2000 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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This article is about the 2000 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2000 in baseball.
Sports season
| 2000 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | CL: Hideki Matsui (YOM) PL: Nobuhiko Matsunaka (DAI) |
| League Postseason | |
| CL champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| CL runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
| PL champions | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
| PL runners-up | Seibu Lions |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
| Finals MVP | Hideki Matsui (YOM) |
| NPB seasons | |
The 2000 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 51st season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.
Regular season standings
[edit ]Central League
[edit ]| Central League [1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomiuri Giants | 135 | 78 | 57 | 0 | .578 | – |
| Chunichi Dragons | 135 | 70 | 65 | 0 | .519 | 8.0 |
| Yokohama BayStars | 136 | 69 | 66 | 1 | .512 | 9.0 |
| Yakult Swallows | 136 | 66 | 69 | 1 | .489 | 12.0 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 136 | 65 | 70 | 1 | .481 | 13.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 136 | 57 | 78 | 1 | .422 | 21.0 |
Pacific League
[edit ]| Pacific League [2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 135 | 73 | 60 | 2 | .549 | – |
| Seibu Lions | 135 | 69 | 61 | 5 | .531 | 2.5 |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters | 135 | 69 | 65 | 1 | .515 | 4.5 |
| Orix BlueWave | 135 | 64 | 67 | 4 | .489 | 8.0 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 135 | 62 | 67 | 6 | .481 | 9.0 |
| Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 135 | 58 | 75 | 2 | .436 | 15.0 |
Japan Series
[edit ]Main article: 2000 Japan Series
Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants – 3, Hawks – 5 | October 21 | Tokyo Dome | 43,848[3] |
| 2 | Giants – 3, Hawks – 8 | October 22 | Tokyo Dome | 43,850[3] |
| 3 | Hawks – 3, Giants – 9 | October 23 | Fukuoka Dome | 36,625[3] |
| 4 | Hawks – 1, Giants – 2 | October 26 | Fukuoka Dome | 36,701[3] |
| 5 | Hawks – 0, Giants – 6 | October 27 | Fukuoka Dome | 36,787[3] |
| 6 | Giants – 9, Hawks – 3 | October 28 | Tokyo Dome | 44,033[3] |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 2000年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022年07月13日.
- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 2000年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022年07月13日.
- ^ a b c d e f 2000年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved May 12, 2010.