1981 Japan Series

The 1981 Japan Series was the 32nd edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Nippon-Ham Fighters. All games in the series were played at Korakuen Stadium, which served as the home ballpark for both teams during the regular season. This was the first time in Japan Series history that all games were played at the same stadium. The Giants defeated the Fighters in six games for their 16th Japan Series title in team history.

1981 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Motoshi Fujita 73-48-9
Nippon-Ham Fighters (2) Keiji Osawa 68-54-8
DatesOctober 17–25
MVPTakashi Nishimoto (Yomiuri)
FSAHiroaki Inoue (Nippon-Ham)
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Summary

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Fighters – 6, Giants – 5October 17Korakuen Stadium36,056[1]
2Fighters – 1, Giants – 2October 18Korakuen Stadium42,376[1]
3Giants – 2, Fighters – 3October 20Korakuen Stadium36,180[1]
4Giants – 8, Fighters – 2October 21Korakuen Stadium38,627[1]
5Giants – 9, Fighters – 0October 23Korakuen Stadium31,419[1]
6Fighters – 3, Giants – 6October 25Korakuen Stadium43,604[1]

See also

References

  1. 1981年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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