1956 Japan Series

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1956 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Nishitetsu Lions (4) Osamu Mihara 96–51–7, .646, GA: .5
Yomiuri Giants (2) Shigeru Mizuhara 82–44–4, .646, GA: 4.5
DatesOctober 10–17
MVP Yasumitsu Toyoda (NIS)
FSA Kazuhisa Inao (NIS)
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The 1956 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1956 season. It was the seventh Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nishitetsu Lions, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants.

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Summary

PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 10Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Korakuen Stadium 2:0724,632 [1]  
2October 11Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 3Korakuen Stadium2:1819,108 [1]  
3October 13Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 Heiwadai Stadium 2:4123,528 [1]  
4October 14Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 4Heiwadai Stadium1:5524,459 [1]  
5October 15Yomiuri Giants – 12, Nishitetsu Lions – 7Heiwadai Stadium3:1619,042 [1]  
6October 17Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 1Korakuen Stadium2:1327,994 [1]

Matchups

Game 1

Wednesday, October 10, 1956 – 2:04 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team123456789 R H E
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Yomiuri22000000X4100
WP: Takumi Ōtomo (1–0)   LP: Tokuji Kawasaki (0–1)

Game 2

Thursday, October 11, 1956 – 2:05 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team123456789 R H E
Nishitetsu0003020106120
Yomiuri100011000381
WP: Yukio Shimabara (1–0)   LP: Takehiko Bessho (0–1)
Home runs:
NIS: Seiji Sekiguchi (1), Futoshi Nakanishi (1)
YOM: Takehiko Bessho (1), Tetsuharu Kawakami (1)

Game 3

Saturday, October 13, 1956 – 2:02 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Team123456789 R H E
Yomiuri040000000452
Nishitetsu00000104X590
WP: Kazuhisa Inao (1–0)   LP: Takehiko Bessho (0–2)
Home runs:
YOM: Tatsuro Hirooka (1)
NIS: Yasumitsu Toyoda (1)

Game 4

Sunday, October 14, 1956 – 2:00 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Team123456789 R H E
Yomiuri000000000050
Nishitetsu00002002X481
WP: Kazuhisa Inao (2–0)   LP: Takumi Ōtomo (1–1)
Home runs:
YOM: None
NIS: Futoshi Nakanishi (2)

Game 5

Monday, October 15, 1956 – 2:00 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Team123456789 R H E
Yomiuri00005005212152
Nishitetsu0110032007151
WP: Taketoshi Yoshihara (1–0)   LP: Sadao Nishimura (0–1)
Home runs:
YOM: None
NIS: Seiji Sekiguchi 2 (3)

Game 6

Wednesday, October 17, 1956 – 2:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team123456789 R H E
Nishitetsu4010000005120
Yomiuri000001000140
WP: Kazuhisa Inao (3–0)   LP: Takehiko Bessho (0–3)
Home runs:
NIS: Seiji Sekiguchi (4)
YOM: Takashi Iwamoto (1)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1956年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 [1956 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved April 14, 2010.
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