2009 Central League Climax Series

The 2009 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2009 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2009 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 17 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 24.

2009 Central League Climax Series
First Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Chunichi Dragons (2) Hiromitsu Ochiai 81–61–1 (.556), 12 GB
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1) Shigeru Takada 71–72–1 (.497), 22 GB
DatesOctober 17–19
Second Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 89–46–9 (.659), 12 GA
Chunichi Dragons (1) Hiromitsu Ochiai 81–61–1 (.556), 12 GB
DatesOctober 21–24
MVPRyota Wakiya (Yomiuri)

First Stage

Summary

Chunichi Dragons won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 17Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 2Nagoya Dome3:2438,391[1] 
2October 18Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 3Nagoya Dome3:1838,171[2] 
3October 19Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 7Nagoya Dome4:0332,897[3]

Game 1

Saturday, October 17, 2009, 6:01 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Yakult000000300350
Chunichi000110000280
WP: Masanori Ishikawa (1–0)   LP: Chen Wei-Yin (0–1)   Sv: Lim Chang-Yong (1)
Home runs:
YAK: Jamie D'Antona (1)
CHU: Kazuhiro Wada (1)

Game 2

Sunday, October 18, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Yakult020000000272
Chunichi11000010X371
WP: Kazuki Yoshimi (1–0)   LP: Shohei Tateyama (0–1)   Sv: Hitoki Iwase (1)
Home runs:
YAK: Ryohei Kawamoto (1)
CHU: Motonobu Tanishige (1)

Game 3

Monday, October 19, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Yakult1000000214110
Chunichi00203002X7160
WP: Kenichi Nakata (1–0)   LP: Yoshinori Sato (0–1)
Home runs:
YAK: None
CHU: Kazuhiro Wada (2)

Second Stage

Summary

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 4–1*.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 21Chunichi Dragons – 7, Yomiuri Giants – 2Tokyo Dome3:1141,259[4] 
2October 22Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 6Tokyo Dome3:5340,452[5] 
3October 23Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 5Tokyo Dome3:3345,409[6] 
4October 24Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 8Tokyo Dome3:3746,535[7]
* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Second Stage.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi5010010007100
Yomiuri010000100250
WP: Takashi Ogasawara (1–0)   LP: Dicky Gonzalez (0–1)
Home runs:
CHU: Kei Nomoto (1), Tony Blanco (1)
YOM: None

Game 2

Thursday, October 22, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi200000020480
Yomiuri10131000X6150
WP: Wirfin Obispo (1–0)   LP: Chen Wei-Yin (0–1)   Sv: Marc Kroon (1)
Home runs:
CHU: Masahiko Morino (1), Atsushi Fujii (1)
YOM: Shinnosuke Abe (1)

Game 3

Friday, October 23, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi200000200481
Yomiuri00000203X5100
WP: Kiyoshi Toyoda (1–0)   LP: Takuya Asao (0–1)   Sv: Marc Kroon (2)
Home runs:
CHU: Masahiko Morino (2)
YOM: Alex Ramírez (1), Yoshiyuki Kamei (1)

Game 4

Saturday, October 24, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi000110000261
Yomiuri20500100X891
WP: Daisuke Ochi (1–0)   LP: Kenichi Nakata (0–1)
Home runs:
CHU: Tony Blanco (2)
YOM: Yoshitomo Tani (1)

References

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  2. "Sunday, October 18, 2009". Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  3. "Monday, October 19, 2009". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
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  5. "Thursday, October 22, 2009". Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
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