In the
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
season ended with the
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 Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd.
History
The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural ...
of the
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. It currently cons ...
defeating the
Hanshin Tigers
The Hanshin Tigers (Japanese: 阪神タイガース ''Hanshin Taigāsu'') are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and is owned by Hanshin Electric Railwa ...
of the
Central League
The or is one of 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 consi ...
in a four-game sweep in the
Nippon Series.
Format
Central League
* Season Format
** Regular Season
* Regular Season 1st place is the champion
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
Japan Series
* Central League champion vs. Pacific League champion – Best of 7
Standings
Central League
Regular season
Pacific League
Regular season
Playoff 1st Stage
Chiba Lotte Marines (2) vs. Seibu Lions (0)
Playoff 2nd Stage
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (3)
Japan Series
Leaders
Batting
Pitching
Awards
Best Nine Awards
Central League
Pacific League
Gold Gloves
Central League
Pacific League
See also
*
2005 Major League Baseball season
The 2005 Major League Baseball season was notable for the league's new steroid policy in the wake of the BALCO scandal, which enforced harsher penalties than ever before for steroid use in Major League Baseball. Several players, including veteran ...
References
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