2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yomiuri Giants defeating the Seibu Lions in the 2002 Japan Series 4 games to 0.

This article is about the 2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2002 in baseball.
2002 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Hideki Matsui (YOM)
PL: Alex Cabrera (SEI)
League Postseason
CL championsYomiuri Giants
  CL runners-upChunichi Dragons
PL championsSeibu Lions
  PL runners-upOsaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Japan Series
ChampionsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upSeibu Lions
Finals MVPTomohiro Nioka (Yomiuri Giants)

Standings

Central League
Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants14086522.623-
Yakult Swallows14074624.54411.0
Chunichi Dragons14069665.51115.5
Hanshin Tigers14066704.48519.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp14064724.47121.0
Yokohama BayStars14049865.36335.5

Pacific League
Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. GB
Seibu Lions14090491.647-
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes14073652.52916.5
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks14073652.52916.5
Chiba Lotte Marines14067721.48223.0
Nippon-Ham Fighters14061763.44528.0
Orix BlueWave14050873.36539.0

Japan Series
Main article: 2002 Japan Series
GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Giants – 4, Lions – 1October 26Tokyo Dome45,107[3]
2Giants – 9, Lions – 4October 27Tokyo Dome45,223[3]
3Lions – 2, Giants – 10October 29Seibu Dome30,933[3]
4Lions – 2, Giants – 6October 30Seibu Dome31,072[3]

League leaders

Central League

See also

References
  1. 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 2002年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 2002年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. 2002年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved February 19, 2018.


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