2008 Central League Climax Series

2008 Central League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Chunichi Dragons (2) Hiromitsu Ochiai 71–68–5 (.511), 12 GB
Hanshin Tigers (1) Akinobu Okada 82–59–3 (.582), 2 GB
DatesOctober 18–20
Second stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Yomiuri Giants (3) Tatsunori Hara 84–57–3 (.596), 2 GA
Chunichi Dragons (1) Hiromitsu Ochiai 71–68–5 (.511), 12 GB
DatesOctober 22–25
MVPAlex Ramírez (Yomiuri)

The 2008 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 2008 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2008 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 18 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 25.

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