1965 Japan Series

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1965 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tetsuharu Kawakami 91–47–2, .659, GA: 13
Nankai Hawks (1) Kazuto Tsuruoka 88–49–3, .642, GA: 12
DatesOctober 30 – November 5
MVP Shigeo Nagashima (YOM)
FSA Nobuyasu Morishita (NAN)
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The 1965 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1965 season. It was the 16th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants.

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Summary

CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (1)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 30Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nankai Hawks – 2 Osaka Stadium 2:3030,094 [1]  
2October 31Yomiuri Giants – 6, Nankai Hawks – 4Osaka Stadium3:0630,139 [1]  
3November 3Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 9 Korakuen Stadium 2:3232,151 [1]  
4November 4Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 2Korakuen Stadium2:2731,089 [1]  
5November 5Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3Korakuen Stadium2:2226,803 [1]

Matchups

Game 1

Saturday, October 30, 1965 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture [2]

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WP: Masaichi Kaneda (1–0)   LP: Tadashi Sugiura (0–1)
Home runs:
YOM: Sadaharu Oh 2 (2), Isao Shibata (1)
NAN: None

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 1965年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 [1965 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ 1965年度日本シリーズ　試合結果（第1戦） [1965 Japan Series Game Results (Game 1)] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved April 8, 2013.
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