1966 Japan Series

Japan 1966 Yomiuri Giants (4) Tetsuharu Kawakami 89 41 4 (.685), 13 GA Games ahead Nankai Hawks (2) Kazuto Tsuruoka 79 51 3 (.608), 4 GA Games ahead October 12–19 Isao Shibata (Yomiuri) Taisuke Watanabe (Nankai) The 1966 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 1966 season. The 17th edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks. This was a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series, which the Giants won. Yomiuri again defeated Nankai, this time in six games, to win their second consecutive championship. Summary CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2) October 12 Yomiuri Giants – 12, Nankai Hawks – 5 Korakuen Stadium 2:52 27,145 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1966.html ja:1966年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 1966 Japan Series Results January 8, 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese October 13 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Nankai Hawks – 5 Korakuen Stadium 2:39 27,395 October 16 Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Osaka Stadium 2:08 29,978 October 17 Nankai Hawks – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 8 Osaka Stadium 2:35 30,178 October 18 Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Osaka Stadium 3:50 19,791 October 19 Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nankai Hawks – 0 Korakuen Stadium 2:14 29,112 See also 1966 World Series References Baseball Japan Category:Japan Series Category:Nankai Hawks Category:Yomiuri Giants Japan Series Japan Series Japan Series