The 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 68th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.
2017 NPB season League Nippon Professional Baseball Sport Baseball Duration March 31 – November 4 Games 143 Teams 12 Central League pennant League champions Hiroshima Toyo Carp Runners-up Hanshin Tigers Season MVP Yoshihiro Maru (Hiroshima) Pacific League pennant League champions Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Runners-up Saitama Seibu Lions Season MVP Dennis Sarfate (SoftBank) Climax Series CL champions Yokohama DeNA BayStars CL runners-up Hiroshima Toyo Carp PL champions Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks PL runners-up Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Japan Series Venue Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama, Kanagawa Champions Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Runners-up Yokohama DeNA BayStars Finals MVP Dennis Sarfate (SoftBank) NPB seasons ← 2016
2018 →
Regular season standings
Climax Series First stage Final stage Japan Series Central League
1 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2 2 Hanshin Tigers 1 3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 4 3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2 CL3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2 PL1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 Pacific League
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 2 Saitama Seibu Lions 1 3 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2 3 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2
First stage
Central League Hanshin Tigers (1) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 October 14 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 2 Koshien Stadium 2:52 46,748 2 October 15 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 13, Hanshin Tigers – 6Koshien Stadium 4:35 46,761 3 October 17 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6, Hanshin Tigers – 1Koshien Stadium 3:10 46,319
Pacific League Saitama Seibu Lions (1) vs. Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 October 14 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 10 Seibu Prince Dome 3:00 32,547 2 October 15 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 4, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1Seibu Prince Dome 3:12 32,508 3 October 16 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2Seibu Prince Dome 3:26 31,755
Final stage
Central League Hiroshima Toyota Carp (2) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (4)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 October 18 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3 (5) Mazda Stadium 2:13 30,810 2 October 19 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 2Mazda Stadium 3:40 31,165 3 October 20 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0Mazda Stadium 3:23 31,279 4 October 23 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 4, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3Mazda Stadium 3:26 31,311 5 October 24 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 9, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3Mazda Stadium 3:39 31,230
Pacific League Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 October 18 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2Fukuoka Dome 3:05 35,125 2 October 19 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1Fukuoka Dome 3:31 36,380 3 October 20 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Fukuoka Dome 3:16 35,333 4 October 21 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 3:21 37,455 5 October 22 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Fukuoka Dome 2:41 35,387
Japan Series Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 October 28 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 10 Fukuoka Dome 3:13 36,183 2 October 29 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 3:56 36,082 3 October 31 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 2Yokohama Stadium 3:53 27,153 4 November 1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6 Yokohama Stadium 3:02 27,162 5 November 2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 5 Yokohama Stadium 3:35 27,180 6 November 4 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 4:22 36,118
League leaders
Central League Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Toshiro Miyazaki Yokohama DeNA BayStars .323 Home runs Alex Guerrero Chunichi Dragons 35 Runs batted in José López Yokohama DeNA BayStars 105 Runs Yoshihiro Maru Hiroshima Toyo Carp 109 Hits Yoshihiro Maru Hiroshima Toyo Carp 171 Stolen bases Kosuke Tanaka Hiroshima Toyo Carp 35 On Base Percentage Yoshihiro Maru Hiroshima Toyo Carp .398 Slugging Percentage Seiya Suzuki Hiroshima Toyo Carp .547
Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Tomoyuki Sugano Yomiuri Giants 17 Earned run average Tomoyuki Sugano Yomiuri Giants 1.59 Strikeouts Miles Mikolas Yomiuri Giants 187 Innings pitched Miles Mikolas Yomiuri Giants 188 Saves Rafael Dolis Hanshin Tigers 37 Holds Kentaro Kuwahara Hanshin Tigers 39 Winning percentage Daichi Ohsera Hiroshima Toyo Carp .833
Pacific League Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Shogo Akiyama Saitama Seibu Lions .322 Home runs Alfredo Despaigne Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 35 Runs batted in Alfredo Despaigne Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 103 Runs Shogo Akiyama Saitama Seibu Lions 106 Hits Shogo Akiyama Saitama Seibu Lions 185 Stolen bases Haruki Nishikawa Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 39 On Base Percentage Yuki Yanagita Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks .426 Slugging Percentage Yuki Yanagita Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks .589
Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Nao Higashihama Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 16 Earned run average Yusei Kikuchi Saitama Seibu Lions 1.97 Strikeouts Takahiro Norimoto Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 222 Innings pitched Yusei Kikuchi Saitama Seibu Lions 187.2 Saves Dennis Sarfate Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 54 Holds Sho Iwasaki Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 40 Winning percentage Kodai Senga Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks .765
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