Has an NPB (Japan) game ever ended 17-0?
It has. 17-0 has been a NPB (Japan) final 7 times in 63,173 games. The first was Yomiuri Giants beat Shochiku Robins on July 26, 1952; the latest was Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters beat Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on October 1, 2008.
That makes 17-0 the 145th most common final score out of 223 that have ever occurred in NPB (Japan). One point away, 18-0 has happened 2 times and 17-1 has happened 12 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 38 years, between 1952 and 1990.
Every 17-0 in NPB (Japan) history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-01 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters over Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 2008 | |
| 2004-04-07 | Yokohama BayStars over Hanshin Tigers | 2004 | |
| 2002-07-19 | Orix Bluewave over Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 2002 | |
| 2001-05-01 | Chunichi Dragons over Yomiuri Giants | 2001 | |
| 1994-07-06 | Seibu Lions over Orix Bluewave | 1994 | |
| 1990-09-13 | Nippon-Ham Fighters over Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 1990 | |
| 1952-07-26 | Yomiuri Giants over Shochiku Robins | 1952 |