2015 Pacific League Climax Series Explained

Year:2015
Stage1champion:Chiba Lotte Marines (2)
Stage1champion Games:73–69–1 (.514), 18.5 GB
Stage1runnerup:Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (1)
Stage1runnerup Games:79–62–2 (.560), 12 GB
Date1:October 10–12
Stage2champion:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4)
Stage2champion Games:90–49–4 (.647), 12 GA
Stage2runnerup:Chiba Lotte Marines (0)
Stage2runnerup Manager:Tsutomu Ito
Stage2runnerup Games:73–69–1 (.514), 18.5 GB
Date2:October 14–16
Mvp:Seiichi Uchikawa (Hawks)
Previous Series:2014 Pacific League Climax Series
Previous Year:2014
Next Series:2016 Pacific League Climax Series
Next Year:2016

The 2015 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 2015 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2015 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 10 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 16.

First stage

Game 3

Final stage

Summary