2014 Pacific League Climax Series Explained

Year:2014
Stage1champion:Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2)
Stage1champion Games:73–68–3 (.518), 6.5 GB
Stage1runnerup:Orix Buffaloes (1)
Stage1runnerup Games:80–62–2 (.563), 0 GB
Date1:October 11–14
Stage2champion:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4)
Stage2champion Games:78–60–6 (.565), 0 GA
Stage2runnerup:Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (3)
Stage2runnerup Manager:Hideki Kuriyama
Stage2runnerup Games:73–68–3 (.518), 6.5 GB
Date2:October 15–20
Mvp:Yuki Yoshimura (SoftBank)
Previous Series:2013 Pacific League Climax Series
Previous Year:2013
Next Series:2015 Pacific League Climax Series
Next Year:2015

The 2014 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2014 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2014 Central League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The PLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 11 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 20.

First stage

Summary

This game was originally scheduled to be played on Monday, October 13, but was postponed one day due to Typhoon Vongfong.[1]

Game 3

Final stage

Summary

Game 6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monday, October 13, 2014 . . October 15, 2014.