2009 Central League Climax Series

2009 Central League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Chunichi Dragons (2) Hiromitsu Ochiai 81–61–1 (.556), 12 GB
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1) Shigeru Takada 71–72–1 (.497), 22 GB
DatesOctober 17–19
Second stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 89–46–9 (.659), 12 GA
Chunichi Dragons (1) Hiromitsu Ochiai 81–61–1 (.556), 12 GB
DatesOctober 21–24
MVPRyota Wakiya (Yomiuri)

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.

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