1950 Japan Series

Japan 1950 Mainichi Orions (4) Yuasa Yoshio 81 34 5 (.704), 15 GA Games ahead Shochiku Robins (2) Tokuro Konishi 98 35 4 (.737), 9 GA Games ahead November 22–28 Kaoru Betto (MAI) The 1950 Japan Series was the inaugural championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1950 season. The first edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Mainichi Orions against the Central League champion Shochiku Robins. In a series that saw six different stadiums host a game, the Orions defeated the Robins in six games. Highlights of the series included the first game of the series going to extra innings that saw Mainichi pull out the victory on the road in 12 innings, while Shosei Go of the Orions became the first player to hit a home run in the Japan Series in Game 2. In the deciding Game 6, Yoshiyuki Iwamoto hit two home runs for the Robins as the Orions saw a 7-3 lead turn into a tie game by the end of nine innings. The Orions went to extras and got the game-winning hit on an error in the 11th to end the series. Takeshi Nomura won three games for the Orions while Kaoru Betto had a .500 batting average with twelve hits and 3 RBIs to win the very first Japan Series MVP Award. The series ended on November 28, which as of is the latest a Japan Series has ever ended. Summary PL Mainichi Orions (4) vs. CL Shochiku Robins (2) November 22 Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:34 23,018 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1950.html ja:1950年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 1950 Japan Series Results November 23, 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese November 23 Shochiku Robins – 1, Mainichi Orions – 5 Korakuen Stadium 1:38 35,541 November 25 Mainichi Orions – 6, Shochiku Robins – 7 Koshien Stadium 1:54 19,399 November 26 Shochiku Robins – 5, Mainichi Orions – 3 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 1:42 35,518 November 27 Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 1:49 12,630 November 28 Shochiku Robins – 7, Mainichi Orions – 8 Osaka Stadium 2:40 22,035 Matchups Game 1 Wednesday, November 22, 1950 1:16 pm (JST) Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo Mainichi MAI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 1 Shochiku SHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 2 Tadashi Wakabayashi (1–0) Nobuo Oshima (0–1) Game 2 Thursday, November 23, 1950 1:01 pm (JST) Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo Shochiku SHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 Mainichi MAI 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 13 1 Takeshi Nomura (1–0) Koichi Eda (0–1) Shosei Go (1) Game 3 Saturday, November 25, 1950 1:30 pm (JST) Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture Mainichi MAI 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 8 2 Shochiku SHO 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 7 2 Shigeo Sanada (1–0) Atsushi Aramaki (0–1) Yasuji Hondo (1), Atsushi Aramaki (1) Game 4 Sunday, November 26, 1950 1:31 pm (JST) Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture Shochiku SHO 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 7 0 Mainichi MAI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2 Nobuo Oshima (1–1) Tadashi Wakabayashi (1–1) Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (1) Game 5 Monday, November 27, 1950 12:59pm (JST) Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Mainichi MAI 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 1 Shochiku SHO 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 Takeshi Nomura (2–0) Shigeo Sanada (1–1) Game 6 Tuesday, November 28, 1950 1:29pm (JST) Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Shochiku SHO 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 15 6 Mainichi MAI 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 9 0 Takeshi Nomura (3–0) Nobuo Oshima (1–2) Yoshiyuki Iwamoto 2 (3) Yoshiyuki Iwamoto gave the Robins an early 3-0 lead with home runs in the second and third innings but the Orions overcame the early 3-0 hole with six runs in the third inning in a game marred by six errors. The series-winning run came on a grounder by Shoichi Ito that saw the throw spill out. See also 1950 World Series References Category:Japan Series Japan Series Japan Series Japan series