2007 Japan Series
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The Japan Series
, the 58th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's championship series, began Saturday, October 27, 2007, pitting the Pacific League
Regular League and Climax Series' Champion, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
, and the Chunichi Dragons
, winners of the Central League
's Climax Series, in a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series
, won by the Fighters.
In a virtual mirror image of the 2006 series, the Dragons won in the same manner that the Fighters had the previous year, losing the first game and sweeping the next four.
in Sapporo, Hokkaidō
in Nagoya
This was the first perfect game
in Japan Series history, but it is not recognised as such because NPB does not recognise combined perfect games or no-hitter
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Japan Series
, or is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan. It is a seven-game series between the winning clubs of the league's two circuits, the Central League and the Pacific League....
, the 58th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's championship series, began Saturday, October 27, 2007, pitting the Pacific League
Pacific League
The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship competes against the winner in the Central League for the annual Japan Series...
Regular League and Climax Series' Champion, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at the Sapporo Dome. The Fighters also host a select number of regional home games in cities across Hokkaidō,...
, and the Chunichi Dragons
Chunichi Dragons
The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chubu region of Japan. The team is in the Central League. They won the 2007 Japan Series and 2007 Asia Series.-History:...
, winners of the Central League
Central League
The or is one the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consists of six teams from around the country,The Central League...
's Climax Series, in a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series
2006 Japan Series
The Japan Series, the 57th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 26, and matched the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons against the Pacific League champion, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters...
, won by the Fighters.
In a virtual mirror image of the 2006 series, the Dragons won in the same manner that the Fighters had the previous year, losing the first game and sweeping the next four.
- MVP: Norihiro NakamuraNorihiro Nakamurais a Japanese professional baseball third baseman who plays for the Yokohama BayStars.-Career:He was born in Osaka, Japan, and spent almost all of his professional career in Japan with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. Drafted in , Nakamura began to emerge as one the leading power hitters in Nippon...
(Chunichi)
Climax Series
Summary
| Game | Date | Score | Attendance | Location | ||||
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| 1 | October 27 | Chunichi 1 at Nippon Ham 3 | 40,616 | Sapporo Dome Sapporo Dome The is a stadium located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan, and is primarily used for baseball and football. It is the home field of the baseball team Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the football club Consadole Sapporo.-History:... |
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| 2 | October 28 | Chunichi 8 at Nippon Ham 1 | 40,770 | Sapporo Dome | ||||
| 3 | October 30 | Nippon Ham 1 at Chunichi 9 | 38,068 | Nagoya Dome Nagoya Dome Nagoya Dome , constructed in 1997, is a baseball field, located in the city of Nagoya, Japan. The dome has the capacity to seat up to 38,414 people . It is an example of a geodesic dome.... |
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| 4 | October 31 | Nippon Ham 2 at Chunichi 4 | 38,059 | Nagoya Dome | ||||
| 5 | November 1 | Nippon Ham 0 at Chunichi 1 | 38,118 | Nagoya Dome | ||||
| Chunichi wins 4–1 | ||||||||
Game 1
Saturday, October 27, 2007 at Sapporo DomeSapporo Dome
The is a stadium located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan, and is primarily used for baseball and football. It is the home field of the baseball team Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the football club Consadole Sapporo.-History:...
in Sapporo, Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
Game 2
Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, HokkaidōGame 3
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at Nagoya DomeNagoya Dome
Nagoya Dome , constructed in 1997, is a baseball field, located in the city of Nagoya, Japan. The dome has the capacity to seat up to 38,414 people . It is an example of a geodesic dome....
in Nagoya
Game 4
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at Nagoya Dome in NagoyaGame 5
Thursday, November 1, 2007 at Nagoya Dome in NagoyaThis was the first perfect game
Perfect game
A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base. Thus, the pitcher cannot allow any hits, walks, hit batsmen, or any opposing player to reach base safely for any...
in Japan Series history, but it is not recognised as such because NPB does not recognise combined perfect games or no-hitter
No-hitter
A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
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