Has an NPB (Japan) game ever ended 19-2?
It has. 19-2 has been a NPB (Japan) final 8 times in 63,173 games. The first was Taiyo Whales beat Kokutetsu Swallows on April 29, 1950; the latest was Hanshin Tigers beat Yokohama BayStars on August 3, 2008.
That makes 19-2 the 138th most common final score out of 223 that have ever occurred in NPB (Japan). One point away, 20-2 has happened 5 times and 19-3 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 27 years, between 1951 and 1978.
Every 19-2 in NPB (Japan) history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-03 | Hanshin Tigers over Yokohama BayStars | 2008 | |
| 2004-05-23 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp over Yakult Swallows | 2004 | |
| 2003-09-16 | Chunichi Dragons over Yomiuri Giants | 2003 | |
| 1990-08-07 | Nippon-Ham Fighters over Orix Braves | 1990 | |
| 1979-09-20 | Lotte Orions over Hankyu Braves | 1979 | |
| 1978-05-12 | Yakult Swallows over Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 1978 | |
| 1951-09-08 | Yomiuri Giants over Shochiku Robins | 1951 | |
| 1950-04-29 | Taiyo Whales over Kokutetsu Swallows | 1950 |