2012 Central League Climax Series

The 2012 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2012 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2012 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 13 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 22.

2012 Central League Climax Series
First Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Chunichi Dragons (2) Morimichi Takagi 75–53–16 (.586), 10.5 GB
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1) Junji Ogawa 68–65–11 (.511), 20 GB
DatesOctober 13–15
Final Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 86–43–15 (.667), 10.5 GA
Chunichi Dragons (3) Morimichi Takagi 75–53–16 (.586), 10.5 GB
DatesOctober 17–22
MVPYoshihito Ishii (Yomiuri)

First Stage

Summary

Chunichi Dragons won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 13Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 6Nagoya Dome3:1131,146[1] 
2October 14Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 0Nagoya Dome3:2633,852[2] 
3October 15Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 4Nagoya Dome3:3923,264[3]

Game 1

Saturday, October 13, 2012, 2:00 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
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Chunichi00020130X6110
WP: Kenichi Nakata (1–0)   LP: Masanori Ishikawa (0–1)   Sv: Daisuke Yamai (1)
Home runs:
YAK: Wladimir Balentien (1)
CHU: Kazuhiro Wada (1)

Game 2

Sunday, October 14, 2012, 2:01 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Yakult000100000150
Chunichi000000000051
WP: Shohei Tateyama (1–0)   LP: Soma Yamauchi (0–1)   Sv: Tony Barnette (1)
Home runs:
YAK: Wladimir Balentien (2)
CHU: None

Game 3

Monday, October 15, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Yakult010000000161
Chunichi00000004X470
WP: Takuya Asao (1–0)   LP: Tetsuya Yamamoto (0–1)
Home runs:
YAK: None
CHU: Tony Blanco (1)

Final Stage

Summary

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 4–3*.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 17Chunichi Dragons – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 1Tokyo Dome3:2140,039[4] 
2October 18Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 2Tokyo Dome3:4039,135[5] 
3October 19Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4 (10)Tokyo Dome3:4144,744[6] 
4October 20Chunichi Dragons – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3Tokyo Dome2:5746,158[7] 
5October 21Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3Tokyo Dome3:4045,897[8] 
6October 22Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 4Tokyo Dome3:1844,351[9]
* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi001001001390
Yomiuri000100000150
WP: Yudai Ono (1–0)   LP: Tetsuya Utsumi (0–1)   Sv: Daisuke Yamai (1)

Game 2

Thursday, October 18, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi0201010015110
Yomiuri100000010260
WP: Junki Ito (1–0)   LP: D. J. Houlton (0–1)   Sv: Daisuke Yamai (2)
Home runs:
CHU: Yohei Oshima (1)
YOM: None

Game 3

Friday, October 19, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team12345678910RHE
Chunichi02100100015110
Yomiuri0101020000470
WP: Yuta Muto (1–0)   LP: Kentaro Nishimura (0–1)   Sv: Hitoki Iwase (1)
Home runs:
CHU: Kazuhiro Wada (1)
YOM: Shuichi Murata (1), Yoshinobu Takahashi (1)

Game 4

Saturday, October 20, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi0000001001110
Yomiuri00200001X360
WP: Hirokazu Sawamura (1–0)   LP: Kenshin Kawakami (0–1)   Sv: Kentaro Nishimura (1)

Game 5

Sunday, October 21, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi000020000280
Yomiuri0200000013100
WP: Scott Mathieson (1–0)   LP: Hitoki Iwase (0–1)
Home runs:
CHU: Tony Blanco (1)
YOM: None

Game 6

Monday, October 22, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi000001001280
Yomiuri03001000X4100
WP: D. J. Houlton (1–1)   LP: Junki Ito (1–1)   Sv: Kentaro Nishimura (2)
Home runs:
CHU: None
YOM: Shuichi Murata (2)

References

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