Baseball championship series
The 1961 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1961 season. It was the 12th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants.
Summary
CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2)
Game |
Date |
Score |
Location |
Time |
Attendance
|
1 |
October 22 |
Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nankai Hawks – 6 |
Osaka Stadium |
2:19 |
30,720[1]
|
2 |
October 24 |
Yomiuri Giants – 6, Nankai Hawks – 4 |
Osaka Stadium |
2:41 |
26,845[1]
|
3 |
October 26 |
Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 5 |
Korakuen Stadium |
2:23 |
30,878[1]
|
4 |
October 29 |
Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 4 |
Korakuen Stadium |
2:18 |
33,186[1]
|
5 |
October 30 |
Nankai Hawks – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 3 |
Korakuen Stadium |
2:28 |
30,135[1]
|
6 |
November 1 |
Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 2 |
Osaka Stadium |
2:45 |
21,565[1]
|
Matchups
Game 1
Sunday, October 22, 1961 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Game 2
Tuesday, October 24, 1961 – 12:59 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Game 3
Thursday, October 26, 1961 – 1:01 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Game 4
Sunday, October 29, 1961 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Game 5
Monday, October 30, 1961 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Game 6
Wednesday, November 1, 1961 – 1:07 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
See also
References