1951 Japan Series

1951 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season Yomiuri Giants (4) Shigeru Mizuhara 79–29–6 (.731), 18 GA Nankai Hawks (1) Kazuto Tsuruoka 72–24–8 (.750), 18.5 GA
Dates	October 10–17
MVP	Fukashi Minamimura (YOM)
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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. Pacific League champion Mainichi Orions against the Central League champion Shochiku Robins. The Orions defeated the Robins in six 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

Wednesday, October 10, 1951 – 2:02 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Thursday, October 11, 1951 – 2:01 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Saturday, October 13, 1951 – 2:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Tuesday, October 16, 1951 – 2:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo

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

Wednesday, October 17, 1951 – 2:03 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

See also

• 1951 World Series

References

1. 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.