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This article is about the Japanese Central League. For the English Central League, see Central League (football)
Logo of the Central League
Logo of the Central League

The Central League (セントラル・リーグ Sentoraru Rīgu?) or Se League (セリーグ Se Rīgu?) is one of Japan's two major professional baseball leagues, the winner of which plays the Japan Series against the winner of the other league, the Pacific League. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each or is a seven-game championship played by the teams of Japan 's two professional baseball leagues (the Central League and Pacific League) The or is one of Japan 's two major professional Baseball leagues the other being the Central League. The Central League was founded in 1949 with eight teams. Athletics Marathon International Races August 20 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Designated hitters are not used during Central League home games. In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 In 2007 a new Climax Series was introduced. This is a play off series inspired by the stepladder playoff used in Pacific League for the top three teams of the league to determine who progresses to the Japan Series. The or is one of Japan 's two major professional Baseball leagues the other being the Central League. Under the previous system, there was no post-season playoff and the winner of the pennant automatically qualified for the Japan Series.

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Current teams

Central League pennant winners

Central League Climax Series winners

Central League statistics

Team Winners Runners-up
Yomiuri Giants 30 10
Chunichi Dragons 7 21
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 6 6
Yakult Swallows 6 3
Hanshin Tigers 5 14
Yokohama BayStars 2 4
Shochiku Robins 1 0

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