1973 Japan Series

1973 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tetsuharu Kawakami 66–60–4 (.524), ½ GA
Nankai Hawks (1) Katsuya Nomura 68–58–4 (.540)
DatesOctober 27 – November 1
MVPTsuneo Horiuchi (Yomiuri)
FSAKatsuya Nomura (Nankai)

The 1973 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1973 season. The 24th edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks. This was the first Japan Series held under a playoff system, albeit only on the Pacific League side, as they held a split-season that matched the first-half winner (Nankai Hawks) vs the 2nd half winner (Hankyu Braves) for a best-of-five playoff (in the event that a team won both halves, which happened twice when the system was in place from 1973 to 1982, they simply advanced to the Japan Series); Nankai defeated Hankyu in five games. Despite having their worst record to win a pennant in years, the Giants defeated the Hawks in five games to win an NPB-record ninth consecutive Japan Series title.

Summary

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Hawks – 4, Giants – 3 October 27 Osaka Stadium 27,027[1]
2 Hawks – 2, Giants – 3 October 28 Osaka Stadium 28,135[1]
3 Giants – 8, Hawks – 2 October 30 Korakuen Stadium 34,713[1]
4 Giants – 6, Dragons – 2 October 31 Korakuen Stadium 38,270[1]
5 Giants – 5, Hawks – 1 November 1 Korakuen Stadium 37,761[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 1973年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
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