2012 Central League Climax Series
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| Dates | October 13–15 | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 17–22 | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Yoshihito Ishii (Yomiuri) | ||||||||||||
| Team (Wins) | Manager | Season | |
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| Chunichi Dragons (2) | Morimichi Takagi | 75–53–16 (.586), 10.5 GB | |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1) | Junji Ogawa | 68–65–11 (.511), 20 GB |
| Team (Wins) | Manager | Season | |
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| Yomiuri Giants (4) | Tatsunori Hara | 86–43–15 (.667), 10.5 GA | |
| Chunichi Dragons (3) | Morimichi Takagi | 75–53–16 (.586), 10.5 GB |
The 2012 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2012 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2012 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 13 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 22.
Chunichi Dragons won the series, (2–1).
Yomiuri Giants won the series, (4–3).
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