2009 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SCHEDULE

2009 Pro baseball season
Pacific League	opens April 3
Central League	opens April 3

PACIFIC LEAGUE 2009

Apr. 3 to 5
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Sapporo Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Seibu Lions	Chiba Marine Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 7 to 8
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Tokyo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Orix Buffaloes	Seibu Dome
Apr. 9
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Orix Buffaloes	Seibu Dome
Apr. 10 to 11
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Seibu Lions	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 12
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Seibu Lions	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 14
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Orix Buffaloes	Sapporo Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Chiba Marine Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Seibu Lions	Kumamoto Stadium
Apr. 15 to 16
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Orix Buffaloes	Sapporo Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Chiba Marine Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Seibu Lions	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 17
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Chiba Marine Stadium
Apr. 18 to 19
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Tokyo Dome
Apr. 21 to 23
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Tokyo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Seibu Lions	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Apr. 24 to 26
Seibu Lions vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 28 to 30
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Orix Buffaloes	Chiba Marine Stadium

May 1 to 3
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Seibu Lions	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Orix Buffaloes	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 4
Seibu Lions vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Skymark Stadium
May 5 to 6
Seibu Lions vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Kyocera Dome Osaka
May 8 to 10
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Orix Buffaloes	Sapporo Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Chiba Marine Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Seibu Lions	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 12
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Seibu Lions	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 13
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Seibu Lions	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Kita Kyushu
May 14
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Seibu Lions	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 15 to 17
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Seibu Lions	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	Kyocera Dome Osaka

CENTRAL LEAGUE 2008

Apr. 3 to 5
Yomiuri Giants vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Apr. 7 to 9
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Yomiuri Giants	Yokohama Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Koshien Stadium
Apr. 10 to 12
Yomiuri Giants vs Hanshin Tigers	Tokyo Dome
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Yokohama Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Chunichi Dragons	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Apr. 14 to 16
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Yomiuri Giants	Jingu Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Chunichi Dragons	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Apr. 17 to 19
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Hanshin Tigers	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Yomiuri Giants	Nagoya Dome
Apr. 21
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Nagasaki
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers	Nagoya Dome
Apr. 22
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Saga
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers	Nagoya Dome
Apr. 23
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers	Nagoya Dome
Apr. 24 to 26
Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Jingu Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Hanshin Tigers	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Apr. 28
Chunichi Dragons vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Toyohashi
Hanshin Tigers vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Kurashiki
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yomiuri Giants	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Apr. 29 to 30
Chunichi Dragons vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yomiuri Giants	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima

May 2 to 4
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Chunichi Dragons	Yokohama Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Yomiuri Giants	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
May 5 to 7
Yomiuri Giants vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers	Jingu Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Nagoya Dome
May 8
Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons	Tokyo Dome
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Hanshin Tigers	Yokohama Stadium
May 9 to 10
Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Matsuyama
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Hanshin Tigers	Yokohama Stadium
May 12
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Yomiuri Giants	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Gifu
Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Koshien Stadium
May 13 to 14
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Yomiuri Giants	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Tokyo Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Koshien Stadium
May 15 to 17
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers	Jingu Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Nagoya Dome
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yomiuri Giants	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima

INTERLEAGUE

May 19
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Yomiuri Giants	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Chunichi Dragons	Omiya
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hanshin Tigers	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 20
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Yomiuri Giants	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Chunichi Dragons	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hanshin Tigers	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 22
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Yomiuri Giants	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Chunichi Dragons	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hanshin Tigers	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 23
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Yomiuri Giants	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Chunichi Dragons	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hanshin Tigers	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 24 to 25
Yomiuri Giants vs Orix Buffaloes	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Seibu Lions	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
May 27
Yomiuri Giants vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Orix Buffaloes	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Sagamihara
Chunichi Dragons vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Seibu Lions	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
May 28
Yomiuri Giants vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Orix Buffaloes	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Seibu Lions	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Kure
May 30 to 31
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Hanshin Tigers	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Yomiuri Giants Chunichi Dragons	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chunichi Dragons	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome

June 2 to 3
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hanshin Tigers	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Yomiuri Giants	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Chunichi Dragons	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 5 to 6
Yomiuri Giants vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Seibu Lions	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Orix Buffaloes	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
June 7
Yomiuri Giants vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Seibu Lions	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Orix Buffaloes	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
June 8
Yomiuri Giants vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Seibu Lions	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Orix Buffaloes	Onomichi
June 10
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Sapporo Maruyama
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chunichi Dragons	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Hanshin Tigers	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Yomiuri Giants	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 11
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Sapporo Maruyama
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chunichi Dragons	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Hanshin Tigers	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Yomiuri Giants	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 13 to 14
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Chunichi Dragons	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hanshin Tigers	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Yomiuri Giants	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 16
Yomiuri Giants vs Seibu Lions	Utsunomiya
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Orix Buffaloes	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Kanazawa
Hanshin Tigers vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Kyocera Dome Osaka
June 17
Yomiuri Giants vs Seibu Lions	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Orix Buffaloes	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Toyama
Hanshin Tigers vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Miyoshi
June 18
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Jingu Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Miyoshi
June 20 to 21
Yomiuri Giants vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Seibu Lions	Iwaki
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Orix Buffaloes	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima

2009 All Star Games
July 24	Sapporo Dome
July 25	Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima

2009 Pacific League Playoffs
1st Stage
October 16 to 18	2nd vs 3rd
2nd Stage
October 21 to 26	1st vs 1st stage winner

2009 Central League Playoffs
1st Stage
October 17 to 19	2nd vs 3rd
2nd Stage
October 21 to 26	1st vs 1st stage winner

2009 Japan Series:Yomiuri Giants vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
October 31	Sapporo Dome
November 1	Sapporo Dome
November 3	Tokyo Dome
November 4	Tokyo Dome
November 5	Tokyo Dome
November 7	Sapporo Dome

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