Modified on October 22, 2017
Climax Series
2nd stage: Fukuoka Softbank Hawks vs Rakuten Golden Eagles
Oct 22
The Hawks young star Yuki Yanagita was back from an injury. He hit in a run.
Nobuhiyo Matsuda slammed a 2 run home run.
The Hawks won 7 to 0 and advanced to the Japan Series.
Oct 21
It's a competitive game. Zelous Wheeler hit in a run to take the lead.
The Hawks equalized on Seiichi Uchikawa's home run.
Then Akira Nakamura slammed a game winning home run.
The Hawks won 4 to 3.
Oct 20
The Golden Eagles Takahiro Norimoto was again in a mess giving up 7 runs in 4 innings.
His team lost 5 to 7 to the Hawks.
Oct 19
Motohiro Shima hit in a game winning run. The Golden Eagles won again, 2 to 1.
Oct 18
The Golden Eagles Eigoro Mogi hit in a home run.
Also Ja Fett-Amada and Zelous Wheeler homered.
The Golden Eagles won 3 to 2.
1st stage: Seibu Lions vs Rakuten Golden Eagles
Oct 16
This time, the Golden Eagles blasted. Although the Lions tried to resist with home runs in the last inning
the Golden Eagles won 5 to 2.
Oct 15
Former Lion Pitcher Takayuki Kishi started for the Golden Eagles.
He pitched well.
The Golden Eagles won 4 to 1.
Oct 14
The Golden Eagles Takahiro Norimoto gave up a home run to Hideto Asamura.
The Lions clobbered the Eagles that in the end it won 10 to 0
Oct
Shohei Otani started for the Fighters on Oct 4 and shut out the Buffaloes.
On Oct 9, the game against the Golden Eagles was assumed the last in Japan as he's expected to play next season in MLB.
Sept
The Hawks Yuki Yanagita homered, and Alfredo Despaigne did too, defeating the Lions on Sept 16 and securing the
league championship title the earliest ever.
It's now about which other 2 teams will advance to the Climax Series.
On Sept 14, the Buffaloes Chris Marrero was amazing blasting 3 home runs and defeated the Hawks. The next day, it was the Hawks Alfredo Despaigne with a 2 run homer and game winning base hit to help the Hawks win. The Lions won 2 games from the Golden Eagles from Sept 14. The Fighters and the Marines won a game each.
On Sept 12, the Fighter Shohei Otani won his first game of the season, pitching 7 innings. It's against the Golden Eage.s The Marines beat the Buffaloes.
The Hawks won its 9th game in a row on Sept 10 by defeating the Marines in all 3 games. The Lions won only 1 of 3 games against the Fighters from Sept 8. The Golden Eagles too won only 1 of 3 games against the Buffaloes.
From Sept 5, the Hawks beat the Buffaloes in 2 games. The Lions played 3 games of which it beat the Marines in 2. The Golden Eagles won 2 games from the Fighters.
The Hawks clinched all 3 games from Sept 1 played against the Golden Eagles including a game which the Golden Eagles ace pitcher Takahiro Norimoto started. The Lions replace the Golden Eagles for 2nd place on Sept 1 by beating the Buffaloes. The Buffaloes won the next 2 games. The Marines Sily Mo Pena blasted a 2 run home run on Sept 1 to defeat the Fighters. The Marines Hideaki Wakui shut out the Fighters the next day. The Fighters won the 3rd game.
Standing as of September 30
1.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2.Saitama Seibu Lions
3.Rakuten Golden Eagles
4.Orix Buffaloes
5.Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
6.Chiba Lotte Marines
August
The Lions faced the Golden Eagles from Aug 19. They tied once and the Lions won 2. With it win on Aug 31,
the Lions replaced the Golden Eagles for 2nd place.
The Hawks meanwhile won a game and lost a game against the Fighters.
The Marine beat the Buffaloes in the 1st game but lost the next 2.
The Hawks face the Marines from Aug 25, won the 3rd game only. The Golden Eagles cannot win, losing all 3 games against the Fighters. The Lions losing streak ended at 4 on Aug 25, but lost the next 2 games against the Buffaloes Masataka Yoshida's home runs.
The Hawks was of no match for the Lions from Aug 22, wining all 3 games with special mentioning of contribution by Yuki Yanagita. The Golden Eagles only won the first game against the Marines and lost the next 2. The Buffaloes and the Fighters faced eachother in 2 games in won a game each.
The top 2 teams faced eachother from Aug 18. The Hawks beat the Golden Eagles in all 3 games. The Fighters managed to win 2 of 3 games from the Lions on Shohei Otani's huge contribution. The Marines won the first game against the Marines, but lost the next 2.s
The Hawks returned to first place on Aug 15 beating the Buffaloes, and won the next game. The Golden Eagles lost all 3 games against the Lions. The Fighters beat the Marines with homers in 2 games on Aug 16 and 17.
The Golden Eagles lost the first game against the Buffaloes on Aug 11, won the next 2. The Fighters lost its 6 game in a rown on Aug 13 in the game against the Hawks. The Marines beat the Lions with Wily Mo Pena's home run, but lost the next 2.
The Hawks fell to 2nd place, replaced by the Golden Eagles on Aug 8 with a devastating loss against the Marines. The Hawks managed to win the next 2 with homeres by Nobuhiro Matsuda and Yuki Yanagita. The Golden Eagles played good competitive games and defeated the Fighters in 2 games. The Buffaloes T Okada and Masataka Yoshida blasted with homeruns against the Lions on Aug 8, lost the next by won the 3rd.
From Aug 4 the Hawks played against the Lions. It lost the first game to Hotaka Yamakawa's RBIs, and Takeya Nakamura's home run. It also lost the 3rd game to Yamakawa's 3 run home run. The Golden Eagles started to pick up its good pace from Aug 4 by defeating the Marines in 2 games. The Buffaloes beat the Fighters in 2 games.
The Golden Eagles faced the Lions from Aug 1. The Eagles lost all 3 games. Meanwhile the Hawks won 2 of 3 games against the Buffaloes and replaced the Golden Eagles for 1st place. The Marines newcomer Wily Mo Pena homered twice on Aug 2 to help his defeat the Fighters. His team lost the next.
Standing as of August 31
1.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2.Saitama Seibu Lions
3.Rakuten Golden Eagles
4.Orix Buffaloes
5.Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
6.Chiba Lotte Marines
July
The Golden Eagles lost the first 2 games from Jul 28 against the Buffaloes. The Golden Eagles won the competitive 3rd game where Japhet Amada homered. The Lions are in good shape defeating the Marines in all 3 games.
The Golden Eagles faced the Hawks and won a game each from Jul 25. The Lions winning streak extended to 6 on Jul 27. The Fighters and the Marines won a game each.
The Golden Eagles defeated the Buffaloes in all 3 games from Jul 21. THe Hawks won the first 2 games against the Marines. The Lions clobbered the Fighters in all 3 games.
From Jul 17, the Hawks faced the Lions, won the first on Despaine's home run. The Hawks won the next 2 games. The Marines ended its losing streak on Jul 17 in the games against the Buffaloes. It won the next game. The Golden Eagles beat the Fighters on both Jul 18 and 19.
The Lions beat the Marines on Jul 10 on Takeya Nakamura's home run, the next game on Hideto Asamura's 3 run homer, and won the 3rd game too. The Buffaloes blased on Jul 10 against the Fighters, lost the next. Shohei Otani started in the 3rd by was clobbered and lasted only until the 2nd inning. The top 2 team faced eachother from Feb 11. The Golden Eagles won the first on Ginji's RBI. The Hawks won thenext on Carlos Peguero's 2 run home run.
On Jul 7 the Lions Yusei Kikuchi pitched 14 strike outs and his team beat the Golden Eagles. The Hawks meanwhile defeated the Fighters and replaced the Golden Eagles for 1st place. The Goldern Eagles won the next 2 games. The Hawks lost the 3rd. Their ranking reversed again. The Buffaloes ended its losing streak on Jul 9 at 4 by defeating the Marines.
Shohei Otani was back with the Fighters. He could not contribute the team, as from Jul 3 it losses 3 games in a row against the Lions. The Golden Eagles beat the Marines in a 5 inning game due to rain on Jul 4, and won the next day too on Zelouss Wheeler's 2 run homer. The Hawks beat the Buffaloes in 2 games.
On Jul 1 the Hawks Alfredo Despaigne grand slammed to defeat the Golden Eagles. The Hawks won a competitive game the next game too. The Buffaloes beat the Lions in 2 games. The Marines Shuhei Kato contributed with RBIs to beat the Fighters on Jul 2, but the Fighter won the next day with Taichi Ota hitting well.
Standing as of July 31
1.Rakuten Golden Eagles
2.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
3.Saitama Seibu Lions
4.Orix Buffaloes
5.Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
6.Chiba Lotte Marines
June
On Jun 30, the Golden Eagles stopped the Hawks consecutive win at 4 games with homers by Zelouss Wheeler and Carlos Peguero.
The Buffale Marero homered twice to beat the Lions.
The Fighters Brandon Laird contributed to his team with the bat to beat the Marines.
There were rained out games from June 27. The Hawks defeated the Fighters in all 3 games. The Golden Eagles beat the Buffaloes on Jun 28. The Marines beat the Lions the same day.
The Golden Eagles faced the Fighters for its first 3 games since resuming games in respective leagues on June 23. It lost the first to home runs by Sho Nakata, but won the next 2. The Hawks Yuki Yanagita blasted from June 23 with home runs, to win the first game over the Lions. It lost the next but won the 3rd. The Buffaloes won 2 of 3 games against the Marines.
Standing as of June 30
1.Rakuten Golden Eagles
2.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
3.Saitama Seibu Lions
4.Orix Buffaloes
5.Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
6.Chiba Lotte Marines
May
The Lions faced the Golden Eagles from May 26 and proved its in good shape winning 2 games
The Hawks won 2 of 3 games against the Fighters.
The Marines clinched 2 competitive games against the Buffaloes.
The Buffaloes lost its 6th game in a row on May 23. It's against the Golden Eagles. And lost again on May 25. The Hawks Seiichi Uchikawa homered in all 3 games from May 23, and his team won the first 2 from the Marines. On May 23, the Lions Shogo Akiyama's home run gave the team a win over the Fighters. Akiyama homered again on May 25, to give his team its 4th win in a row.
The Marines clinched the game from the Golden Eagles on May 19 and 21 on Daichi Suzuki's 2 run home run. The Lions won all 3 games against the Hawks. The Fighters beat the Buffaloes in all 3 games.
The Golden Eagles faced the Fighters from May 16, and won 2 games. The Hawsk won the last 2 games from the Buffaloes. The Lions extended it winning streak by defeating the Marines in all 3 games while the Marines losing streak stretched to 8.
The Fighters won all 3 games against the Marines, with outstanding contributions by Brandon Laird. The Lions won all 3 games against the Buffaloes. The Golden Eagles and the Hawks won a game each.
Poor weather disrupted games on the week of May 9. The Marines new pitcher Chen Kuan-Yu won his first game on May 9 by hurling against the Golden Eagles. The Golden Eagles Takahiro Norimoto shut out the Marines the next day. The Golden Eagles won the 3rd game on Zelous Wheeler's 3 run home run. The Hawks beat the Buffaloes in all 3 games. The Lions won the first game against the Fighters while the Fighter won the next on Brandon Laird's contributions.
The Lions Takeya Nakamura blasted a 2 run home run on May 5 to beat the Golden Eagles. But the Golden Eagles won the next 2 games. The Fighters won its 5th game in a rown on May 6 by beating the Buffaloes but lost the 3rd. The Hawks won 2 of 3 games against the Marines, incuding a 2 run home run by Alfredo Despaigne.
The Buffaloes ace pitcher Chihiro Kaneko won his 5th game already on May 2, defeating the Golden Eagles. The Golden Eagles won the next 2 games though. The Fighters are in good shape defeating the Marines in all 3 games. The Hawks won all 3 games against the Lions.
Standing as of May 29
1.Rakuten Golden Eagles
2.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
3.Saitama Seibu Lions
4.Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
5.Orix Buffaloes
6.Chiba Lotte Marines
April
The Hawks beat the Buffaloes on Apr 28 on Alfredo Despaigne's homerun.
It lost the next day but won in the 3rd game again on Despaigne's homer and also Nobuhiro Matsuda's.
The Lions and the Marines tied in the first, then won a game each.
The Golden Eagles lost to the Fighters on Apr 29 but won the next day.
The Golden Eagles Motohiro Shima contributed with a RBI on a sacrifice fly and a home run against the Marines on Apr 27. The Golden Eagles won the next game too. The Buffaloes defeated the Lions in all 3 games. The Fighters consecutive loss stretched to 10 on Apr 26 in that game against the Hawks, but on Apr 27 managed to halt it on Sho Nakata's 3 run home run.
The Lions Yusei Kikuchi on Apr 21 shut out the Fighters and he was supported by Shogo Akiyama's home run. The Lions won the next 2 games against the Fighters. The Hawks Alfredo Despaigne's sacrifice fly gave his team a game winning RBI against the Golden Eagles on Apr 21. The Golden Eagles Carlos Peguero hit in runs in the next 2 games to help his team win. The Marines consecutive loss was topped at 5 when its ace pitcher Yuki Karakawa had a shut out victory against the Buffaloes.
The Golden Eagles won is 4th straight game by shutting out the Lions on Apr 18. It lost the next game. Stefen Romero is a great addition to the Buffaloes. On Apr 18, he homered twice to help defeat the Fighters. The Buffaloes marked its 4th win in a row on Apr 20. The Marines are not doing too good. It's lost its 4th game in row on Apr 20 in the game against the Hawks.
The Golden Eagles keep first place defeating the Fighters on Apr 14 and the next day on home run by Carlos Peguero The Buffaloes Chihiro Kaneko shut out the Hawks. The Buffaloes again the next day, a see saw game. The Lions Ernesto Mejia's home run helped his team defeat the Marines on Apr 13, but lost to the Lions next day.
The Buffaloes winning streak ended at 6 on Apr 12 in the game against the Marines. Meanwhile the Fighters losing streak ended on Apr 12 on the back of Brandon Laird's 2 run home run. It was an awakening for the Lions Takeya Nakamura on Apr 12. He homered twice against the Golden Eagles and his team won.
The Buffaloes Stefen Romero homered on Apr 7 and 8 to beat the Fighters. The Fighers losing streak reached 5. The Hawks Seiichi Uchikawa homered twice on Apr 7 to beat the Lions, but lost the next 2 days. The Golden Eagles beat the Marines on both Apr 10 and 11
The Golden Eagles was in good shape winning again on Apr 4 against the Hawks, but the winning streak ended at 4 the next day losing to the Hawks. Then on Apr 5, it won again. The Fighters beat the Marines on Apr 4, lost the next day despite Shohei Otani's home run and the day after too. The Buffaloes Stefen Romero slammed a 3 run homerun on Apr 4 to beat the Lions. Romero homer the next day to help his team win.]
The Hawks on Apr 1 took the lead from the Marines with Seiichi Uchikawa's RBI and in the end won. The Hawks won the next day this time on Uchikawa's home run. The Fighters beat the Lions on Apr 1 but lost the next day despite Shohei Otani's home run. The Golden Eagles defeated the Buffaloes in both games.
Standing as of Apr 30
1.Rakuten Golden Eagles
2.Orix Buffaloes
3.Saitama Seibu Lions
4.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
5.Chiba Lotte Marines
6.Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
March
The Fighters faced a disappointing lost to the Lions on opening day Mar 31.
Tsuyoshi Wada started for the Hawks.
He lost runs but Nobuhiro Matsuda helped with a equalizing RBI.
Then Yuichi Honda with his RBI gave his team a lead. THe Hawsk beat the Marines 3 to 1.
The Buffaloes and the Golden Eagles played a competitive game.
T Okada helped his team equalize with his home run.
But in the 11th inning, Carlos Peguero slammed a 2 run homerun to end the game 6 to 4 for the
Golden Eagles.
2016 SEASON CHAMPION: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
Final league standing in 2016
1.Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
2.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
3.Chiba Lotte Marines
4.Saitama Seibu Lions
5.Rakuten Golden Eagles
6.Orix Buffaloes
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