2002 Japan Series

2002 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 86–52–2 (.623), 11 GA Seibu Lions (0) Haruki Ihara 90–49–1 (.647), 16½ GA
Dates	October 26–30
MVP	Tomohiro Nioka (Yomiuri)
FSA	Alex Cabrera (Seibu)
Broadcast
Television	NTV (Game 1, 2), TV Asahi (Game 3), TBS (Game 4)
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The 2002 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2002 season. The 53rd edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. The Giants swept the Lions in four games to win their 20th Japan Series championship. ^[1]

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Giants – 4, Lions – 1	October 26	Tokyo Dome	45,107
2	Giants – 9, Lions – 4	October 27	Tokyo Dome	45,223
3	Lions – 2, Giants – 10	October 29	Seibu Dome	30,933
4	Lions – 2, Giants – 6	October 30	Seibu Dome	31,072

References

1. 2002年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 27, 2025.

See also

• 2002 World Series