. Web site: 2005 PL Playoff 2nd Stage Game 5.

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