1991 Japan Series

Japan 1991 Seibu Lions (4) Masaaki Mori 81–43–6, .653, GA: 4.5 Hiroshima Toyo Carp (3) Koji Yamamoto 74–56–2, .569, GA: 3 October 19–28 Koji Akiyama (SEI) Kazuhisa Kawaguchi (HIR) TBS (Game 1), TV Asahi (Games 2,7), RCC (Game 3), HOME (Games 4-5), NHK General TV (Game 4), HTV (Game 5), Fuji TV (Game 6), NHK BS-1 (All Games) NHK Radio 1, TBS (JRN), JOQR (NRN), JOLF (NRN), NACK5 The 1991 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1991 season. The 42nd edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions against the Central League champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Seibu won their second consecutive PL pennant to reach the series, and Hiroshima finished first in the CL for the sixth time in franchise history. Played at Seibu Lions Stadium and Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, the Lions defeated the Carp four games to three in the best-of-seven series to win the franchise's 10th Japan Series title. Seibu slugger and regular season stolen-base champion Koji Akiyama was named Most Valuable Player of the series. The series was played between October 19 and October 28 with home field advantage going to the Pacific League. Summary PL Seibu Lions (4) vs. CL Hiroshima Toyo Carp (3) October 19 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3, Seibu Lions – 11 Seibu Lions Stadium 2:48 31,770 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1991.html ja:1991年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 June 12, 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese October 20 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 4, Seibu Lions – 2 Seibu Lions Stadium 3:11 31,903 October 22 Seibu Lions – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 3:37 27,713 October 23 Seibu Lions – 3, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 7 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 3:06 28,591 October 24 Seibu Lions – 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 2:51 28,669 October 26 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Seibu Lions – 6 Seibu Lions Stadium 3:03 31,900 October 28 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Seibu Lions – 7 Seibu Lions Stadium 3:20 32,011 Matchups Game 1 Saturday, October 19, 1991 Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokorozawa, Saitama Hiroshima HIR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 Seibu SEI 3 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 1 Kimiyasu Kudoh (1–0) Shinji Sasaoka (0–1) Rod Allen (1) Kazuhiro Kiyohara (1), Orestes Destrade (1), Koji Akiyama (1), Hiromichi Ishige (1) Game 2 Sunday, October 20, 1991 Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokorozawa, Saitama Hiroshima HIR 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 Seibu SEI 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Kazuhisa Kawaguchi (1–0) Kuo Tai-yuan (0–1) Yutaka Ohno (1) Game 3 Tuesday, October 22, 1991 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Seibu SEI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 Hiroshima HIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Hisanobu Watanabe (1–0) Manabu Kitabeppu (0–1) Koji Akiyama (2) Game 4 Wednesday, October 23, 1991 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Seibu SEI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 1 Hiroshima HIR 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 7 12 1 Shinji Sasaoka (1–1) Tomio Watanabe (0-1) Takashi Osanai (1) Game 5 Thursday, October 24, 1991 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Seibu SEI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Hiroshima HIR 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 8 1 Kazuhisa Kawaguchi (2–0) Kimiyasu Kudoh (1–1) Yutaka Ohno (2) Rod Allen (2) Game 6 Saturday, October 26, 1991 Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokorozawa, Saitama Hiroshima HIR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Seibu SEI 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 X 6 12 0 Takehiro Ishii (1–0) Akihito Kaneishi (0–1) Koji Akiyama (3) Game 7 Monday, October 28, 1991 Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokorozawa, Saitama Hiroshima HIR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Seibu SEI 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 X 7 11 0 Kimiyasu Kudoh (2–1) Shinji Sasaoka (1–2) Koji Akiyama (4) See also 1991 World Series References External links Nippon Professional Baseball--Official website (in English) Category:Japan Series Japan Series Category:Seibu Lions Category:Hiroshima Toyo Carp Japan Series