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Innings?
I'm doing a report on baseball in Japan. How many innings are there in a game?
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[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Jan 9, 2007 7:33 AM
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9 innings is the standard length of a game. As with its North American professional counterpart, the home team doesn't have to bat in the bottom of the 9th if they lead the game (making it only 8 1/2 innings for the complete game).
In the case of rain, fog, etc. shortening a game, this too is the same as in Major League Baseball, where 4 1/2 innings are necessary if the home team is leading, or 5 innings if the home team is losing or the game. The place where Pro Yakyu (Japanese baseball) differs in this regard is that a game may be called a tie if the two teams are tied after 5 innings when the game is suspended. In MLB, it will be called a suspended game and must be finished.
For all of the above, you can check the Major League Baseball Official Rules, section 4.10.
It is with extra innings that Japan differs. Currently, both the Central and Pacific Leagues will call a game a tie after 12 complete innings. The number of innings has fluctuated between the two leagues in the past. There were very few tied games back when the Central League called games after 15 innings.
Hope this helps.
In the case of rain, fog, etc. shortening a game, this too is the same as in Major League Baseball, where 4 1/2 innings are necessary if the home team is leading, or 5 innings if the home team is losing or the game. The place where Pro Yakyu (Japanese baseball) differs in this regard is that a game may be called a tie if the two teams are tied after 5 innings when the game is suspended. In MLB, it will be called a suspended game and must be finished.
For all of the above, you can check the Major League Baseball Official Rules, section 4.10.
It is with extra innings that Japan differs. Currently, both the Central and Pacific Leagues will call a game a tie after 12 complete innings. The number of innings has fluctuated between the two leagues in the past. There were very few tied games back when the Central League called games after 15 innings.
Hope this helps.
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