1951 Japan Series
| 1951 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 10–17 | |||||||||
| MVP | Fukashi Minamimura (YOM) | |||||||||
The 1951 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1951 season. The second edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks against the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants.
The Yomiuri Giants, who previously dominated the NPB predecessor Japanese Baseball League, won their first NPB championship in five games.
Summary
CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (1)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10 | Yomiuri Giants – 5, Nankai Hawks – 0 | Osaka Stadium | 2:22 | 29,074[1] |
| 2 | October 11 | Yomiuri Giants – 7, Nankai Hawks – 0 | Osaka Stadium | 1:57 | 27,639[1] |
| 3 | October 13 | Nankai Hawks – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:14 | 35,066[1] |
| 4 | October 16 | Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:13 | 31,936[1] |
| 5 | October 17 | Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 8 | Korakuen Stadium | 1:52 | 15,519[1] |
Matchups
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Hideo Fujimoto (1–0) LP: Tadashi Eto (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takehiko Bessho (1–0) LP: Susumu Yuki (0–1) Home runs: YOM: Noboru Aota (1) NAN: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kiyoshi Matsuda (1–0) LP: Hiroshi Nakahara (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takeo Hattori (1–0) LP: Hiroshi Nakao (0–1) Home runs: NAN: None YOM: Kazuo Higasa (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Hideo Fujimoto (2–0) LP: Susumu Yuki (0–2) Home runs: NAN: Kazuharu Murakami (1) YOM: Mitsuo Uno (1), Shigeru Chiba (1), Tetsuharu Kawakami (1), Wally Yonamine (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outfielder Yuko Minamimura, who batted .563 with nine hits and four RBIs, was named Series MVP.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e 1951年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 [1951 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 23, 2009.