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1953 Japan Series

Field	Value
country	Japan
year	1953
champion	Yomiuri Giants (4)
champion_manager	Shigeru Mizuhara
champion_games	(.702), 16 GA
runnerup	Nankai Hawks (2)
runnerup_manager	Kazuto Tsuruoka
runnerup_games	(.597), 4 GA
date	October 10–16
MVP	Tetsuharu Kawakami (Yomiuri)
FSA	Hiroshi Minohara (Nankai)

The 1953 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the season. The fourth edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks against the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants. It was the first Series to award the most impactful player on the losing team the Fighting Spirit Award, a tradition that still stands today.

Summary

Matchups

Game 1

Saturday, October 10, 1953 – 2:05 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Game 2

Sunday, October 11, 1953 – 2:05 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Game 3

Monday, October 12, 1953 – 1:35 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Game 4

Tuesday, October 13, 1953 – 1:33 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Game 5

Wednesday, October 14, 1953 – 2:02 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Game 6

Thursday, October 15, 1953 – 2:00 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

Game 7

Friday, October 16, 1953 – 1:30 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

References

link. [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]

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