Jump to content

2015 Central League Climax Series

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2015 Central League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Yomiuri Giants (2) Tatsunori Hara 75–67–1 (.528), 1.5 GB
Hanshin Tigers (1) Yutaka Wada 70–71–2 (.496), 6 GB
DatesOctober 10–12
Final stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (4) Mitsuru Manaka 76–65–2 (.539), 1.5 GA
Yomiuri Giants (1) Tatsunori Hara 75–67–1 (.528), 1.5 GB
DatesOctober 14–17
MVPShingo Kawabata (Yakult)
← 2014 Climax Series 2016 →

2015 PLCS               2015 Japan Series

The 2015 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) was a post-season playoff consisting of two consecutive series that determined who would represent the Central League in the Japan Series. The First Stage was a best-of-three series and the Final Stage was a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2015 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2015 Pacific League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began with the first game of the First Stage on October 10 and ended with the final game of the Final Stage on October 17.

First stage

[edit]

Summary

[edit]

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 2–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 10 Hanshin Tigers – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 (10) Tokyo Dome 3:40 45,298[1] 
2 October 11 Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Tokyo Dome 3:48 46,698[2] 
3 October 12 Hanshin Tigers – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:48 46,067[3]


Game 1

[edit]
Saturday, October 10, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Hanshin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 1
Yomiuri 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1X 3 9 0
WP: Hirokazu Sawamura (1–0)   LP: Yuya Ando (0–1)
Attendance: 45,298

Game 2

[edit]
Sunday, October 11, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hanshin 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Yomiuri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 1
WP: Randy Messenger (1–0)   LP: Tomoyuki Sugano (0–1)   Sv: Shinobu Fukuhara (1)
Home runs:
HAN: Mauro Gómez (1), Matt Murton (1)
YOM: Leslie Anderson (1)
Attendance: 46,698

Game 3

[edit]
Monday, October 12, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hanshin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Yomiuri 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 6 0
WP: Aaron Poreda (1–0)   LP: Atsushi Nomi (0–1)   Sv: Hirokazu Sawamura (1)
Home runs:
HAN: Kosuke Fukudome (1)
YOM: None
Attendance: 46,067

Final stage

[edit]

Summary

[edit]

Tokyo Yakult Swallows won the series, 4–1*.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 14 Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:38 31,502[4] 
2 October 15 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 4 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:51 31,274[5] 
3 October 16 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:27 33,102[6] 
4 October 17 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:58 34,038[7]
* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Saturday, October 10, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Sunday, October 11, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Monday, October 12, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Wednesday, October 14, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Thursday, October 15, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "Friday, October 16, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Saturday, October 17, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 15, 2018.