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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Central_League_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Central League (disambiguation)">Central League (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Central League</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Central_League_Logo_Vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Central_League_Logo_Vector.svg/150px-Central_League_Logo_Vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Central_League_Logo_Vector.svg/225px-Central_League_Logo_Vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Central_League_Logo_Vector.svg/300px-Central_League_Logo_Vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="146" data-file-height="147" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">December 15, 1949<span class="noprint">; 74 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1949-12-15</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Japan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most recent<br />champion(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> (39)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> (39)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Central League</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">セントラル・リーグ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Sentoraru Rīgu</i></span>)</span> or <b>Ce League</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">セ・リーグ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Se Rīgu</i></span>)</span>, also known as the <b><a href="/wiki/JERA" title="JERA">JERA</a> Central League</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">JERAセ・リーグ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">JERA Se Rīgu</i></span>)</span> for sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> leagues that constitute <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> in the annual <a href="/wiki/Japan_Series" title="Japan Series">Japan Series</a>. It currently consists of six teams from around the country. Unlike the Pacific League, <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitters</a> are not used during Central League home games. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_League&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Central League was founded in <a href="/wiki/1949_in_sports" title="1949 in sports">1949</a> with eight teams: four holdovers from the previous <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Baseball_League" title="Japanese Baseball League">Japanese Baseball League</a> — the <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Shochiku_Robins" title="Shochiku Robins">Shochiku Robins</a> (formerly the Taiyō Robins) — and four new teams — the <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Carp" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiroshima Carp">Hiroshima Carp</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Kokutetsu_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Kokutetsu Swallows">Kokutetsu Swallows</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Nishi_Nippon_Pirates" title="Nishi Nippon Pirates">Nishi Nippon Pirates</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Taiy%C5%8D_Whales" class="mw-redirect" title="Taiyō Whales">Taiyō Whales</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Nishi_Nippon_Pirates" title="Nishi Nippon Pirates">Nishi Nippon Pirates</a> existed for one season — they placed sixth in 1950, and the following season merged with the also <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Nishitetsu_Clippers" class="mw-redirect" title="Nishitetsu Clippers">Nishitetsu Clippers</a> (a member of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a>) to form the <a href="/wiki/Nishitetsu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Nishitetsu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions</a>, who joined the Pacific League. This brought the number of Central League teams down to an ungainly arrangement of seven. </p><p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryuji_Suzuki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryuji Suzuki (page does not exist)">Ryuji Suzuki</a> became president of the Central League in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-Suzuki_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suzuki-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1952, it was decided that any team ending the season with a winning percentage below .300 would be disbanded or merged with other teams. The <a href="/wiki/Shochiku_Robins" title="Shochiku Robins">Shochiku Robins</a> fell into this category, and were merged with the <a href="/wiki/Taiy%C5%8D_Whales" class="mw-redirect" title="Taiyō Whales">Taiyō Whales</a> to become the <a href="/wiki/Taiy%C5%8D_Shochiku_Robins" class="mw-redirect" title="Taiyō Shochiku Robins">Taiyō Shochiku Robins</a> in January 1953. This enabled the Central League to shrink to an even number of six teams. </p><p>Ryuji Suzuki retired as CL president in 1984 after 33 years at the post.<sup id="cite_ref-Suzuki_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suzuki-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, a new <a href="/wiki/Climax_Series" title="Climax Series">Climax Series</a> was introduced. This playoff series was inspired by the stepladder playoff used in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> introduced in 2004 for the top three teams of the league to determine which one progressed to the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Series" title="Japan Series">Japan Series</a>. Under the previous system, there was no post-season playoff and the winner of the pennant automatically qualified for the Japan Series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_teams">Current teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_League&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Insignia </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Japanese Name </th> <th style="padding: 0.2em 2.2em;">Founded<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Stadium </th> <th>Owner </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chunichi_Dragons_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Chunichi_Dragons_insignia.svg/70px-Chunichi_Dragons_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Chunichi_Dragons_insignia.svg/105px-Chunichi_Dragons_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Chunichi_Dragons_insignia.svg/140px-Chunichi_Dragons_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> </td> <td>中日ドラゴンズ <br />Chūnichi Doragonzu </td> <td>January 15, 1936 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Higashi-ku,_Nagoya" title="Higashi-ku, Nagoya">Higashi-ku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aichi_Prefecture" title="Aichi Prefecture">Aichi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vantelin_Dome_Nagoya" title="Vantelin Dome Nagoya">Vantelin Dome Nagoya</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Shimbun" title="Chunichi Shimbun">Chunichi Shimbun</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hanshin_tigers_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Hanshin_tigers_insignia.svg/70px-Hanshin_tigers_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Hanshin_tigers_insignia.svg/105px-Hanshin_tigers_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Hanshin_tigers_insignia.svg/140px-Hanshin_tigers_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="165" data-file-height="165" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> </td> <td>阪神タイガース <br /> Hanshin Taigāsu </td> <td>December 10, 1935 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nishinomiya" title="Nishinomiya">Nishinomiya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture" title="Hyōgo Prefecture">Hyōgo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Koshien_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanshin Koshien Stadium">Hanshin Koshien Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Hanshin_Holdings" title="Hankyu Hanshin Holdings">Hankyu Hanshin Holdings</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp_insignia.svg/70px-Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp_insignia.svg/105px-Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp_insignia.svg/140px-Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> </td> <td>広島東洋カープ <br />Hiroshima Tōyō Kāpu </td> <td>December 5, 1949 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minami-ku,_Hiroshima" title="Minami-ku, Hiroshima">Minami-ku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Prefecture" title="Hiroshima Prefecture">Hiroshima</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mazda_Stadium" title="Mazda Stadium">Mazda Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jujiro_Matsuda" title="Jujiro Matsuda">Matsuda family</a> [66.7%]<br /><a href="/wiki/Mazda" title="Mazda">Mazda</a> [33.3%] </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows_insignia.svg/70px-Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows_insignia.svg/105px-Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows_insignia.svg/140px-Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a> </td> <td>東京ヤクルトスワローズ <br />Tōkyō Yakuruto Suwarōzu </td> <td>January 12, 1950 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shinjuku" title="Shinjuku">Shinjuku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meiji_Jingu_Stadium" title="Meiji Jingu Stadium">Meiji Jingu Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yakult_Honsha" title="Yakult Honsha">Yakult Honsha</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars_insignia.svg/70px-Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars_insignia.svg/105px-Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars_insignia.svg/140px-Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars" title="Yokohama DeNA BayStars">Yokohama DeNA BayStars</a> </td> <td>横浜DeNAベイスターズ <br />Yokohama DeNA Beisutāzu </td> <td>December 15, 1949 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naka-ku,_Yokohama" title="Naka-ku, Yokohama">Naka-ku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanagawa_Prefecture" title="Kanagawa Prefecture">Kanagawa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_Stadium" title="Yokohama Stadium">Yokohama Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DeNA" title="DeNA">DeNA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E8%AA%AD%E5%A3%B2%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/%E8%AA%AD%E5%A3%B2%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B4.svg/70px-%E8%AA%AD%E5%A3%B2%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/%E8%AA%AD%E5%A3%B2%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B4.svg/105px-%E8%AA%AD%E5%A3%B2%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B4.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/w/index.php?title=Central_League&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Central League pennant winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2024 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>2023 <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a></li> <li>2022 <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a></li> <li>2021 <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a></li> <li>2020 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>2019 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>2018 <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a></li> <li>2017 <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a></li> <li>2016 <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a></li> <li>2015 <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a></li> <li>2014 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>2013 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>2012 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>2011 <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></li> <li>2010 <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></li> <li>2009 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>2008 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>2007 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>2006 <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></li> <li>2005 <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a></li> <li>2004 <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></li> <li>2003 <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a></li> <li>2002 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>2001 <a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a></li> <li>2000 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1999 <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></li> <li>1998 <a href="/wiki/Yokohama_BayStars" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama BayStars">Yokohama BayStars</a></li> <li>1997 <a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a></li> <li>1996 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1995 <a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a></li> <li>1994 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1993 <a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a></li> <li>1992 <a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a></li> <li>1991 <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a></li> <li>1990 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1989 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1988 <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></li> <li>1987 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1986 <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a></li> <li>1985 <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a></li> <li>1984 <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a></li> <li>1983 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1982 <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></li> <li>1981 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1980 <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a></li> <li>1979 <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a></li> <li>1978 <a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a></li> <li>1977 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1976 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1975 <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a></li> <li>1974 <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></li> <li>1973 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1972 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1971 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1970 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1969 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1968 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1967 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1966 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1965 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1964 <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a></li> <li>1963 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1962 <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a></li> <li>1961 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1960 <a href="/wiki/Taiyo_Whales" class="mw-redirect" title="Taiyo Whales">Taiyo Whales</a></li> <li>1959 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1958 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1957 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1956 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1955 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1954 <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></li> <li>1953 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1952 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1951 <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li>1950 <a href="/wiki/Shochiku_Robins" title="Shochiku Robins">Shochiku Robins</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climax_Series_winners">Climax Series winners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_League&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climax Series winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2024 Yokohama DeNA BayStars</li> <li>2023 Hanshin Tigers</li> <li>2022 Tokyo Yakult Swallows</li> <li>2021 Tokyo Yakult Swallows</li> <li>2020 Yomiuri Giants</li> <li>2019 Yomiuri Giants</li> <li>2018 Hiroshima Toyo Carp</li> <li>2017 Yokohama DeNA BayStars</li> <li>2016 Hiroshima Toyo Carp</li> <li>2015 Tokyo Yakult Swallows</li> <li>2014 Hanshin Tigers</li> <li>2013 Yomiuri Giants</li> <li>2012 Yomiuri Giants</li> <li>2011 Chunichi Dragons</li> <li>2010 Chunichi Dragons</li> <li>2009 Yomiuri Giants</li> <li>2008 Yomiuri Giants</li> <li>2007 Chunichi Dragons</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Central_League_statistics">Central League statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_League&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Central League statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">First</a> </th> <th>Second </th> <th>Third </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>12</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>23</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a 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<li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Takehiko_Bessho" title="Takehiko Bessho">Bessho</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Takumi_Otomo" title="Takumi Otomo">Otomo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Sugishita" title="Shigeru Sugishita">Sugishita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Tetsuharu_Kawakami" title="Tetsuharu Kawakami">Kawakami</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Takehiko_Bessho" title="Takehiko Bessho">Bessho</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Yonamine" title="Wally Yonamine">Yonamine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Motoshi_Fujita" title="Motoshi Fujita">Fujita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Motoshi_Fujita" title="Motoshi Fujita">Fujita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Noboru_Akiyama" title="Noboru Akiyama">Akiyama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima" title="Shigeo Nagashima">Nagashima</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Murayama" title="Minoru Murayama">Murayama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima" title="Shigeo Nagashima">Nagashima</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima" title="Shigeo Nagashima">Nagashima</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima" title="Shigeo Nagashima">Nagashima</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima" title="Shigeo Nagashima">Nagashima</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Tsuneo_Horiuchi" title="Tsuneo Horiuchi">Horiuchi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Koji_Yamamoto_(baseball,_born_1946)" title="Koji Yamamoto (baseball, born 1946)">Yamamoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Tsutomu_Wakamatsu" title="Tsutomu Wakamatsu">Wakamatsu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Yutaka_Enatsu" title="Yutaka Enatsu">Enatsu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Koji_Yamamoto_(baseball,_born_1946)" title="Koji Yamamoto (baseball, born 1946)">Yamamoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Suguru_Egawa" title="Suguru Egawa">Egawa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Takayoshi_Nakao" title="Takayoshi Nakao">Nakao</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Tatsunori_Hara" title="Tatsunori Hara">Hara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Sachio_Kinugasa" title="Sachio Kinugasa">Kinugasa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Bass" title="Randy Bass">Bass</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Manabu_Kitabeppu" title="Manabu Kitabeppu">Kitabeppu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Yamakura" title="Kazuhiro Yamakura">Yamakura</a></span></li> <li><span 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball#Rookie" title="Minor League Baseball">Rookie</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League" title="Arizona Complex League">Arizona Complex League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League" title="Dominican Summer League">Dominican Summer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League" title="Florida Complex League">Florida Complex League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><a href="/wiki/Independent_baseball_league" title="Independent baseball league">Independent</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">MLB Partner Leagues</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" title="American Association of Professional Baseball">American Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball" title="Atlantic League of Professional Baseball">Atlantic League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_League" title="Frontier League">Frontier League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_League_(baseball)" title="Pioneer League (baseball)">Pioneer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Draft_League" title="MLB Draft League">MLB Draft League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Non-partnered leagues</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_National_Series" title="Cuban National Series">Cuban National Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_National_Championship_AA_League" title="Curaçao National Championship AA League">Curaçao AA League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Empire Professional Baseball League">Empire League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Norte_de_M%C3%A9xico" title="Liga Norte de México">Liga Norte de México</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pecos_League" title="Pecos League">Pecos League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Shore_Professional_Baseball_League" title="United Shore Professional Baseball League">United Shore League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_Major_League" title="Venezuelan Major League">Venezuelan Major League</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">National Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Baseball_League" title="United States Baseball League">United States Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Minor</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a 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