2009 Japan Series

The 2009 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 2009 season. It was the 60th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League Climax Series champions, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, against the Central League Climax Series champions, the Yomiuri Giants. The series is the second time the two teams played each other in the championship series, the last time being 1981. Played at Sapporo Dome and Tokyo Dome, the Giants defeated the Fighters four games to two in the best-of-seven series to win the franchise's 21st Japan Series championship. Giants' captain Shinnosuke Abe was named Most Valuable Player of the series. The series was played between October 31 and November 7, 2009, with home field advantage going to the Pacific League.

2009 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 89–46–9, (.659), GA: 12
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2) Masataka Nashida 82–60–2, (.543), GA: 5.5
DatesOctober 31 – November 7
MVPShinnosuke Abe (Giants)
FSAShinji Takahashi (Fighters)
Broadcast
Television
  • TV Asahi (Game 1, cooperated by HTB)
  • Fuji TV (Game 2, 6, cooperated by UHB)
  • NTV (Game 3-5)
RadioJRN, NRN
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