2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yomiuri Giants defeating the Seibu Lions in the 2002 Japan Series 4 games to 0.

Standings

Central League Central League G W L T Pct. GBYomiuri Giants14086522.623-Yakult Swallows14074624.54411.0Chunichi Dragons14069665.51115.5Hanshin Tigers14066704.48519.0Hiroshima Toyo Carp14064724.47121.0Yokohama BayStars14049865.36335.5

Pacific League Pacific League G W L T Pct. GBSeibu Lions14090491.647-Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes14073652.52916.5Fukuoka Daiei Hawks14073652.52916.5Chiba Lotte Marines14067721.48223.0Nippon-Ham Fighters14061763.44528.0Orix BlueWave14050873.36539.0

Japan Series

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Giants – 4, Lions – 1 October 26Tokyo Dome 45,1072 Giants – 9, Lions – 4 October 27Tokyo Dome 45,2233 Lions – 2, Giants – 10 October 29Seibu Dome 30,9334 Lions – 2, Giants – 6 October 30Seibu Dome 31,072

League leaders

Central League

+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Kosuke Fukudome Chunichi Dragons .343 Home runs Hideki Matsui Yomiuri Giants 50 Runs batted in Hideki Matsui Yomiuri Giants 107 Hits Takayuki Shimizu Yomiuri Giants 191 Stolen bases Norihiro Akahoshi Hanshin Tigers 26

+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Koji UeharaKevin Hodges Yomiuri GiantsYakult Swallows 17 Earned run average Masumi Kuwata Yomiuri Giants 2.22 Strikeouts Kei Igawa Hanshin Tigers 206 Saves Eddie Gaillard Chunichi Dragons 35

Pacific League

See also 2002 Major League Baseball season

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