2003 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 2003 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2003 in baseball.

2003 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	March 28, 2003 – October 27, 2003
Regular Season
Season MVP	CL: Kei Igawa (HAN) PL: Kenji Johjima (DAI)
League Postseason
CL champions	Hanshin Tigers
CL runners-up	Chunichi Dragons
PL champions	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
PL runners-up	Seibu Lions
Japan Series
Champions	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Runners-up	Hanshin Tigers
Japan Series MVP	Toshiya Sugiuchi (DAI)

The 2003 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Daiei Hawks defeating the Hanshin Tigers in the 2003 Japan Series 4 games to 3.

Standings

Central League

Central League	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Hanshin Tigers	140	87	51	2	0.629	--
Chunichi Dragons	140	73	66	1	0.525	14.5
Yomiuri Giants	140	71	66	3	0.518	15.5
Yakult Swallows	140	71	66	3	0.518	15.5
Hiroshima Carp	140	67	71	2	0.486	20.0
Yokohama BayStars	140	45	94	1	0.325	42.5

Pacific League

Pacific League	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Daiei Hawks	140	82	55	3	0.596	--
Seibu Lions	140	77	61	2	0.557	5.5
Kintetsu Buffaloes	140	74	64	2	0.536	8.5
Chiba Lotte Marines	140	68	69	3	0.496	14.0
Nippon Ham Fighters	140	62	74	4	0.457	19.5
Orix BlueWave	140	48	88	4	0.357	33.5

References

Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons

1930s–1940s (Japanese Baseball League)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 (1945) 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s–1960s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s–1980s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s–2000s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s–2020s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Japan Series Climax Series

Nippon Professional Baseball (2016)

Central League	Chunichi Dragons Hanshin Tigers Hiroshima Toyo Carp Tokyo Yakult Swallows Yokohama DeNA BayStars Yomiuri Giants

Pacific League	Chiba Lotte Marines Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Orix Buffaloes Saitama Seibu Lions Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Postseason Climax Series Japan Series Asia Series All-Star Series World Baseball Classic Baseball awards Hall of Fame Players Rosters Seasons Western League Eastern League Professional baseball in Japan

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