1980 Japan Series

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1980 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (4) Takeshi Koba 73–44–13 (.624), 6½ GA
Kintetsu Buffaloes (3) Yukio Nishimoto 68–54–8 (.557)
DatesOctober 25 – November 2
MVP Jim Lyttle (Hiroshima)
FSA Toru Ogawa (Kintetsu)
←  1979 Japan Series 1981  →

The 1980 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1980 season. The 31st edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Central League champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp against the Pacific League champion Kintetsu Buffaloes. In a rematch from the previous year's Japan Series, the Carp defeated the Buffaloes in seven games to capture their second consecutive Japan Series championship.

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Summary

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Carp – 4, Buffaloes – 6October 25 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 29,037 [1]
2Carp – 2, Buffaloes – 9October 26 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 29,668 [1]
3Buffaloes – 3, Carp – 4October 28 Osaka Stadium 17,371 [1]
4Buffaloes – 0, Carp – 2October 29 Osaka Stadium 21,254 [1]
5Buffaloes – 6, Carp – 2October 30 Osaka Stadium 22,287 [1]
6Carp – 6, Buffaloes – 2November 1 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 29,297 [1]
7Carp – 8, Buffaloes – 3November 2 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 29,952 [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1980年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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