In professional baseball and the Pacific League, the entire regular season ended in 30 days, and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Orix, who won the championship for the first time in 25 years, won all four major pitcher titles such as the most wins and the best ERA. bottom.
It is a pitcher department.
In the fifth year of Orix, pitcher Yamamoto had 18 wins, 206 strikeouts with an ERA of 1.39, and a win rate of 70%, 8 minutes and 3 minutes.
As a result, in addition to the most wins and the highest win rate, both won the second best ERA and the most strikeouts.
It is the first time in 15 years that Softbank’s Kazumi Saito has won all four major pitcher titles.
Lotte’s 10th year with the most saves, pitcher Naoya Masuda made 38 saves and won the second time in 8 years.
The best relay is the first title in the fifth year of Nippon-Ham, with pitcher Mizuki Hori giving 42 hold points.
It is a batting department.
In the 6th year of Orix, Masataka Yoshida won the title of the second top batter and the first highest on-base percentage for the second consecutive year with a batting average of 30%, 3 minutes and 9 minutes and an on-base percentage of 40%, 2 minutes and 9 minutes.
In the sixth year of Orix, Yutaro Sugimoto won the title for the first time after hitting 32 home runs.
Hiroaki Shimauchi of Rakuten scored 96 RBIs and is the first title in the 10th year.
The most hits were won by Takashi Ogino for the first time in the 12th year of Lotte, which hit 169 hits.
The stealing kings are Ogino and Koshiro Wada’s Lotte in the 4th year, Seibu’s 5th year, Sosuke Genda and Nippon-Ham’s 11th year, Nishikawa * Haruki, a total of 4 players. Lined up with stolen bases.
This is the first time in history that four people have won the same title at the same time.
Nishikawa is the first of the three remaining players for the fourth time in three years.
Orix Yoshinobu Yamamoto “Further level up next year”
As the most memorable match, he gave the final match of the regular season with Rakuten on the 25th of this month, which was very close to the league victory for the first time in 25 years. I think it is. “
On top of that, he vowed to make a leap forward, saying, “I found a lot of challenges when I fought the season for a year, and I was disappointed, so I would like to improve my level next year and do my best to achieve even better results.”
On the other hand, Yutaro Sugimoto, who won the first title of the home run king, said, “I was surprised because I never thought I could win the home run king. Of course I am happy with the home run king, but I can hit from a good pitcher in the Pacific League. That gives me confidence. “
Sugimoto was the fourth player this season, and the number of home runs, which was nine in the five years up to last season, has increased significantly to 32.
Regarding the factor, he said, “I was in the at-bat without worrying that No. 4 was just standing in the fourth place. I think it was because I didn’t swing too much, not just aiming for a home run.”
In addition, Masataka Yoshida, who won the title of the top hitter and the highest on-base percentage for the second consecutive year, said, “I was most happy to win the championship as a team, but I am honestly happy because I also set the batting title as one goal. It wasn’t the title that fought through the entire target schedule, so I’d like to do my best to make it an issue for next year. “
Most Save Lotte Masuda “I’m sorry I couldn’t win”
On top of that, I was enthusiastic about the climax series, saying, “Even if it’s not a save scene, the number of games is small and I want to throw more and more.”
Most hits and stealing king Lotte Ogino “The sense of accomplishment is greater”
Lotte’s Takashi Ogino, who won both the most hits and the title of the stealing king for the first time, said, “I’m glad I got the title, but I haven’t really realized it yet. He also mentioned how he responded to his participation in all regular season games in his 12th year as a professional player.
Stealing King Lotte Wada “I’m really happy to receive the award at the same time.”
He also said that he became the stealing king with his teammate Ogino, “I’ve been asked since I was a training player, so I’m really happy to receive the award at the same time.”
Stealing King Seibu Genda “Thanks to the players around me”
Seibu’s Sosuke Genda, who won the title of the stealing king for the first time, said, “I’m both happy and surprised. I haven’t been aware of the title for the past few days because I’ve already finished the whole schedule. I’m sacrificing one or two batters in the batter’s box, and I can’t achieve it by myself, so I’m full of gratitude to the players around me, “he commented through the team.
Pacific League spectators increased by about 60% from last year
Professional baseball has been greatly affected by the number of spectators, as it did last year, as in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, non-spectator games are held at some stadiums, mainly in the metropolitan area. rice field.
Under these circumstances, the number of games has returned from 120 games last year to 143 games, and the number of spectators in the Pacific League this season was 3,307,515, a significant increase of about 60 percent from about 2.07 million last year. have become.
By team, Lotte had the highest number of 633,453, and Orix had the lowest number of 431,601.
Seibu’s lowest rank has been since 1979
Seibu will be at the bottom for the first time since 1979, 42 years before the relocation of its headquarters to Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture.
In the Pacific League, Orix, who was the lowest in the Pacific League for the second consecutive year, won the championship for the first time in 25 years, with Lotte in 2nd place, Rakuten in 3rd place, and Softbank in 4th place.
In the climax series, which fights for the advancement of the Japan Series, the first stage of the three-game system will start on the 6th of next month in both the Central League and the Central League.
In the Pacific League, Lotte and Rakuten will play at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba City, the home of Lotte.
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