2001 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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2001 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Roberto Petagine (YAK)
PL: Tuffy Rhodes (KIN)
League Postseason
CL championsYakult Swallows
  CL runners-upYomiuri Giants
PL championsOsaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
  PL runners-upFukuoka Daiei Hawks
Japan Series
ChampionsYakult Swallows
  Runners-upOsaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Finals MVPAtsuya Furuta (Yakult Swallows)
NPB seasons

The 2001 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yakult Swallows defeating the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the 2001 Japan Series 4 games to 1.

Standings[edit]

Central League[edit]

Central League[1] G W L T Pct.
Yakult Swallows 140 76 58 6 .567
Yomiuri Giants 140 75 63 2 .543
Yokohama BayStars 140 69 67 4 .507
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 140 68 65 7 .511
Chunichi Dragons 140 62 74 4 .456
Hanshin Tigers 140 57 80 3 .416

Pacific League[edit]

Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. GB
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 140 78 60 2 .565 -
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 140 76 63 1 .547 2.5
Seibu Lions 140 73 67 0 .521 6.0
Orix BlueWave 140 70 66 4 .515 7.0
Chiba Lotte Marines 140 64 74 2 .464 14.0
Nippon-Ham Fighters 140 57 80 3 .416 20.5

Japan Series[edit]

Yakult Swallows (4) vs. Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1)

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Buffaloes – 0, Swallows – 7 October 20 Osaka Dome 33,837[3]
2 Buffaloes – 9, Swallows – 6 October 21 Osaka Dome 33,277[3]
3 Swallows – 9, Buffaloes – 2 October 23 Jingu Stadium 30,443[3]
4 Swallows – 2, Buffaloes – 1 October 24 Jingu Stadium 32,145[3]
5 Swallows – 4, Buffaloes – 2 October 25 Jingu Stadium 32,568[3]

League leaders[edit]

Central League[edit]

Pacific League[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 2001年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 2001年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e 2001年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 12, 2010.