1976 Japan Series

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1976 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season
Hankyu Braves (4) Toshiharu Ueda 79–45–6 (.637)
Yomiuri Giants (3) Shigeo Nagashima 76–45–9 (.628), 2 GA
DatesOctober 23 – November 2
MVP Yutaka Fukumoto (Hankyu)
FSA Isao Shibata (Yomiuri)
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The 1976 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 1976 season. The 27th edition of the series, it was a best-of-seven playoff matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Hankyu Braves. The Braves won the first three games of the series before the Giants then won the next three to force a deciding seventh game, the first time a Game 7 had been played after a team had overcome a 3-0 series deficit since 1958. However, the Braves won Game 7 to win their second consecutive Japan Series championship. This is the only time as of 2025 that a team has forced a deciding game in the Japan Series after being down 3-0 only to lose the final game.

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Summary

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Giants – 4, Braves – 6October 23 Korakuen Stadium 40,659 [1]
2Giants – 4, Braves – 5October 25 Korakuen Stadium 47,452 [1]
3Braves – 10, Giants – 3October 27 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 29,241 [1]
4Braves – 2, Giants – 4October 29 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 23,443 [1]
5Braves – 3, Giants – 5October 30 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 26,099 [1]
6Giants – 8, Braves – 7November 1 Korakuen Stadium 44,948 [1]
7Giants – 2, Braves – 4November 2 Korakuen Stadium 45,967 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1976年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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