1962 Japan Series

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1962 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Toei Flyers (4) Shigeru Mizuhara 78523, .600, GA: 5
Hanshin Tigers (2) Sadayoshi Fujimoto 75553, .577, GA: 4
DatesOctober 13–21
MVP Masayuki Dobashi (TOE)
Masayuki Tanemo (TOE)
FSA Yoshio Yoshida (HAN)
  1961 Japan Series 1963  

The 1962 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1962 season. It was the 13th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Toei Flyers, against the Central League champions, the Hanshin Tigers.

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Summary

PL Toei Flyers (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 13Toei Flyers – 5, Hanshin Tigers – 6 Koshien Stadium 3:0835,692 [1]  
2October 14Toei Flyers – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 5Koshien Stadium2:0835,995 [1]  
3October 16Hanshin Tigers – 2, Toei Flyers – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:4438,733 [1]  
4October 17Hanshin Tigers – 1, Toei Flyers – 3Meiji Jingu Stadium2:2537,741 [1]  
5October 18Hanshin Tigers – 1, Toei Flyers – 3 Korakuen Stadium 2:4330,187 [1]  
6October 20Toei Flyers – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4Koshien Stadium2:3421,214 [1]  
7October 21Toei Flyers – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 1Koshien Stadium3:1929,192 [1]

Matchups

Game 1

Saturday, October 13, 1962 – 1:01 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

Team12345678910 R H E
Toei0050000000585
Hanshin0140000001X6101
WP: Minoru Murayama (1–0)   LP: Yukio Ozaki (0–1)
Home runs:
TOE: Katsutoyo Yoshida (1)
HAN: None

Game 2

Sunday, October 14, 1962 – 1:08 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

Team123456789 R H E
Toei000000000020
Hanshin00020003X590
WP: Minoru Murayama (2–0)   LP: Masayuki Dobashi (0–1)
Home runs:
TOE: None
HAN: Katsumi Fujimoto (1)

Game 3

Tuesday, October 16, 1962 – 1:00 pm at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Team1234567891011121314 R H E
Hanshin000101000000002111
Toei000001100000002101
Home runs:
HAN: None
TOE: Shōichi Busujima (1)

Game 4

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 – 1:00 pm at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Team123456789 R H E
Hanshin100000000151
Toei00030000X360
WP: Motohiro Andō (1–0)   LP: Masaaki Koyama (0–1)

Game 5

Thursday, October 18, 1962 – 1:01 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team1234567891011 R H E
Hanshin200000200004100
Toei30010000002X6130
WP: Masayuki Dobashi (1–1)   LP: Masaaki Koyama (0–2)
Home runs:
HAN: Katsumi Fujimoto (2)
TOE: Katsutoyo Yoshida (2), Kōichi Iwashita (1)

Game 6

Saturday, October 20, 1962 – 1:00 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

Team123456789 R H E
Toei1201200107100
Hanshin100012000481
WP: Motohiro Andō (2–0)   LP: Minoru Murayama (2–1)
Home runs:
TOE: Isao Harimoto (1)
HAN: Yoshio Yoshida (1)

Game 7

Sunday, October 21, 1962 – 1:01 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

Team123456789101112 R H E
Toei000000000101252
Hanshin0000000001001100
WP: Masayuki Dobashi (2–1)   LP: Minoru Murayama (2–2)
Home runs:
TOE: Akio Saionji (1)
HAN: None

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1962年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 [1962 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2010.