The 2007

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 was the 58th season since the NPB was reorganized in .

Regular season

Standings

Central League

Pacific League

Climax Series

Climax Series was firstly introduced in this season. It was inspired by the playoff system introduced by

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 ...

between 2004 and 2006, in which the top three teams of the league will play in a stepladder knockout to decide the team to play in the

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. The system was a success when Pacific League's teams won all the Japan Series since the introduction of such system. This is also the Central League's first participation in playoff system since 1949. Climax Series does not affect the team's standings, nor individual's record in the Regular Season. * –

Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in 2011) ...

advances to 2007

Konami Cup The Asia Series was an international club baseball competition, contested by the champions of all four of the professional leagues that are associated with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) — Australian Baseball League (ABL), ...

Regular season

Standings

Central League

Pacific League

Climax Series

Leaders

Batting

Awards

Best Nine Awards

Gold Gloves

See also

References