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Rank Team W L PCT Division
1 Chicago Cubs 97 64 .602 C1
2 Philadelphia 92 70 .568 E1
3 Los Angeles Dodgers 84 78 .519 W1
4 Milwaukee 90 72 .556 C2
5 New York Mets 89 73 .549 E2
6 Houston 86 75 .534 C3
7 St. Louis 86 76 .531 C4
8 Florida 84 77 .522 E3
9 Arizona 82 80 .506 W2
10T Colorado 74 88 .457 W3
10T Cincinnati 74 88 .457 C5
12T Atlanta 72 90 .444 E4
12T San Francisco 72 90 .444 W4
14 Pittsburgh 67 95 .414 C6
15 San Diego 63 99 .389 W5
16 Washington 59 102 .366 E5
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1 Los Angeles Angels 100 62 .617 W1
2 Tampa Bay 97 65 .599 E1
3 Chicago White Sox 89 74 .546 C1
4 Boston 95 67 .586 E2
5 New York Yankees 89 73 .549 E3
6 Minnesota 88 75 .540 C2
7 Toronto 86 76 .531 E4
8 Cleveland 81 81 .500 C3
9 Texas 79 83 .488 W2
10 Oakland 75 86 .466 W3
11 Kansas City 75 87 .463 C4
12 Detroit 74 88 .457 C5
13 Baltimore 68 93 .422 E5
14 Seattle 61 101 .377 W4
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Dragons win Japan Series in perfect fashion
2007-11-01 07:07
by Bob Timmermann

Daisuke Yamai pitched eight perfect innings and Hitoki Iwase pitched a perfect ninth inning as the Chunichi Dragons won their first Japan Series title in 53 years with a 1-0 win over the Nippon Ham Fighters Thursday at the Nagoya Dome.

The only run of the game was scored in the second. Tyrone Woods singled, Norihiro Nakamura (the series MVP) doubled Woods to third and Ryosuke Hirata hit a sacrifice fly to score Woods.

The Fighters, who had won the Japan Series last year, finished the five game series with a team batting average of .147. The Dragons didn't hit well, but well enough, batting .228 for the series.

A boxscore you can understand in any language.

Joe Posnanski's story from Nagoya.

 

 

Chunichi manager Hiromitsu Ochiai receives the traditional doage after the Dragons win.

 

Daisuke Yamai

 

Norihiro Nakamura (wearing #99!)

Pictures from Yahoo! Japan.

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Comments
2007-11-01 07:33:53
1.   Woden325
Impressive. It seems to me that most perfectos are also complete games, but the Dragons had one guy go 8 IP, 86 pitches, and a 13 pitch save. Has there ever been a perfect game in the MLB thrown by multiple pitchers?
2007-11-01 07:39:03
2.   Bob Timmermann
All perfect games in MLB history have been complete games.
2007-11-01 08:21:34
3.   Bluebleeder87
man, they threw the manager up reall high! I just hope they catch 'em.
2007-11-01 09:22:44
4.   fanerman
Is that old friend Norihiro Nakamura?
2007-11-01 09:25:59
5.   Bob Timmermann
Indeed it is.

I shall turn his bobblehead to face me today.

2007-11-01 19:18:17
6.   rabid stan
Perfect game through 8 on 86 pitches.

Who lifts a pitcher doing that (one run game or no)? And they say they beat pitchers into the ground in Japan.

Is something else going on here?

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