1974 Japan Series

The 1974 Japan Series was the 25th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons against the Pacific League champion Lotte Orions. This was the first Japan Series since 1964 without the Yomiuri Giants, who had won the previous nine championships. The Orions defeated the Dragons in six games to win their second title, and first since winning the inaugural Japan Series as the Mainichi Orions.

1974 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Lotte Orions (4) Masaichi Kaneda 69-50-11
Chunichi Dragons (2) Wally Yonamine 70-49-11
DatesOctober 16–23
MVPSumio Hirota (Lotte)
FSAMorimichi Takagi (Chunichi)
Japan Series

Summary

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Dragons – 5, Orions – 4October 16Nagoya Stadium22,148[1]
2Dragons – 5, Orions – 8October 17Nagoya Stadium24,798[1]
3Orions – 4, Dragons – 5October 19Korakuen Stadium29,103[1]
4Orions – 6, Dragons – 3October 20Korakuen Stadium43,128[1]
5Orions – 2, Dragons – 0October 21Korakuen Stadium28,187[1]
6Dragons – 2, Orions – 3October 23Nagoya Stadium23,433[1]

See also

References

  1. 1974年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
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