2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 74th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950. There are 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.

This article is about the 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2023 in baseball.
2023 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 30 – October 9
Number of games143
Number of teams12
Central League Pennant
League championsHanshin Tigers
  Runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
Pacific League Pennant
League championsOrix Buffaloes
  Runners-upChiba Lotte Marines
Climax Series
CL championsHanshin Tigers
  CL runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
PL championsOrix Buffaloes
  PL runners-upChiba Lotte Marines
Japan Series

Regular season standings
Central League regular season standings[1]
Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Hanshin Tigers 14385535.616—45–23–340–30–2
2 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 14374654.53211½44–26–230–39–2
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 14374663.5291239–30–235–36–1
4 Yomiuri Giants 14371702.50415½39–30–232–40–0
5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 14357833.4072936–36–021–47–3
6 Chunichi Dragons 14356825.4062930–39–326–43–2
Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Orix Buffaloes 14386534.619—41–28–345–25–1
2 Chiba Lotte Marines 14370685.50715½42–27–228–40–3
3 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 14371693.50715½39–32–032–37–3
4 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 14370712.4961738–33–132–38–1
5 Saitama Seibu Lions 14365771.45822½33–37–132–40–0
6 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 14360821.42327½31–40–029–42–1

Interleague
Regular season interleague standings[3]
Team G W L T Win% GB Home Away
Yokohama DeNA BayStars181170.611—6–35–4
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks181170.611—4–57–2
Yomiuri Giants181170.611—5–46–3
Orix Buffaloes181170.611—4–57–2
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters181080.55614–56–3
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles18990.50025–44–5
Hiroshima Toyo Carp18990.50024–55–4
Chiba Lotte Marines18792.43835–42–5−2
Chunichi Dragons187101.4123½2–6−15–4
Hanshin Tigers187101.4123½4–4−13–6
Tokyo Yakult Swallows187110.38943–64–5
Saitama Seibu Lions186120.33354–52–7

Overall, the Pacific League won 54 games and lost 52 against the Central League, with 2 ties.

Climax Series
Main articles: 2023 Pacific League Climax Series and 2023 Central League Climax Series

Central League

Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series, 2−0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 3, Yokohama DeNA BayStars − 2 (11)Mazda Stadium3:5231,041[4] 
2October 15Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 4, Yokohama DeNA BayStars − 2Mazda Stadium3:3231,059[5]

Pacific League

Chiba Lotte Marines won the series, 2−1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14Chiba Lotte Marines − 8, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks − 2ZOZO Marine Stadium3:0229,126[6] 
2October 15Chiba Lotte Marines − 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks − 3ZOZO Marine Stadium3:2329,147[7] 
3October 16Chiba Lotte Marines − 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks − 3 (10)ZOZO Marine Stadium4:1829,050[8]

Final Stage

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the first-placed team.

Central League

Hanshin Tigers won the series, 4−0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 18Hanshin Tigers − 4, Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 1Koshien Stadium2:5242,641[9] 
2October 19Hanshin Tigers − 2, Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 1Koshien Stadium3:1342,630[10] 
3October 20Hanshin Tigers − 4, Hiroshima Toyo Carp − 2Koshien Stadium3:4142,642[11]

Pacific League

Orix Buffaloes won the series, 4−1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 18Orix Buffaloes − 8, Chiba Lotte Marines − 5Kyocera Dome Osaka3:0935,930[12] 
2October 19Orix Buffaloes − 5, Chiba Lotte Marines − 6Kyocera Dome Osaka3:2233,634[13] 
3October 20Orix Buffaloes − 2, Chiba Lotte Marines − 0Kyocera Dome Osaka3:0935,943[14] 
4October 21Orix Buffaloes − 3, Chiba Lotte Marines − 2Kyocera Dome Osaka2:3235,804[15]

2023 Japan Series

Hanshin Tigers (0) vs. Orix Buffaloes (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 28Hanshin Tigers − 0, Orix Buffaloes − 0Kyocera Dome Osaka-- 
2October 29Hanshin Tigers − 0, Orix Buffaloes − 0Kyocera Dome Osaka-- 
3October 31Orix Buffaloes − 0, Hanshin Tigers − 0Koshien Stadium-- 
4November 1Orix Buffaloes − 0, Hanshin Tigers − 0Koshien Stadium-- 
5November 2†Orix Buffaloes − 0, Hanshin Tigers − 0Koshien Stadium-- 
6November 4†Hanshin Tigers − 0, Orix Buffaloes − 0Kyocera Dome Osaka-- 
7November 5†Hanshin Tigers − 0, Orix Buffaloes − 0Kyocera Dome Osaka--

† If necessary

See also

References
  1. "2023 Central League Standings". Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. "2023 Pacific League Standings". Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. "2023年度 交流戦" [2023 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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  5. "Sunday, October 15, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  6. "Saturday, October 14, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  7. "Sunday, October 15, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  8. "Monday, October 16, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  9. "Wednesday, October 18, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  10. "Thursday, October 19, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  11. "Sunday, October 20, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  12. "Wednesday, October 18, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  13. "Thursday, October 19, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  14. "Friday, October 20, 2023". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  15. "Saturday, October 21, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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