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.
First stage
Summary
Chunichi Dragons won the series, 2–1.
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 13
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 6
Nagoya Dome 3:11
31,146[ 1]
2
October 14
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 0Nagoya Dome
3:26
33,852[ 2]
3
October 15
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 4
Nagoya Dome
3:39
23,264[ 3]
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Final stage
Summary
Yomiuri Giants won the series, 4–3*.
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 17
Chunichi Dragons – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 1Tokyo Dome 3:21
40,039[ 4]
2
October 18
Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 2Tokyo Dome
3:40
39,135[ 5]
3
October 19
Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4 (10) Tokyo Dome
3:41
44,744[ 6]
4
October 20
Chunichi Dragons – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3
Tokyo Dome
2:57
46,158[ 7]
5
October 21
Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3
Tokyo Dome
3:40
45,897[ 8]
6
October 22
Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 4
Tokyo Dome
3:18
44,351[ 9]
* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
References
^ "Saturday, October 13, 2012" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 4, 2012 .^ "Sunday, October 14, 2012" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 4, 2012 .^ "Monday, October 15, 2012" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 4, 2012 .^ "Wednesday, October 17, 2012" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 4, 2012 .^ "Thursday, October 18, 2012" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 4, 2012 .^ "Friday, October 19, 2012" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 4, 2012 .^ "Saturday, October 20, 2012" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 4, 2012 .^ "Sunday, October 21, 2012" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 4, 2012 .^ "Monday, October 22, 2012" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 4, 2012 .
Established in 1950
Formerly the Kokutestu Swallows , the Sankei Swallows , the Sankei Atoms , the Atoms , Yakult Atoms , and the Tokyo Swallows
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