The 1999 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 50th season of operation for the league.
Regular season standings
Central League Central League G W L T Pct. GBChunichi Dragons 135 81 54 0 .600 --Yomiuri Giants 135 75 60 0 .556 6.0Yokohama BayStars 135 71 64 0 .526 10.0Yakult Swallows 135 66 69 0 .489 15.0Hiroshima Toyo Carp 135 57 78 0 .422 24.0Hanshin Tigers 135 55 80 0 .407 26.0
Pacific League Pacific League G W L T Pct. GBFukuoka Daiei Hawks 135 78 54 3 .591 --Seibu Lions 135 75 59 1 .560 4.0Orix BlueWave 135 68 65 2 .511 10.5Chiba Lotte Marines 135 63 70 2 .474 15.5Nippon-Ham Fighters 135 60 73 2 .451 18.5Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 135 54 77 4 .412 23.5
Japan Series
GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Hawks – 3, Dragons – 0 October 23Fukuoka Dome 36,1992 Hawks – 2, Dragons – 8 October 24Fukuoka Dome 36,3053 Dragons – 0, Hawks – 5 October 26Nagoya Dome 37,8324 Dragons – 0, Hawks – 3 October 27Nagoya Dome 37,8985 Dragons – 4, Hawks – 6 October 28Nagoya Dome 38,011
See also 1999 Major League Baseball season
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