2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Seibu Lions defeating the Chunichi Dragons in the 2004 Japan Series. This season also saw the first and only players strike in Japanese professional baseball history. Players went on strike for two days in September because of the potential mergers and realignment.

This article is about the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2004 in baseball.
2004 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 27, 2004 – October 25, 2004
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Kenshin Kawakami (CHU)
PL: Nobuhiko Matsunaka (DAI)
League Postseason
CL championsChunichi Dragons
  CL runners-upYakult Swallows
PL championsSeibu Lions
  PL runners-upFukuoka Daiei Hawks
Japan Series
ChampionsSeibu Lions
  Runners-upChunichi Dragons
Finals MVPTakashi Ishii (SEI)
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