1999 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 1999 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1999 in baseball.

The 1999 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 50th season of operation for the league.

1999 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Regular Season
Season MVP	CL: Shigeki Noguchi (CHU) PL: Kimiyasu Kudoh (DAI)
League Postseason
CL champions	Chunichi Dragons
CL runners-up	Yomiuri Giants
PL champions	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
PL runners-up	Seibu Lions
Japan Series
Champions	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Runners-up	Chunichi Dragons
Finals MVP	Koji Akiyama (DAI)

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League[1]	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Chunichi Dragons	135	81	54	0	.600	--
Yomiuri Giants	135	75	60	0	.556	6.0
Yokohama BayStars	135	71	64	0	.526	10.0
Yakult Swallows	135	66	69	0	.489	15.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	135	57	78	0	.422	24.0
Hanshin Tigers	135	55	80	0	.407	26.0

Pacific League

Pacific League[2]	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	135	78	54	3	.591	--
Seibu Lions	135	75	59	1	.560	4.0
Orix BlueWave	135	68	65	2	.511	10.5
Chiba Lotte Marines	135	63	70	2	.474	15.5
Nippon-Ham Fighters	135	60	73	2	.451	18.5
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	135	54	77	4	.412	23.5

Japan Series

Main article: 1999 Japan Series

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Hawks – 3, Dragons – 0	October 23	Fukuoka Dome	36,199[3]
2	Hawks – 2, Dragons – 8	October 24	Fukuoka Dome	36,305[3]
3	Dragons – 0, Hawks – 5	October 26	Nagoya Dome	37,832[3]
4	Dragons – 0, Hawks – 3	October 27	Nagoya Dome	37,898[3]
5	Dragons – 4, Hawks – 6	October 28	Nagoya Dome	38,011[3]

See also

• 1999 Major League Baseball season

References

1. 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1999年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
2. 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1999年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
3. 1999年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved January 9, 2018.