1971 Japan Series

1971 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season Yomiuri Giants (4) Tetsuharu Kawakami 70–52–8 (.574), 6½ GA Hankyu Braves (1) Yukio Nishimoto 80–39–11 (.672), 3½ GA
Dates	October 12–17
MVP	Toshimitsu Suetsugu (Yomiuri)
FSA	Hisashi Yamada (Hankyu)
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The 1971 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1971 season. The 22nd edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Hankyu Braves. This was the fourth time in five years that the two teams had met in the Japan Series, with the Giants winning all previous matchups. The Giants defeated the Braves in five games to win their seventh consecutive title.

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Braves – 1, Giants – 2	October 12	Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium	23,503 [1]
2	Braves – 8, Giants – 6	October 13	Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium	19,914 [1]
3	Giants – 3, Braves – 1	October 15	Korakuen Stadium	33,867 [1]
4	Giants – 7, Braves – 4	October 16	Korakuen Stadium	42,182 [1]
5	Giants – 6, Braves – 1	October 17	Korakuen Stadium	43,467 [1]

See also

• 1971 World Series

References

1. 1971年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved December 12, 2017.