2016 Pacific League Climax Series Explained

Year:2016
Stage1champion:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2)
Stage1champion Games:83–54–6 (.606), 2.5 GB
Stage1runnerup:Chiba Lotte Marines (0)
Stage1runnerup Games:72–68–3 (.514), 15 GB
Date1:October 8–9
Stage2champion:Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4)
Stage2champion Games:87–53–3 (.621), 2.5 GA
Stage2runnerup:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2)
Stage2runnerup Manager:Kimiyasu Kudo
Stage2runnerup Games:83–54–6 (.606), 2.5 GB
Date2:October 12–16
Mvp:Sho Nakata (Nippon-Ham)
Previous Series:2015 Pacific League Climax Series
Previous Year:2015
Next Series:2017 Pacific League Climax Series
Next Year:2017

The 2016 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 2016 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2016 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 2

Final stage

Summary