Has an NPB (Japan) game ever ended 22-2?
It has. 22-2 has been a NPB (Japan) final 4 times in 63,911 games. The first was Hiroshima Carp beat Taiyo Whales on June 7, 1950; the latest was Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat Orix Buffaloes on July 22, 2026.
That makes 22-2 the 160th most common final score out of 223 that have ever occurred in NPB (Japan). One point away, 23-2 has happened 1 times and 22-3 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 48 years, between 1951 and 1999.
Every 22-2 in NPB (Japan) history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Fukuoka Softbank Hawks over Orix Buffaloes | 2026 | |
| 1999-04-07 | Chiba Lotte Marines over Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 1999 | |
| 1951-07-25 | Yomiuri Giants over Hiroshima Carp | 1951 | |
| 1950-06-07 | Hiroshima Carp over Taiyo Whales | 1950 |