2012 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SCHEDULE

2012 Pro baseball season
Pacific Leagueopens March 30
Central League opens March 30


PACIFIC LEAGUE 2012
Mar. 30 to 31
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Seibu Lions Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome

Apr. 1
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Seibu Lions Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 3 to 4
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka HawksKleenex Stadium Miyagi
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Orix BuffaloesSapporo Dome
Seibu Lions vs Chiba Lotte Marines Seibu Dome
Apr. 5
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka HawksKleenex Stadium Miyagi
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Orix BuffaloesSapporo Dome
Apr. 6 to 8
Seibu Lions vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Kyocera Dome Osaka
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Nippon Ham Fighters QVC Marine Field
Apr. 10
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Seibu LionsKoshien Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Nippon Ham FightersFukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Orix BuffaloesQVC Marine Field
Apr. 11
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Seibu LionsKoshien Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Nippon Ham FightersKita-Kyushu
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Orix BuffaloesQVC Marine Field
Apr. 12
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Nippon Ham FightersFukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Orix BuffaloesQVC Marine Field
Apr. 13
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Rakuten Golden EaglesSapporo Dome
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte MarinesFukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 14
Seibu Lions vs Orix BuffaloesOmiya Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte Marines Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Sapporo Dome
Apr. 15
Seibu Lions vs Orix BuffaloesSeibu Dome
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte Marines Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Sapporo Dome
Apr. 16
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham Fighters Seibu Dome
Apr. 17
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham Fighters Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks Kyocera Dome Osaka
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Rakuten Golden Eagles QVC Marine Field
Apr. 18
Orix Buffaloes vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks Kyocera Dome Osaka
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Rakuten Golden Eagles QVC Marine Field
Apr. 19
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham FightersOjiyama Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks Kyocera Dome Osaka
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Rakuten Golden Eagles QVC Marine Field
Apr. 20
Orix Buffaloes vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersHotto Motto Field Kobe
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Seibu LionsQVC Marine Field
Apr. 21
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Seibu Lions Kagoshima
Orix Buffaloes vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersHotto Motto Field Kobe
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Seibu LionsQVC Marine Field
Apr. 22
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Seibu Lions Kagoshima
Orix Buffaloes vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersHotto Motto Field Kobe
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Seibu LionsQVC Marine Field
Apr. 24 to 26
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Chiba Lotte Marines Tokyo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Orix Buffaloes Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Seibu Lions Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 28 to 30
Orix Buffaloes vs Seibu Lions Kyocera Dome Osaka
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks QVC Marine Field
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersKleenex Stadium Miyagi

May 1 to 3
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Softbank Fukuoka HawksSapporo Dome
Seibu Lions vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte Marines Kyocera Dome Osaka
May 4 to 6
Seibu Lions vs Chiba Lotte Marines Seibu Dome
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Orix Buffaloes Sapporo Dome
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte Marines Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 8 to 10
Orix Buffaloes vs Softbank Fukuoka HawksHotto Motto Field Kobe
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Seibu Lions Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters QVC Marine Field
May 11
Orix Buffaloes vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Kyocera Dome Osaka
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks QVC Marine Field
May 12 to 13
Orix Buffaloes vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Kyocera Dome Osaka
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks QVC Marine Field
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Seibu Lions Hakodate

June 22
Seibu Lions vs Orix Buffaloes Omiya Stadium
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines Koriyama Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 23 to 24
Seibu Lions vs Orix Buffaloes Seibu Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 26 to 28
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Tokyo Dome
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Seibu LionsQVC Marine Field
June 29 to 30
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham Fighters Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte MarinesKyocera Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka HawksKleenex Stadium Miyagi

Jul. 1
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham Fighters Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte MarinesKyocera Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka HawksKleenex Stadium Miyagi



CENTRAL LEAGUE 2012
Mar. 30 to 31
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Kyocera Dome

Apr. 1
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Kyocera Dome
Apr. 3 to 5
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers Jingu Stadium
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Chunichi Dragons Yokohama Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yomiuri GiantsMazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Apr. 6 to 8
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Yomiuri Giants Koshien Stadium
Apr. 10 to 11
Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi DragonsTokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Jingu Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Hanshin Tigers Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Apr. 13
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Yomiuri Giants Yokohama Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Chunichi DragonsKoshien Stadium
Apr. 14
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Yomiuri Giants Yokohama Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Chunichi DragonsKoshien Stadium
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Matsuyama
Apr. 15
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Yomiuri Giants Niigata
Hanshin Tigers vs Chunichi DragonsKoshien Stadium
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Matsuyama
Apr. 17
Chunichi Dragons vs Yomiuri Giants Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Hotto Motto Field Kobe
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Kure
Apr. 18 to 19
Chunichi Dragons vs Yomiuri Giants Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Hotto Motto Field Kobe
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Apr. 20 to 22
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Yomiuri Giants Jingu Stadium
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Hanshin Tigers Yokohama Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Chunichi Dragons Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Apr. 24
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons Jingu Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Koshien Stadium
Apr. 25
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons Jingu Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Koshien Stadium
Yomiuri Giants vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Kumamoto
Apr. 26
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons Jingu Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Koshien Stadium
Yomiuri Giants vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Kagoshima
Apr. 28 to 30
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Chunichi Dragons vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Nagoya Dome
Yomiuri Giants vs Hanshin Tigers Tokyo Dome

May 1 to 3
Yomiuri Giants vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Tokyo Dome
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers Nagoya Dome
May 4 to 6
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Chunichi Dragons Yokohama Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Yomiuri Giants Koshien Stadium
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Jingu Stadium
May 8
Yomiuri Giants vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Utsunomiya
Chunichi Dragons vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Toyohashi
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Hanshin Tigers Niigata
May 9
Yomiuri Giants vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Gifu
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Hanshin Tigers Niigata
May 10
Yomiuri Giants vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Nagoya Dome
May 12 to 13
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Hanshin Tigers Yokohama Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Chunichi DragonsMazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Yomiuri Giants Akita

June 22
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Nagano
Hanshin Tigers vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Koshien Stadium
June 23
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Tokyo Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Koshien Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Toyama
June 24
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Tokyo Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Koshien Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Kanazawa
June 26 to 27
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin TigersNagoya Dome
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yomiuri GiantsMazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Okinawa Stadium Naha
June 28
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin TigersNagoya Dome
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yomiuri GiantsMazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
June 29 to 30
Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers Jingu Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima



INTERLEAGUE
May 16 to 17
Yomiuri Giants vs Orix Buffaloes Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks Jingu Stadium
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Seibu LionsYokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Chiba Lotte Marines Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Nippon Ham Fighters Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
May 19 to 20
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Chiba Lotte MarinesYokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Seibu Lions Nagoya Dome
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Nippon Ham Fighters Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Yomiuri Giants vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Orix Buffaloes Jingu Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Koshien Stadium
May 22 to 23
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Yokohama DeNA BayStarsSapporo Dome
Seibu Lions vs Yomiuri Giants Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Hanshin Tigers Kyocera Dome Osaka
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chunichi Dragons Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows QVC Marine Field
May 25 to 26
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Chunichi DragonsSapporo Dome
Seibu Lions vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Hotto Motto Field Kobe
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hanshin Tigers Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Yomiuri GiantsQVC Marine Field
May 27 to 28
Yomiuri Giants vs Nippon Ham Fighters Tokyo Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Seibu Lions Koshien Stadium
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Orix BuffaloesYokohama Stadium
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Jingu Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks Nagoya Dome
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Chiba Lotte Marines Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
May 30 to 31
Yomiuri Giants vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Nippon Ham Fighters Jingu Stadium
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Softbank Fukuoka HawksNagasaki
Chunichi Dragons vs Orix Buffaloes Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Chiba Lotte Marines Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Seibu Lions Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima

June 2 to 3
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Chunichi Dragons QVC Marine Field
Seibu Lions vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Seibu Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Hanshin Tigers Sapporo Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Yomiuri Giants Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 5 to 6
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp Sapporo Dome
Seibu Lions vs Chunichi Dragons Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Kyocera Dome Osaka
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hanshin Tigers Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Yomiuri Giants Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars QVC Marine Field
June 8 to 9
Yomiuri Giants vs Seibu Lions Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chiba Lotte Marines Jingu Stadium
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Nippon Ham FightersYokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Orix Buffaloes Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
June 10 to 11
Yomiuri Giants vs Chiba Lotte Marines Tokyo Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks Koshien Stadium
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Seibu Lions Jingu Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Orix Buffaloes Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Rakuten Golden Eagles Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Nippon Ham Fighters Nagoya Dome
June 13 to 14
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Yomiuri Giants Sapporo Dome
Seibu Lions vs Hanshin Tigers Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars Kyocera Dome Osaka
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chunichi Dragons Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp QVC Marine Field



2012 All Star Games
July 20 Kyocera Dome Osaka
July 21 Matsuyama Botchan Stadium
July 23Iwate Prefectural Baseball Stadium

2012 Pacific League Playoffs
1st Stage
October 13 to 15 2nd vs 3rd
2nd Stage
October 17 to 22 1st vs 1st stage winner

2012 Central League Playoffs
1st Stage
October 13 to 15 2nd vs 3rd
2nd Stage
October 17 to 22 1st vs 1st stage winner

2012 Japan Series
October 27 Central League team home stadium
October 28 Central League team home stadium
October 30 Pacific League team home stadium
October 31 Pacific League team home stadium
November 1 Pacific League team home stadium
November 3 Central League team home stadium
November 4 Central League team home stadium



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