2001_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season Knowpia

2001 NPB season
2001 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Regular Season
Season MVP	CL: Roberto Petagine (YAK); PL: Tuffy Rhodes (KIN)
League Postseason
CL champions	Yakult Swallows
CL runners-up	Yomiuri Giants
PL champions	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
PL runners-up	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Japan Series
Champions	Yakult Swallows
Runners-up	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Finals MVP	Atsuya Furuta (Yakult Swallows)
NPB seasons
	← 2000 2002 →

Standings edit

Central League^[1]	G	W	L	T	Pct.
Yakult Swallows	140	76	58	6	.567
Yomiuri Giants	140	75	63	2	.543
Yokohama BayStars	140	69	67	4	.507
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	140	68	65	7	.511
Chunichi Dragons	140	62	74	4	.456
Hanshin Tigers	140	57	80	3	.416

Pacific League^[2]	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	140	78	60	2	.565	-
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	140	76	63	1	.547	2.5
Seibu Lions	140	73	67	0	.521	6.0
Orix BlueWave	140	70	66	4	.515	7.0
Chiba Lotte Marines	140	64	74	2	.464	14.0
Nippon-Ham Fighters	140	57	80	3	.416	20.5

Yakult Swallows (4) vs. Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Buffaloes – 0, Swallows – 7	October 20	Osaka Dome	33,837^[3]
2	Buffaloes – 9, Swallows – 6	October 21	Osaka Dome	33,277^[3]
3	Swallows – 9, Buffaloes – 2	October 23	Jingu Stadium	30,443^[3]
4	Swallows – 2, Buffaloes – 1	October 24	Jingu Stadium	32,145^[3]
5	Swallows – 4, Buffaloes – 2	October 25	Jingu Stadium	32,568^[3]

Batting leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting average	Hideki Matsui	Yomiuri Giants	.333
Home runs	Roberto Petagine	Yakult Swallows	39
Runs batted in	Roberto Petagine	Yakult Swallows	127
Hits	Takuro Ishii	Yokohama BayStars	171
Stolen bases	Norihiro Akahoshi	Hanshin Tigers	39

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Shugo Fujii	Yakult Swallows	14
Earned run average	Shigeki Noguchi	Chunichi Dragons	2.46
Strikeouts	Shigeki Noguchi	Chunichi Dragons	187
Saves	Shingo Takatsu	Yakult Swallows	37

Batting leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Batting average	Kazuya Fukuura	Chiba Lotte Marines	.346
Home runs	Tuffy Rhodes	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	55
Runs batted in	Norihiro Nakamura	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	132
Hits	Michihiro Ogasawara	Nippon-Ham Fighters	195
Stolen bases	Tadahito Iguchi	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	44

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Team	Total
Wins	Daisuke Matsuzaka	Seibu Lions	15
Earned run average	Nate Minchey	Chiba Lotte Marines	3.26
Strikeouts	Daisuke Matsuzaka	Seibu Lions	214
Saves	Rodney Pedraza	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	38

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