2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2004 in baseball.

2004 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	March 27, 2004 – October 25, 2004
Regular Season
Season MVP	CL: Kenshin Kawakami (CHU) PL: Nobuhiko Matsunaka (DAI)
League Postseason
CL champions	Chunichi Dragons
CL runners-up	Yakult Swallows
PL champions	Seibu Lions
PL runners-up	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Japan Series
Champions	Seibu Lions
Runners-up	Chunichi Dragons
Japan Series MVP	Takashi Ishii (SEI)

The 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Seibu Lions defeating the Chunichi Dragons in the 2004 Japan Series.

Format

Central League

Season Format
- Regular Season
Regular Season 1st place is the champion

Pacific League

Season Format
- Regular Season
- Playoff 1st Stage: Regular Season 2nd place vs. Regular Season 3rd place – Best of 3
- Playoff 2nd Stage: Regular Season 1st place vs. Playoff 1st Stage winner – Best of 5
Playoff 2nd Stage winner is the champion

Japan Series

Central League champion vs. Pacific League champion – Best of 7

Standings

Note:Two games for each team are cancelled due to players' strike

Central League

Champions: Chunichi Dragons

Regular Season

Central League	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Chunichi Dragons	138	79	56	3	0.583	—
Yakult Swallows	138	72	64	2	0.529	7.5
Yomiuri Giants	138	71	64	3	0.525	8.0
Hanshin Tigers	138	66	70	2	0.485	13.0
Hiroshima Carp	138	60	77	1	0.438	20.0
Yokohama BayStars	138	59	76	3	0.438	20.0

Pacific League

Champions: Seibu Lions

Regular Season

Pacific League	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	133	77	52	4	0.594	—
Seibu Lions	133	74	58	1	0.560	4.5
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	133	66	65	2	0.504	12.0
Chiba Lotte Marines	133	65	65	3	0.500	12.5
Kintetsu Buffaloes	133	61	70	2	0.466	17.0
Orix BlueWave	133	49	72	2	0.376	29.0

Playoff 1st Stage

Seibu Lions win the series, 2–1

Game	Score	Date	Location
1	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – 7, Seibu Lions – 10	October 1	Seibu Dome
2	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – 5, Seibu Lions – 4	October 2	Seibu Dome
3	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – 5, Seibu Lions – 6	October 3	Seibu Dome

Playoff 2nd Stage

Seibu Lions win the series, 3–2

Game	Score	Date	Location
1	Seibu Lions – 3, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 9	October 6	Fukuoka Dome
2	Seibu Lions – 11, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 1	October 7	Fukuoka Dome
3	Seibu Lions - 6, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 5	October 9	Fukuoka Dome
4	Seibu Lions – 1, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 4	October 10	Fukuoka Dome
5	Seibu Lions – 4, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 3 (10 innings)	October 11	Fukuoka Dome

References

Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons

1930s–1940s (Japanese Baseball League)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 (1945) 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s–1960s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s–1980s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s–2000s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s–2020s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Japan Series Climax Series

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