The 2024 Chinese Professional Baseball League season was the 35th season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), based in Taiwan.
Season schedule
The regular season began on 30 March 2024. Teams will play a split-season, with second-half games starting July 5. The CPBL All-Star Game is scheduled for the weekend of July 20–21.
On August 23, the Chinese Professional Baseball League officially drew over 2 million spectators during the regular season, the first time that the milestone had been reached in league history.[1]
Standings
First half standings
| Team | G | W | T | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uni-President Lions | 60 | 37 | 0 | 23 | .617 | — |
| Rakuten Monkeys | 60 | 33 | 0 | 27 | .550 | 4 |
| CTBC Brothers | 60 | 32 | 0 | 28 | .533 | 5 |
| Fubon Guardians | 60 | 29 | 0 | 31 | .483 | 8 |
| Wei Chuan Dragons | 60 | 26 | 0 | 34 | .433 | 11 |
| TSG Hawks | 60 | 23 | 0 | 37 | .383 | 14 |
Second half standings
| Team | G | W | T | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTBC Brothers | 60 | 38 | 0 | 22 | .633 | — |
| Wei Chuan Dragons | 60 | 32 | 0 | 28 | .533 | 6 |
| Uni-President Lions | 60 | 29 | 1 | 30 | .492 | 8½ |
| Rakuten Monkeys | 60 | 29 | 1 | 30 | .492 | 8½ |
| TSG Hawks | 60 | 26 | 1 | 33 | .441 | 11½ |
| Fubon Guardians | 60 | 24 | 1 | 35 | .407 | 13½ |
Final season standings
| Team | G | W | T | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTBC Brothers | 120 | 70 | 0 | 50 | .583 | — |
| Uni-President Lions | 120 | 66 | 1 | 53 | .555 | 3½ |
| Rakuten Monkeys | 120 | 62 | 1 | 57 | .521 | 7½ |
| Wei Chuan Dragons | 120 | 58 | 0 | 62 | .483 | 12 |
| Fubon Guardians | 120 | 53 | 1 | 66 | .436 | 16½ |
| TSG Hawks | 120 | 49 | 1 | 70 | .385 | 20½ |
- Green denotes first-half or second-half champion.
- Yellow denotes clinching playoff qualification as the wild card.
Playoffs
| 2024 CPBL playoff series | 2024 Taiwan Series | ||||||||
| 1 | CTBC Brothers | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Uni-President Lions | 3 | 2 | Uni-President Lions | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Rakuten Monkeys | 1 | |||||||
CPBL Playoff Series
The team that won a half starts with a one-win advantage over the team with the best record among non-half winners.
Uni-President Lions won the series, 3−1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 12 | Rakuten Monkeys – 1, Uni-President Lions – 2 | Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium | 2:43 | 15,209[2] |
| 2 | October 13 | Uni-President Lions – 1, Rakuten Monkeys– 17 | Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium | 3:14 | 12,520[3] |
| 3 | October 14 | Rakuten Monkeys – 5, Uni-President Lions – 8 | Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium | 3:24 | 7,214[4] |
Taiwan Series
CTBC Brothers won the series, 4−1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 19 | Uni-President Lions – 4, CTBC Brothers – 10 | Taipei Dome | 3:33 | 40,000[5] |
| 2 | October 20 | Uni-President Lions – 10, CTBC Brothers – 3 | Taipei Dome | 3:30 | 37,596[6] |
| 3 | October 22 | CTBC Brothers – 10, Uni-President Lions – 0 | Taipei Dome | 3:37 | 25,029[7] |
| 4 | October 23 | CTBC Brothers – 6, Uni-President Lions – 4 | Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium | 3:02 | 10,000[8] |
| 5 | October 25 | Uni-President Lions – 1, CTBC Brothers – 4 | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | 2:50 | 20,000[9] |
Attendances
The previous season, the total CPBL attendance was 1,800,130.[10]
| # | Team | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CTBC Brothers | 10,098 |
| 2 | Wei Chuan Dragons | 8,041 |
| 3 | Fubon Guardians | 7,307 |
| 4 | Rakuten Monkeys | 7,286 |
| 5 | TSG Hawks | 7,012 |
| 6 | Uni-President Lions | 6,360 |
See also
- 2024 in baseball
- 2024 Major League Baseball season
- 2024 KBO League season
- 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season
- 2024 Mexican League season
- 2024 Frontier League season
- 2024 Pioneer League season
References
- ^ Hsieh, Ching-wen; Chao, Yen-hsiang (August 24, 2024). "BASEBALL/Over 2 million attend CPBL regular season games for first time". Central News Agency. Retrieved August 25, 2024. Republished as: "CPBL attendance reaches 2 million". Taipei Times. August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ "2024/10/12 Monkeys VS. U-Lions". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "2024/10/13 U-Lions VS. Monkeys". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "2023/10/14 Monkeys VS. U-Lions". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "2024/10/19 Brothers VS. Lions". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "2024/10/20 Brothers VS. Lions". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "2024/10/22 Lions VS. Brothers". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "2024/10/23 Lions VS. Brothers". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "2024/10/25 Brothers VS. Lions". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ https://en.cpbl.com.tw/about/fans