1961 Japan Series

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1961 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tetsuharu Kawakami 71–53–6, .569, GA: 1
Nankai Hawks (2) Kazuto Tsuruoka 85–49–6, .629, GA: 2.5
DatesOctober 22 – November 1
MVP Andy Miyamoto (YOM)
FSA Joe Stanka (NAN)
  1960 Japan Series 1962  

The 1961 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1961 season. It was the 12th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants.

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Summary

CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 22Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nankai Hawks – 6 Osaka Stadium 2:1930,720 [1]  
2October 24Yomiuri Giants – 6, Nankai Hawks – 4Osaka Stadium2:4126,845 [1]  
3October 26Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 5 Korakuen Stadium 2:2330,878 [1]  
4October 29Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 4Korakuen Stadium2:1833,186 [1]  
5October 30Nankai Hawks – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 3Korakuen Stadium2:2830,135 [1]  
6November 1Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 2Osaka Stadium2:4521,565 [1]

Matchups

Game 1

Sunday, October 22, 1961 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team123456789 R H E
Yomiuri000000000031
Nankai02011110X6100
WP: Joe Stanka (1–0)   LP: Minoru Nakamura (0–1)
Home runs:
YOM: None
NAN: Katsuya Nomura (1), Yoshio Anabuki (1), Yōsuke Terata (1)

Game 2

Tuesday, October 24, 1961 – 12:59 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team123456789 R H E
Yomiuri0012010206141
Nankai000000031473
WP: Ritsuo Horimoto (1–0)   LP: Mutsuo Minagawa (0–1)
Home runs:
YOM: None
NAN: Yoshio Anabuki (2)

Game 3

Thursday, October 26, 1961 – 1:01 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team123456789 R H E
Nankai004000000453
Yomiuri01010030X581
WP: Yoshiaki Itō (1–0)   LP: Joe Stanka (1–1)
Home runs:
NAN: None
YOM: Andy Miyamoto (1)

Game 4

Sunday, October 29, 1961 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team123456789 R H E
Nankai010000002331
Yomiuri020000002X480
WP: Ritsuo Horimoto (2–0)   LP: Chikara Morinaka (0–1)
Home runs:
NAN: Kōhei Sugiyama (1), Yoshinori Hirose (1)
YOM: None

Game 5

Monday, October 30, 1961 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team123456789 R H E
Nankai210020001691
Yomiuri100001010372
WP: Joe Stanka (2–1)   LP: Motoshi Fujita (0–1)
Home runs:
NAN: Yōsuke Terata (2), Katsuya Nomura (2)
YOM: Shigeo Nagashima (1)

Game 6

Wednesday, November 1, 1961 – 1:07 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team12345678910 R H E
Yomiuri0200000001380
Nankai0100000100270
WP: Minoru Nakamura (1–1)   LP: Joe Stanka (2–2)
Home runs:
YOM: Sadaharu Oh (1)
NAN: Katsuya Nomura (3), Yōsuke Terata (3)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1961年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 [1961 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010.