2012 Pacific League Climax Series

The 2012 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) 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 Central League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The PLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 13 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 19.

2012 Pacific League Climax Series
First Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) Koji Akiyama 67–65–12 (.508), 6.5 GB
Saitama Seibu Lions (1) Hisanobu Watanabe 72–63–9 (.533), 3 GB
DatesOctober 13–15
Final Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4) Hideki Kuriyama 74–59–11 (.556), 3 GA
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (0) Koji Akiyama 67–65–12 (.508), 6.5 GB
DatesOctober 17–19
MVPYoshio Itoi (Nippon-Ham)

First Stage

Summary

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 13Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1Seibu Dome2:5432,074[1] 
2October 14Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 8Seibu Dome3:2333,918[2] 
3October 15Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2Seibu Dome3:2325,002[3]

Game 1

Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
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WP: Tadashi Settsu (1–0)   LP: Kazuhisa Makita (0–1)   Sv: Masahiko Morifuku (1)

Game 2

Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
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WP: Takayuki Kishi (1–0)   LP: Shota Takeda (0–1)

Game 3

Monday, October 15, 2012 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
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WP: Kenji Otonari (1–0)   LP: Kazuhisa Ishii (0–1)   Sv: Hideki Okajima (1)
Home runs:
SOF: None
SEI: Takeya Nakamura (1), José Ortiz (1)

Final Stage

Summary

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters won the series, 4–0*.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 17Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3Sapporo Dome2:5631,022[4] 
2October 18Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3Sapporo Dome3:1723,610[5] 
3October 19Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4Sapporo Dome3:1637,166[6]
* The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
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WP: Mitsuo Yoshikawa (1–0)   LP: Yoshiaki Fujioka (0–1)   Sv: Hisashi Takeda (1)
Home runs:
SOF: None
NIP: Yoshio Itoi (1)

Game 2

Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
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WP: Masaru Takeda (1–0)   LP: Nagisa Arakaki (0–1)   Sv: Hisashi Takeda (2)
Home runs:
SOF: None
NIP: Yoshio Itoi (2)

Game 3

Friday, October 19, 2012 at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
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WP: Brian Wolfe (1–0)   LP: Tadashi Settsu (0–1)   Sv: Hisashi Takeda (3)
Home runs:
SOF: Wily Mo Peña (1)
NIP: None

References

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