1960 Japan Series

Baseball championship Japan 1960 Taiyo Whales (4) Osamu Mihara 70 56 4 (.554), 4½ GA Games ahead Daimai Orions (0) Yukio Nishimoto 82 48 3 (.631), 4 GA Games ahead October 11–15 Akihito Kondō (Taiyo) Kenjiro Tamiya (Daimai) The 1960 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1960 season. The 11th edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Daimai Orions against the Central League champion Taiyo Whales. The Whales defeated the Orions in four games for their first championship in history. With the win, Osamu Mihara became the first manager to win the Japan Series with multiple teams, as he previously won it with the Nishitetsu Lions (1956, 1957, 1958). Only two other managers have accomplished the feat since. Summary CL Taiyo Whales (4) vs. PL Daimai Orions (0) October 11 Daimai Orions – 0, Taiyo Whales – 1 Kawasaki Stadium 2:12 18,354 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1960.html ja:1960年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 1960 Japan Series Results April 27, 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese October 12 Daimai Orions – 2, Taiyo Whales – 3 Kawasaki Stadium 2:29 18,421 October 14 Taiyo Whales – 6, Daimai Orions – 5 Korakuen Stadium 2:38 31,586 October 15 Taiyo Whales – 1, Daimai Orions – 0 Korakuen Stadium 2:44 32,409 Matchups Game 1 Tuesday, October 11, 1960 – 1:04 pm at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture Daimai DAI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Taiyo TAI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 5 0 Noboru Akiyama (1–0) Katsumi Nakanishi (0–1) Hidenori Kanemitsu (1) Game 2 Wednesday, October 12, 1960 – 12:59 pm at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture Daimai DAI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 Taiyo TAI 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 3 9 1 Noboru Akiyama (1–0) Gentarō Shimada (0–1) Kihachi Enomoto (1) Game 3 Friday, October 14, 1960 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo Taiyo TAI 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 10 0 Daimai DAI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5 7 2 Masatoshi Gondō (1–0) Katsumi Nakanishi (0–2) Akihito Kondō (1) Toshio Yanagida (1) Game 4 Saturday, October 15, 1960 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo Taiyo TAI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Daimai DAI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Noboru Akiyama (2–0) Gentarō Shimada (0–2) See also 1960 World Series References Category:Japan Series Japan Series Japan Series Japan Series