The 2006 Pennant Race

Central League

Champion Chunichi Dragons

Pacific League

Champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

A season archive covering the standings and game results. Rows follow the official final standings.

Final standings (official)

Central League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGB
1Chunichi Dragons Champion14687545.617—
2Hanshin Tigers14684584.5923.5
3Tokyo Yakult Swallows14670733.49018.0
4Yomiuri Giants14665792.45123.5
5Hiroshima Toyo Carp14662795.44025.0
6Yokohama BayStars14658844.40829.5

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCT
1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Champion13682540.603
2Seibu Lions13680542.597
3Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks13675565.573
4Chiba Lotte Marines13665701.481
5ORIX Buffaloes13652813.391
6Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles13647854.356

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Hanshin Tigers, 9 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Chunichi Dragons at +34 Days in first place: Chunichi Dragons (115 days)
Pacific League Longest win streak: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 11 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters at +28 Days in first place: Seibu Lions (105 days)

Days in first place are counted per day with games played.

Games over .500

Balance = wins minus losses. The horizontal zero line is the .500 mark. The ▼ marks along the top of the plot show the days the lead changed hands, colored for the new leader.

Central League Games over .5002006 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctD +33T +26S −3G −14C −17DB −26D best balance +34GDTGTDD
Central League Games over .5002006 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctD +33T +26S −3G −14C −17DB −26D best balance +34GDTGT
Pacific League Games over .5002006 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−40−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF +28L +26H +19M −5B −29E −38F best balance +28LFLMLHLHLHLFLF
Pacific League Games over .5002006 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−40−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF +28L +26H +19M −5B −29E −38F best balance +28LFLLHHLHLFL

Standings over time

Daily standings ordered by winning percentage (wins over decisions) at the end of each day. Teams tied on percentage share the same rank, so lines can overlap. Official tiebreakers such as head-to-head records are not applied to the daily series.

Central League Standings over time2006 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctD #1T #2S #3G #4C #5DB #6
Central League Standings over time2006 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctD #1T #2S #3G #4C #5DB #6
Pacific League Standings over time2006 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF #1L #2H #3M #4B #5E #6
Pacific League Standings over time2006 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF #1L #2H #3M #4B #5E #6

Win-loss calendar

A tall dark cell is a win, a short light cell a loss, and a thin line a tie - the heights keep the chart readable even without color. Doubleheaders split the day's cell vertically.

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Central League Win-loss calendar2006 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieChunichi Dragons87 - 54 - 5Hanshin Tigers84 - 58 - 4Tokyo Yakult Swallows70 - 73 - 3Yomiuri Giants65 - 79 - 2Hiroshima Toyo Carp62 - 79 - 5Yokohama BayStars58 - 84 - 4AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2006 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters82 - 54 - 0Seibu Lions80 - 54 - 2Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks75 - 56 - 5Chiba Lotte Marines65 - 70 - 1ORIX Buffaloes52 - 81 - 3Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles47 - 85 - 4AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Interleague records

Interleague results only (rows in league and official-standings order, not by winning percentage).

Central League

TeamW - L - T
Chunichi Dragons20 - 15 - 1
Hanshin Tigers21 - 15 - 0
Tokyo Yakult Swallows22 - 14 - 0
Yomiuri Giants13 - 23 - 0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp16 - 20 - 0
Yokohama BayStars15 - 21 - 0

Pacific League

TeamW - L - T
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters17 - 19 - 0
Seibu Lions19 - 16 - 1
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks20 - 16 - 0
Chiba Lotte Marines23 - 13 - 0
ORIX Buffaloes12 - 24 - 0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles17 - 19 - 0

Season rules and notes

  • Pacific League: The official standings for this season do not list games behind.
  • Rows follow the official final standings (not necessarily in order of winning percentage).
  • Beyond the league schedule, "パ PO 第1S" (Pacific League Playoffs First Stage) was held this season (3 games, 2006-10-07 to 2006-10-09). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "パ PO 第2S" (Pacific League Playoffs Second Stage) was held this season (2 games, 2006-10-11 to 2006-10-12). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "日本シリーズ" (Japan Series) was held this season (5 games, 2006-10-21 to 2006-10-26). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.

This page is reference material. Where it differs from the official records, the official records take precedence.