Английская Википедия:2015 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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The 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 66th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950. In the Central League, the Yakult Swallows claimed the pennant and defeated the Yomiuri Giants in the final stage of the Climax Series. In the Pacific League, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the penant and defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines in the final stage of the Climax Series.
Incidents
A gambling scandal involving members of the Yomiuri Giants was reported in October. Pitchers Satoshi Fukuda, Shoki Kasahara, and Ryuya Matsumoto were found to have bet on both NBP games and Major League Baseball games, as well as high school baseball.[1][2]
Regular season standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 143 | 76 | 65 | 2 | .539 | – |
| Yomiuri Giants | 143 | 75 | 67 | 1 | .528 | 1.5 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 143 | 70 | 71 | 2 | .496 | 6.0 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 143 | 69 | 71 | 3 | .493 | 6.5 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 143 | 62 | 77 | 4 | .446 | 13.0 |
| Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 143 | 62 | 80 | 1 | .437 | 14.5 |
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 143 | 90 | 49 | 4 | .647 | – |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 143 | 79 | 62 | 2 | .560 | 12.0 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 143 | 73 | 69 | 1 | .511 | 19.0 |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 143 | 69 | 69 | 5 | .500 | 20.5 |
| Orix Buffaloes | 143 | 61 | 80 | 2 | .433 | 30.0 |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 143 | 57 | 83 | 3 | .410 | 33.0 |
Climax Series
Шаблон:Main Note: In each league's stepladder playoff system (Climax Series), all games in that series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advanced if the round ended in a tie. Шаблон:6TeamBracket-info
First stage
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows (CL), received byes to the championship round.
Central League
Pacific League
Final stage
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows (CL), received a one-game advantage.
Central League
Pacific League
Japan Series
Шаблон:Main Шаблон:MLB Playoff Summary
League leaders
Central League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batting average | Shingo Kawabata | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | .336 |
| Home runs | Tetsuto Yamada | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 38 |
| Runs batted in | Kazuhiro Hatakeyama | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 105 |
| Runs | Tetsuto Yamada | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 119 |
| Hits | Shingo Kawabata | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 195 |
| Stolen bases | Tetsuto Yamada | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 34 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Kenta Maeda | Hiroshima Carp | 15 |
| Losses | Atsushi Nomi | Hanshin Tigers | 13 |
| Earned run average | Kris Johnson | Hiroshima Carp | 1.85 |
| Strikeouts | Shintaro Fujinami | Hanshin Tigers | 221 |
| Innings pitched | Yudai Ono | Chunichi Dragons | 207.1 |
| Saves | Tony Barnette | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 41 |
| Oh Seung-hwan | Hanshin Tigers |
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batting average | Yuki Yanagita | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | .363 |
| Home runs | Takeya Nakamura | Saitama Seibu Lions | 37 |
| Runs batted in | Takeya Nakamura | Saitama Seibu Lions | 124 |
| Runs | Yuki Yanagita | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 110 |
| Hits | Shogo Akiyama | Saitama Seibu Lions | 216 |
| Stolen bases | Takuya Nakashima | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 34 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Shohei Ohtani | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 15 |
| Losses | Ayumu Ishikawa | Chiba Lotte Marines | 12 |
| Earned run average | Shohei Ohtani | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 2.24 |
| Strikeouts | Takahiro Norimoto | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 215 |
| Innings pitched | Takahiro Norimoto | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 194.2 |
| Saves | Dennis Sarfate | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 41 |
See also
References
Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Reflist
Шаблон:Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons
