1982 Japan Series

The 1982 Japan Series was the 33rd edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. The Lions defeated the Dragons in six games to win their fourth championship in team history, and first championship since 1958. This was also the Lions' first title since moving from Fukuoka to Saitama in 1979.

1982 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Seibu Lions (4) Tatsuro Hirooka 68-58-4
Chunichi Dragons (2) Sadao Kondo 64-47-19
DatesOctober 23–30
MVPOsamu Higashio (Seibu)
FSASeiji Kamikawa (Chunichi)
Japan Series

Summary

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Dragons – 3, Lions – 7October 23Nagoya Stadium29,196[1]
2Dragons – 1, Lions – 7October 24Nagoya Stadium29,194[1]
3Lions – 3, Dragons – 4October 26Seibu Lions Stadium25,342[1]
4Lions – 3, Dragons – 5October 27Seibu Lions Stadium29,323[1]
5Lions – 3, Dragons – 1October 28Seibu Lions Stadium26,230[1]
6Dragons – 4, Lions – 9October 30Nagoya Stadium28,725[1]

See also

References

  1. 1982年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
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