1954 Japan Series

Japan 1954 Chunichi Dragons (4) Shunichi Amachi 86 40 4 (86 40), 5½ GA Games ahead Nishitetsu Lions (3) Osamu Mihara 90 47 3 (90 47), ½ GA Games ahead October 30 – November 7 Shigeru Sugishita (Chunichi) Hiroshi Oshita (Nishitetsu) The 1954 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1954 season. The fifth edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nishitetsu Lions against the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons. It was the first Japan Series appearance for both teams. The Dragons won in seven games for their first championship; they would not win another one until 2007 while the Lions would return to the Series two years later. Summary CL Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. PL Nishitetsu Lions (3) October 30 Nishitetsu Lions – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:15 29,245 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1954.html ja:1954年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 1954 Japan Series Results April 9, 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese https://web.archive.org/web/20100326063047/http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1954.html 26 March 2010 live October 31 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:21 30,303 November 2 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 Heiwadai Stadium 2:19 23,994 November 3 Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 Heiwadai Stadium 1:36 25,185 November 4 Chunichi Dragons – 3, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 Heiwadai Stadium 2:15 19,771 November 6 Nishitetsu Lions – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 2:16 27,776 November 7 Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 1:38 23,215 Matchups Game 1 Saturday, October 30, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Nishitetsu NIS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Chunichi CHU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 5 11 0 Shigeru Sugishita (1–0) Sadao Nishimura (0–1) Takeshi Hibino (1) Riichi Kodama (1) Game 2 Sunday, October 31, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Nishitetsu NIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 X 5 7 0 Katsuhiko Ishikawa (1–0) Mamoru Ōtsu (0–1) Michio Nishizawa (1) Game 3 Tuesday, November 2, 1954 – 1:36 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Nishitetsu NIS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 X 5 11 0 Hidefumi Kawamura (1–0) Nobuo Ōshima (0–1) Takeshi Hibino (2) Game 4 Wednesday, November 3, 1954 – 1:35 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Nishitetsu NIS 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3 11 0 Tokuji Kawasaki (1–0) Shigeru Sugishita (1–1) Game 5 Thursday, November 4, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture Chunichi CHU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 1 Nishitetsu NIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 2 Shigeru Sugishita (2–1) Hidefumi Kawamura (1–1) Takeshi Hibino (3) Game 6 Saturday, November 6, 1954 – 1:33 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Nishitetsu NIS 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 8 2 Chunichi CHU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Mamoru Ōtsu (1–1) Katsuhiko Ishikawa (1–1) Game 7 Sunday, November 7, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Nishitetsu NIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 6 0 Shigeru Sugishita (3–1) Hidefumi Kawamura (1–2) See also 1954 World Series References Category:Japan Series Japan Series Japan series Japan series