Sports season
The 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 65th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950 .
Climax Series
Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie.
First Stage Final Stage Japan Series 1 Yomiuri Giants 1 2 Hanshin Tigers 1 2 Hanshin Tigers 4 3 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 CL2 Hanshin Tigers 1 PL1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 2 Orix Buffaloes 1 3 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 3 3 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2
First stage
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received byes to the championship round.
Central League
Hanshin Tigers (1) vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp (0)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 11
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 1
Koshien Stadium
2:52
46,721[1]
2
October 12
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 0
Koshien Stadium
3:35
46,815[2]
Pacific League
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2) vs. Orix Buffaloes (1)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 11
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 6, Orix Buffaloes – 3
Kyocera Dome
4:01
35,889[3]
2
October 12
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4, Orix Buffaloes – 6
Kyocera Dome
3:32
36,012[4]
3
October 14*
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Orix Buffaloes – 1
Kyocera Dome
4:17
32,588[5]
* Postponed from October 13 due to Typhoon Vongfong [6]
Final stage
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received a one-game advantage.
Central League
Hanshin Tigers (4) vs. Yomiuri Giants (1)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 15
Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 1
Tokyo Dome
2:59
44,871[7]
2
October 16
Hanshin Tigers – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 2
Tokyo Dome
3:19
44,728[8]
3
October 17
Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 2
Tokyo Dome
3:44
46,025[9]
4
October 18
Hanshin Tigers – 8, Yomiuri Giants – 4
Tokyo Dome
3:42
46,311[10]
Pacific League
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (3)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 15
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3
Fukuoka Dome
3:19
28,087[11]
2
October 16
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1
Fukuoka Dome
3:30
29,775[12]
3
October 17
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 12, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4
Fukuoka Dome
3:13
31,176[13]
4
October 18
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5
Fukuoka Dome
4:20
31,647[14]
5
October 19
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 6, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4
Fukuoka Dome
4:26
34,070[15]
6
October 20
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4
Fukuoka Dome
3:24
38,561[16]