1968 Japan Series

Japanese baseball championship series Japan 1968 Yomiuri Giants (4) Tetsuharu Kawakami 77 53 4 (.592), 5 GA Games ahead Hankyu Braves (2) Yukio Nishimoto 80 50 4 (.615), 1 GA Games ahead October 12–20 Shigeru Takada (Yomiuri) Tokuji Nagaike (Hankyu) The 1968 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1968 season. The 19th edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that 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 Giants won. Yomiuri again defeated Hankyu in six games to capture their fourth consecutive title. Summary GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Giants – 4, Braves – 5 October 12Korakuen Stadium 24,482http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1968.html ja:1968年日本シリーズ試合結果 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese January 8, 20182 Giants – 6, Braves – 1 October 14Korakuen Stadium 24,9233 Braves – 4, Giants – 9 October 16Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 19,4624 Braves – 5, Giants – 6 October 17Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 16,3905 Braves – 6, Giants – 4 October 18Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 15,2256 Giants – 7, Braves – 5 October 20Korakuen Stadium29,229 See also 1968 World Series References Baseball Japan Category:Japan Series Category:Orix Buffaloes Category:Yomiuri Giants Japan Series Japan Series Japan Series