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1951 Japan Series

Field	Value
country	Japan
year	1951
champion	Yomiuri Giants (4)
champion_manager	Shigeru Mizuhara
champion_games	(.731), 18 GA
runnerup	Nankai Hawks (1)
runnerup_manager	Kazuto Tsuruoka
runnerup_games	(.750), 18.5 GA
date	October 10–17
MVP	Fukashi Minamimura (YOM)

The 1951 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the season. The second edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks against the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants.

The Yomiuri Giants, who previously dominated the NPB predecessor Japanese Baseball League, won their first NPB championship in five games.

Summary

Matchups

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Outfielder Yuko Minamimura, who batted .563 with nine hits and four RBIs, was named Series MVP.

References

link. [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]

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