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1954 Japan Series

Field	Value
country	Japan
year	1954
champion	Chunichi Dragons (4)
champion_manager	Shunichi Amachi
champion_games	(), 5½ GA
runnerup	Nishitetsu Lions (3)
runnerup_manager	Osamu Mihara
runnerup_games	(), ½ GA
date	October 30 – November 7
MVP	Shigeru Sugishita (Chunichi)
FSA	Hiroshi Oshita (Nishitetsu)

The 1954 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the season. The fifth edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nishitetsu Lions against the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons. It was the first Japan Series appearance for both teams. The Dragons won in seven games for their first championship; they would not win another one until 2007 while the Lions would return to the Series two years later.

Summary

Matchups

Game 1

Saturday, October 30, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Game 2

Sunday, October 31, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Game 3

Tuesday, November 2, 1954 – 1:36 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Game 4

Wednesday, November 3, 1954 – 1:35 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Game 5

Thursday, November 4, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Game 6

Saturday, November 6, 1954 – 1:33 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Game 7

Sunday, November 7, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

References

link. [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]

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