2009 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SCHEDULE

2009 Pro baseball season
Pacific Leagueopens 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 HawksKleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Orix Buffaloes Seibu Dome
Apr. 9
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka HawksKleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Orix Buffaloes Seibu Dome
Apr. 10 to 11
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Seibu LionsKleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte Marines Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersFukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 12
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Seibu LionsKleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte Marines Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersFukuoka 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 FightersSeibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks Chiba Marine Stadium
Apr. 18 to 19
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham FightersSeibu 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 FightersSkymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 28 to 30
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersKleenex 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 FightersChiba 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 FightersChiba 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 HawksKleenex Stadium Miyagi
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Seibu LionsChiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersKyocera 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 DragonsKoshien 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 GiantsMazda 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 GiantsMazda 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 GiantsMazda 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 CarpKyocera 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 CarpKyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hanshin Tigers Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 22
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Tokyo Yakult SwallowsSapporo 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 SwallowsSapporo 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 EaglesYokohama 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 GiantsChiba 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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