2009 Pacific League Climax Series

2009 Pacific League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2) Katsuya Nomura 77–66–1 (.538), 5½ GB
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (0) Koji Akiyama 74–65–5 (.532), 6½ GB
DatesOctober 16–17
Second stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4) Masataka Nashida 82–60–2 (.577), 5½ GA
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (1) Katsuya Nomura 77–66–1 (.538), 5½ GB
DatesOctober 21–24
MVPTerrmel Sledge (Nippon-Ham)
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2009 CLCS               2009 Japan Series

The 2009 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) 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 Central League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The PLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 16 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 24.