Sport Baseball CL runners-up Hanshin Tigers End date October 26, 2006 | CL champions Chunichi Dragons Start date 2006 | |
League Nippon Professional Baseball Duration March 25, 2006 – October 26, 2006 PL champions Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Finals champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Season MVPs Kosuke Fukudome, Michihiro Ogasawara People also search for 2007 Nippon Professional Baseball season | ||
In 2006 the Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Pacific League defeat the Chunichi Dragons of the Central League in the Japan Series.
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Central League
Pacific League
Japan Series
Central League
Pacific League
Playoff 1st Stage
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks win the series, 2-1
Playoff 2nd Stage
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters win the series, 3-0 (Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have a one-win advantage)
Japan Series
In the 2006 Japan Series, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Chunichi Dragons 4 games to 1 in five games.
After the Japan Series, the Fighters moved on to the Asian Series, a series which determines the champion of the four major Asian baseball leagues.
Awards
The Eiji Sawamura Award, the award given to the top pitcher in Japan, was given to pitcher Kazumi Saito of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He had a win-loss record of 18-5, 205 strikeouts, and an ERA of 1.75 in 201.0 innings, winning the Pacific League's pitching triple crown.
Best Nine Awards
Central League
Pacific League
Gold Gloves
Central League
Pacific League