1951 Japan Series

Japan 1951 Yomiuri Giants (4) Shigeru Mizuhara 79 29 6 (.731), 18 GA Games ahead Nankai Hawks (1) Kazuto Tsuruoka 72 24 8 (.750), 18.5 GA Games ahead October 10–17 Fukashi Minamimura (YOM) The 1951 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1951 season. The second edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks against the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants. The Yomiuri Giants, who previously dominated the NPB predecessor Japanese Baseball League, won their first NPB championship in five games. Summary CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (1) October 10 Yomiuri Giants – 5, Nankai Hawks – 0 Osaka Stadium 2:22 29,074 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1951.html ja:1951年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 1951 Japan Series Results November 23, 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese October 11 Yomiuri Giants – 7, Nankai Hawks – 0 Osaka Stadium 1:57 27,639 October 13 Nankai Hawks – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Korakuen Stadium 2:14 35,066 October 16 Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Korakuen Stadium 2:13 31,936 October 17 Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 8 Korakuen Stadium 1:52 15,519 Matchups Game 1 Wednesday, October 10, 1951, 2:02pm (JST) Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Yomiuri YOM 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 5 15 1 Nankai NAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Hideo Fujimoto (1–0) Tadashi Eto (0–1) Game 2 Thursday, October 11, 1951, 2:01pm (JST) Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Yomiuri YOM 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 9 1 Nankai NAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Takehiko Bessho (1–0) Susumu Yuki (0–1) Noboru Aota (1) Game 3 Saturday, October 13, 1951, 2:00 pm (JST) Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo Nankai NAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 Yomiuri YOM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 8 0 Kiyoshi Matsuda (1–0) Hiroshi Nakahara (0–1) Game 4 Tuesday, October 16, 1951, 2:00 pm (JST) Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo Nankai NAN 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 Takeo Hattori (1–0) Hiroshi Nakao (0–1) Kazuo Higasa (1) Game 5 Wednesday, October 17, 1951, 2:03 pm (JST) Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo Nankai NAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 3 X 8 9 0 Hideo Fujimoto (2–0) Susumu Yuki (0–2) Kazuharu Murakami (1) Mitsuo Uno (1), Shigeru Chiba (1), Tetsuharu Kawakami (1), Wally Yonamine (1) Outfielder Yuko Minamimura, who batted .563 with nine hits and four RBIs, was named Series MVP. See also 1951 World Series References Category:Japan Series Japan Series Japan Series Japan series