1954 Japan Series

The 1954 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1954 season. It was the fifth Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nishitetsu Lions, against the Central League champions, the Chunichi Dragons. This would be the Dragons' last championship until 2007, when they defeated the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

1954 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Chunichi Dragons (4) Shunichi Amachi 86404, .683, GA: 5.5
Nishitetsu Lions (3) Osamu Mihara 90473, .657, GA: .5
DatesOctober 30 – November 7
MVPShigeru Sugishita (CHU)
Japan Series

Summary

CL Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. PL Nishitetsu Lions (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 30Nishitetsu Lions – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5Nagoya Baseball Stadium2:1529,245[1] 
2October 31Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 5Nagoya Baseball Stadium2:2130,303[1] 
3November 2Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 5Heiwadai Stadium2:1923,994[1] 
4November 3Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 3Heiwadai Stadium1:3625,185[1] 
5November 4Chunichi Dragons – 3, Nishitetsu Lions – 2Heiwadai Stadium2:1519,771[1] 
6November 6Nishitetsu Lions – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 1Nagoya Baseball Stadium2:1627,776[1] 
7November 7Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 1Nagoya Baseball Stadium1:3823,215[1]

Matchups

Game 1

Saturday, October 30, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Team123456789RHE
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WP: Shigeru Sugishita (1–0)   LP: Sadao Nishimura (0–1)
Home runs:
NIS: Takeshi Hibino (1)
CHU: Riichi Kodama (1)

Game 2

Sunday, October 31, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Team123456789RHE
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WP: Katsuhiko Ishikawa (1–0)   LP: Mamoru Ōtsu (0–1)
Home runs:
NIS: None
CHU: Michio Nishizawa (1)

Game 3

Tuesday, November 2, 1954 – 1:36 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Team123456789RHE
Chunichi000000000022
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WP: Hidefumi Kawamura (1–0)   LP: Nobuo Ōshima (0–1)
Home runs:
CHU: None
NIS: Takeshi Hibino (2)

Game 4

Wednesday, November 3, 1954 – 1:35 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

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Chunichi000000000031
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WP: Tokuji Kawasaki (1–0)   LP: Shigeru Sugishita (1–1)

Game 5

Thursday, November 4, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Team123456789RHE
Chunichi100000011381
Nishitetsu010000001272
WP: Shigeru Sugishita (2–1)   LP: Hidefumi Kawamura (1–1)
Home runs:
CHU: None
NIS: Takeshi Hibino (3)

Game 6

Saturday, November 6, 1954 – 1:33 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

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WP: Mamoru Ōtsu (1–1)   LP: Katsuhiko Ishikawa (1–1)

Game 7

Sunday, November 7, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

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Nishitetsu000000000031
Chunichi00000010X160
WP: Shigeru Sugishita (3–1)   LP: Hidefumi Kawamura (1–2)

See also

References

  1. 1954年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 [1954 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
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