2009 in Japanese Baseball
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Nippon Professional Baseball[edit]
The 2009 Japanese baseball season saw the Yomiuri Giants win their record 21st Japan Series title. The league saw illness play a large role as swine flu swept several teams in August, affecting the standings.
Alex Ramirez became the first player to have 150+ hits for eight straight seasons. Among those to retire was all-time doubles leader Kazuyoshi Tatsunami.
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion; Italics indicate Nippon Series winner; * indicates playoff team
Central League[edit]
| Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | Manager(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomiuri Giants* | 144 | 89 | 46 | 9 | .659 | -- | 650 | 493 | .275 | .329 | .437 | 2.94 | Tatsunori Hara |
| Chunichi Dragons* | 144 | 81 | 62 | 1 | .566 | 12.0 | 605 | 508 | .258 | .324 | .395 | 3.17 | Hiromitsu Ochiai |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows* | 144 | 71 | 72 | 1 | .497 | 22.0 | 548 | 606 | .259 | .320 | .382 | 3.97 | Shigeru Takada |
| Hanshin Tigers | 144 | 67 | 73 | 4 | .479 | 24.5 | 548 | 534 | .255 | .317 | .376 | 3.28 | Akinobu Mayumi |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 144 | 65 | 75 | 4 | .464 | 26.5 | 528 | 575 | .245 | .307 | .364 | 3.59 | Marty Brown |
| Yokohama BayStars | 144 | 51 | 93 | 0 | .354 | 42.5 | 497 | 685 | .239 | .296 | .370 | 4.36 | Akihiko Oya/Tomio Tashiro |
Pacific League[edit]
| Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | Manager(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters* | 144 | 82 | 60 | 2 | .577 | -- | 689 | 550 | .278 | .343 | .417 | 3.65 | Masataka Nashida |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles* | 144 | 77 | 66 | 1 | .538 | 5.5 | 598 | 609 | .267 | .336 | .391 | 4.01 | Katsuya Nomura |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks* | 144 | 74 | 65 | 5 | .532 | 6.5 | 600 | 591 | .263 | .329 | .405 | 3.69 | Koji Akiyama |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 144 | 70 | 70 | 4 | .500 | 11.0 | 664 | 627 | .261 | .328 | .422 | 4.01 | Hisanobu Watanabe |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 144 | 62 | 77 | 5 | .446 | 18.5 | 620 | 639 | .256 | .333 | .399 | 4.23 | Bobby Valentine |
| Orix Buffaloes | 144 | 56 | 86 | 2 | .394 | 26.0 | 585 | 715 | .274 | .335 | .403 | 4.58 | Daijiro Oishi |
Leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
| Statistic | Central League | Pacific League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | Team | Number | Leader | Team | Number | |||
| Batting Average | Alex Ramirez | Yomiuri Giants | .322 | Teppei Tsuchiya | Rakuten Golden Eagles | .327 | ||
| Runs | Hayato Sakamoto Norichika Aoki Tony Blanco |
Yomiuri Giants Yakult Swallows Chunichi Dragons |
87 | Hiroyuki Nakajima | Seibu Lions | 100 | ||
| Hits | Alex Ramirez | Yomiuri Giants | 186 | Hiroyuki Nakajima | Seibu Lions | 100 | ||
| Doubles | Masahiko Morino | Chunichi Dragons | 42 | Yoshio Itoi | Nippon Ham Fighters | 40 | ||
| Triples | Akihiro Higashide | Hiroshima Carp | 8 | Teppei Tsuchiya | Rakuten Golden Eagles | 13 | ||
| Home Runs | Tony Blanco | Chunichi Dragons | 39 | Takeya Nakamura | Seibu Lions | 48 | ||
| Runs Batted In | Tony Blanco | Chunichi Dragons | 110 | Takeya Nakamura | Seibu Lions | 122 | ||
| Stolen Bases | Kazuki Fukuchi | Yakult Swallows | 42 | Yasuyuki Kataoka | Seibu Lions | 51 | ||
| Walks | Tomoaki Kanemoto | Hanshin Tigers | 88 | Kensuke Tanaka | Nippon Ham Fighters | 79 | ||
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
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Postseason[edit]
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Award Winners[edit]
The winner of the 2009 Sawamura Award was Hideaki Wakui of the Seibu Lions. He had a 16-6 win-loss record, 199 strikeouts, and a 2.30 ERA in 211.7 innings, leading the Pacific League in wins and finishing second in ERA and strikeouts.
| Award | League | Player | Team | Position | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | HA | HRA | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | CL | Alex Ramirez | Yomiuri Giants | OF | 577 | 66 | 186 | 31 | 103 | 4 | .322 | .347 | .544 | Did not pitch | |||||||
| PL | Yu Darvish | Nippon Ham Fighters | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 15 - 5 | 0 | 182 | 118 | 9 | 45 | 167 | 1.73 | |
| Rookie of the Year | CL | Tetsuya Matsumoto | Yomiuri Giants | OF | 372 | 55 | 109 | 0 | 15 | 16 | .293 | .338 | .328 | Did not pitch | |||||||
| PL | Tadashi Settsu | Softbank Hawks | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 5 - 2 | 0 | 79.7 | 51 | 3 | 35 | 102 | 1.47 | |
Best Nine[edit]
The following players were part of the 2009 Best Nine teams.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2009.
High School Baseball[edit]
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University Baseball[edit]
Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention[edit]
In the Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention Rissho University defeated Jobu University
International Baseball[edit]
Japan finished 1st at the 2009 World Baseball Classic and 2009 Asian Championship. They were 10th at the 2009 Baseball World Cup.
Japanese Players in Other Countries[edit]
- Italics indicate a Major League appearance
(Needs information)
Hall of Fame[edit]
The following people were elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame:
- Tsutomu Wakamatsu, by the Sportswriter Committee
- Noboru Aota, by the Sportswriter Committee
- Ichiro Kimishima, by the Special Committee
- Yoshinori Okoso, by the Special Committee
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