2009 Central League Climax Series
The 2009 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 2009 Japan Series , where they competed against the 2009 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 17 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 24.
First stage
Summary
Chunichi Dragons won the series, 2–1.
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 17
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 2Nagoya Dome 3:24
38,391[ 1]
2
October 18
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 3
Nagoya Dome
3:18
38,171[ 2]
3
October 19
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 7
Nagoya Dome
4:03
32,897[ 3]
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Second stage
Summary
Yomiuri Giants won the series, 4–1*.
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
October 21
Chunichi Dragons – 7, Yomiuri Giants – 2Tokyo Dome 3:11
41,259[ 4]
2
October 22
Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 6
Tokyo Dome
3:53
40,452[ 5]
3
October 23
Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 5
Tokyo Dome
3:33
45,409[ 6]
4
October 24
Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 8
Tokyo Dome
3:37
46,535[ 7]
* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Second Stage.
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
References
^ "Saturday, October 17, 2009" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 16, 2009 .^ "Sunday, October 18, 2009" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2009 .^ "Monday, October 19, 2009" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 16, 2009 .^ "Wednesday, October 21, 2009" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2009 .^ "Thursday, October 22, 2009" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2009 .^ "Friday, October 23, 2009" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 16, 2009 .^ "Saturday, October 24, 2009" . Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 16, 2009 .
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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