Sport Baseball Runners-up Chunichi Dragons | League champions Yomiuri Giants Season MVP Shinnosuke Abe (YOM) | |
League Nippon Professional Baseball Duration March 30, 2012 – November 3, 2012 | ||
The 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 63rd season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.
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Climax Series
Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie.
First stage
The regular season league champions, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received byes to the championship round.
Central League
Chunichi Dragons (2) vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1)
Pacific League
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (1)
Final stage
The regular season league champions, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received a one-game advantage.
Central League
Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. Chunichi Dragons (3)
Pacific League
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (0)
Japan Series
CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2)