1973 Japan Series

Sports eventNovember 2017 Japan 1973 Yomiuri Giants (4) Tetsuharu Kawakami 66 60 4 (.524), ½ GA Games ahead Nankai Hawks (1) Katsuya Nomura 68 58 4 (.540) October 27 – November 1 Tsuneo Horiuchi (Yomiuri) Katsuya Nomura (Nankai) The 1973 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1973 season. The 24th 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 the first Japan Series held under a playoff system, albeit only on the Pacific League side, as they held a split-season that matched the first-half winner (Nankai Hawks) vs the 2nd half winner (Hankyu Braves) for a best-of-five playoff (in the event that a team won both halves, which happened twice when the system was in place from 1973 to 1982, they simply advanced to the Japan Series); Nankai defeated Hankyu in five games. Despite having their worst record to win a pennant in years, the Giants defeated the Hawks in five games to win an NPB-record ninth consecutive Japan Series title. Summary GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Hawks – 4, Giants – 3 October 27Osaka Stadium 27,027http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1973.html ja:1973年日本シリーズ試合結果 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese November 21, 20172 Hawks – 2, Giants – 3 October 28Osaka Stadium 28,1353 Giants – 8, Hawks – 2 October 30Korakuen Stadium 34,7134 Giants – 6, Dragons – 2 October 31Korakuen Stadium 38,2705 Giants – 5, Hawks – 1 November 1Korakuen Stadium 37,761 See also 1973 World Series References Baseball Japan Category:Japan Series Category:Nankai Hawks Category:Yomiuri Giants Japan Series Japan Series Japan Series Japan Series