2001 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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The 2001 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yakult Swallows defeating the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the 2001 Japan Series 4 games to 1.
2001 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | CL: Roberto Petagine (YAK) PL: Tuffy Rhodes (KIN) |
League Postseason | |
CL champions | Yakult Swallows |
CL runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
PL champions | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes |
PL runners-up | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Yakult Swallows |
Runners-up | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes |
Finals MVP | Atsuya Furuta (Yakult Swallows) |
NPB seasons | |
Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. |
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Yakult Swallows | 140 | 76 | 58 | 6 | .567 |
Yomiuri Giants | 140 | 75 | 63 | 2 | .543 |
Yokohama BayStars | 140 | 69 | 67 | 4 | .507 |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 140 | 68 | 65 | 7 | .511 |
Chunichi Dragons | 140 | 62 | 74 | 4 | .456 |
Hanshin Tigers | 140 | 57 | 80 | 3 | .416 |
Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 140 | 78 | 60 | 2 | .565 | - |
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 140 | 76 | 63 | 1 | .547 | 2.5 |
Seibu Lions | 140 | 73 | 67 | 0 | .521 | 6.0 |
Orix BlueWave | 140 | 70 | 66 | 4 | .515 | 7.0 |
Chiba Lotte Marines | 140 | 64 | 74 | 2 | .464 | 14.0 |
Nippon-Ham Fighters | 140 | 57 | 80 | 3 | .416 | 20.5 |
Yakult Swallows (4) vs. Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Buffaloes – 0, Swallows – 7 | October 20 | Osaka Dome | 33,837[3] |
2 | Buffaloes – 9, Swallows – 6 | October 21 | Osaka Dome | 33,277[3] |
3 | Swallows – 9, Buffaloes – 2 | October 23 | Jingu Stadium | 30,443[3] |
4 | Swallows – 2, Buffaloes – 1 | October 24 | Jingu Stadium | 32,145[3] |
5 | Swallows – 4, Buffaloes – 2 | October 25 | Jingu Stadium | 32,568[3] |
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