The 1998 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 49th season of operation for the league.
Regular season standings
Central League Central League G W L T Pct. GBYokohama BayStars 136 79 56 1 .585 --Chunichi Dragons 136 75 60 1 .556 4.0Yomiuri Giants 135 73 62 0 .541 6.0Yakult Swallows 135 66 69 0 .489 13.0Hiroshima Toyo Carp 135 60 75 0 .444 19.0Hanshin Tigers 135 52 83 0 .385 27.0
Pacific League Pacific League G W L T Pct. GBSeibu Lions 135 70 61 4 .534 --Nippon-Ham Fighters 135 67 65 3 .508 3.5Orix BlueWave 135 66 66 3 .500 4.5Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 135 67 67 1 .500 4.5Kintetsu Buffaloes 135 66 67 2 .496 5.0Chiba Lotte Marines 135 61 71 3 .462 9.5
Japan Series
GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 BayStars – 9, Lions – 4 October 18Yokohama Stadium 29,0252 BayStars – 4, Lions – 0 October 19Yokohama Stadium 29,0763 Lions – 7, BayStars – 2 October 22Seibu Dome 31,5994 Lions – 4, BayStars – 2 October 23Seibu Dome 31,6855 Lions – 5, BayStars – 17 October 24Seibu Dome 31,7566 BayStars – 2, Lions – 1 October 26Yokohama Stadium 29,289
See also 1998 Major League Baseball season
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