1977 Japan Series

1977 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season Hankyu Braves (4), .575 Toshiharu Ueda 69–51–10, .575 Yomiuri Giants (1) Shigeo Nagashima 80–46–4, .635, GA: 15.0
Dates	October 22–27
MVP	Hisashi Yamada (Hankyu)
FSA	Kazumasa Kono (Yomiuri)
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The 1977 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 1977 season. The 28th edition of the series, it matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Hankyu Braves. This was a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series, which the Braves won in seven games. The Braves would again defeat the Giants, this time in five games, to capture their third consecutive championship.

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Braves – 7, Giants – 2	October 22	Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium	27,971 [1]
2	Braves – 3, Giants – 0	October 23	Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium	31,070 [1]
3	Giants – 5, Braves – 2	October 25	Korakuen Stadium	37,914 [1]
4	Giants – 2, Braves – 5	October 26	Korakuen Stadium	42,433 [1]
5	Giants – 3, Braves – 6	October 27	Korakuen Stadium	41,006 [1]

See also

• 1977 World Series

References

1. 1977年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 19, 2017.