Has an NPB (Japan) game ever ended 18-5?
It has. 18-5 has been a NPB (Japan) final 6 times in 63,173 games. The first was Nankai Hawks beat Hankyu Braves on April 22, 1950; the latest was Chiba Lotte Marines beat Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on July 10, 2024.
That makes 18-5 the 151st most common final score out of 223 that have ever occurred in NPB (Japan). One point away, 19-5 has happened 7 times and 18-6 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 39 years, between 1951 and 1990.
Every 18-5 in NPB (Japan) history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-10 | Chiba Lotte Marines over Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 2024 | |
| 1996-10-02 | Chunichi Dragons over Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 1996 | |
| 1990-07-28 | Nippon-Ham Fighters over Kintetsu Buffaloes | 1990 | |
| 1951-09-19 | Kokutetsu Swallows over Taiyo Whales | 1951 | |
| 1950-08-01 | Mainichi Orions over Daiei Stars | 1950 | |
| 1950-04-22 | Nankai Hawks over Hankyu Braves | 1950 |