Has an NPB (Japan) game ever ended 15-8?
It has. 15-8 has been a NPB (Japan) final 16 times in 63,911 games. The first was Mainichi Daiei Orions beat Kintetsu Buffalo on June 11, 1961; the latest was Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat Yomiuri Giants on April 7, 2018.
That makes 15-8 the 120th most common final score out of 223 that have ever occurred in NPB (Japan). One point away, 16-8 has happened 3 times and 15-9 has happened 7 times.
Every 15-8 in NPB (Japan) history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-07 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows over Yomiuri Giants | 2018 | |
| 2016-05-05 | Chiba Lotte Marines over Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 2016 | |
| 2014-04-06 | Hanshin Tigers over Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 2014 | |
| 2009-08-13 | Fukuoka Softbank Hawks over Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 2009 | |
| 2005-08-17 | Yakult Swallows over Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2005 | |
| 2004-04-28 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters over Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 2004 | |
| 2004-04-12 | Orix Bluewave over Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 2004 | |
| 2001-06-13 | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes over Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 2001 | |
| 1990-04-21 | Orix Braves over Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 1990 | |
| 1989-05-20 | Orix Braves over Lotte Orions | 1989 | |
| 1986-05-31 | Hanshin Tigers over Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 1986 | |
| 1986-05-10 | Yomiuri Giants over Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 1986 | |
| 1977-07-10 | Lotte Orions over Hankyu Braves | 1977 | |
| 1975-06-08 | Taiheiyo Club Lions over Nippon-Ham Fighters | 1975 | |
| 1968-08-03 | Tokyo Orions over Toei Flyers | 1968 | |
| 1961-06-11 | Mainichi Daiei Orions over Kintetsu Buffalo | 1961 |