2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Encyclopedia
The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Seibu Lions
defeating the Chunichi Dragons
in the 2004 Japan Series
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Seibu Lions
The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based west of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Prince Hotels, which in turn is owned by the Seibu Group...
defeating the Chunichi Dragons
Chunichi Dragons
The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chubu region of Japan. The team is in the Central League. They won the 2007 Japan Series and 2007 Asia Series.-History:...
in the 2004 Japan Series
2004 Japan Series
The Japan Series, the 55th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's championship series, began on October 16 and ended on October 25, and matched the Pacific League playoffs winner Seibu Lions against the Central League Champion, Chunichi Dragons....
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Pacific League
- Season Format
- Regular Season
- Playoff 1st Stage: Regular Season 2nd place vs. Regular Season 3rd place - Best of 3
- Playoff 2nd Stage: Regular Season 1st place vs. Playoff 1st Stage winner - Best of 5
- Playoff 2nd Stage winner is the champion
Standings
Note:Two games for each team are cancelled due to players' strikeRegular Season
| Central League Central League The or is one the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consists of six teams from around the country,The Central League... |
G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunichi Dragons Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chubu region of Japan. The team is in the Central League. They won the 2007 Japan Series and 2007 Asia Series.-History:... |
138 | 79 | 56 | 3 | 0.583 | -- |
| Yakult Swallows | 138 | 72 | 64 | 2 | 0.529 | 7.5 |
| Yomiuri Giants Yomiuri Giants The are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top level of professional play in Japan. They play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988. The English-language press occasionally calls the... |
138 | 71 | 64 | 3 | 0.525 | 8.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers Hanshin Tigers The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and are in the Central League. Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., the subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., owns the Hanshin Tigers directly... |
138 | 66 | 70 | 7 | 0.485 | 13.0 |
| Hiroshima Carp | 138 | 60 | 77 | 1 | 0.438 | 20.0 |
| Yokohama BayStars Yokohama BayStars The are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Home field is the Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The clubhouse is located near the stadium.... |
138 | 59 | 76 | 3 | 0.438 | 20.0 |
Regular Season
| Pacific League Pacific League The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship competes against the winner in the Central League for the annual Japan Series... |
G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks The are a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. The team was bought on January 28, 2005 by the SoftBank Corporation.The team was formerly known as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. In 1988, Daiei bought the team from Osaka's Nankai Electric Railway Co., and its headquarters were... |
133 | 77 | 52 | 4 | 0.594 | -- |
| Seibu Lions Seibu Lions The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based west of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Prince Hotels, which in turn is owned by the Seibu Group... |
133 | 74 | 58 | 1 | 0.560 | 4.5 |
| Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at the Sapporo Dome. The Fighters also host a select number of regional home games in cities across Hokkaidō,... |
133 | 66 | 65 | 2 | 0.504 | 12.0 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines Chiba Lotte Marines The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by the Lotte conglomerate.-History:... |
133 | 65 | 65 | 3 | 0.500 | 12.5 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes Kintetsu Buffaloes The was a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, which were in the Pacific League. The team was owned by Kinki Nippon Railway Co. and later sold to the Orix Group, the owner of the Orix BlueWave baseball team, in 2004... |
133 | 61 | 70 | 2 | 0.466 | 17.0 |
| Orix BlueWave | 133 | 49 | 72 | 2 | 0.376 | 29.0 |
Playoff 1st Stage
Seibu Lions win the series, 2-1| Game | Score | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - 7, Seibu Lions - 10 | October 1 | Seibu Dome Seibu Dome is the home field of the Saitama Seibu Lions professional baseball team located in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.The stadium has a roof over the field and the stands, like other indoor ballparks. However, it lacks a wall behind the stands so that natural air comes into the field. This makes it... |
| 2 | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - 5, Seibu Lions - 4 | October 2 | Seibu Dome Seibu Dome is the home field of the Saitama Seibu Lions professional baseball team located in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.The stadium has a roof over the field and the stands, like other indoor ballparks. However, it lacks a wall behind the stands so that natural air comes into the field. This makes it... |
| 3 | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - 5, Seibu Lions - 6 | October 3 | Seibu Dome Seibu Dome is the home field of the Saitama Seibu Lions professional baseball team located in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.The stadium has a roof over the field and the stands, like other indoor ballparks. However, it lacks a wall behind the stands so that natural air comes into the field. This makes it... |
Playoff 2nd Stage
Seibu Lions win the series, 3-2| Game | Score | Date | Location |
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| 1 | Seibu Lions - 3, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks - 9 | October 6 | Fukuoka Dome Fukuoka Dome The is a baseball field, located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Built in 1993, the stadium can accommodate 35,695 spectators and was Japan's first stadium with a retractable roof.... |
| 2 | Seibu Lions - 11, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks - 1 | October 7 | Fukuoka Dome Fukuoka Dome The is a baseball field, located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Built in 1993, the stadium can accommodate 35,695 spectators and was Japan's first stadium with a retractable roof.... |
| 3 | Seibu Lions - 6, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks - 5 | October 9 | Fukuoka Dome Fukuoka Dome The is a baseball field, located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Built in 1993, the stadium can accommodate 35,695 spectators and was Japan's first stadium with a retractable roof.... |
| 4 | Seibu Lions - 1, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks - 4 | October 10 | Fukuoka Dome Fukuoka Dome The is a baseball field, located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Built in 1993, the stadium can accommodate 35,695 spectators and was Japan's first stadium with a retractable roof.... |
| 5 | Seibu Lions - 4, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks - 3 (10 innings) | October 11 | Fukuoka Dome Fukuoka Dome The is a baseball field, located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Built in 1993, the stadium can accommodate 35,695 spectators and was Japan's first stadium with a retractable roof.... |