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1959 Japan Series

Field	Value
country	Japan
year	1959
champion	Nankai Hawks (4)
champion_manager	Kazuto Tsuruoka
champion_games	(.677), 6 GA
runnerup	Yomiuri Giants (0)
runnerup_manager	Shigeru Mizuhara
runnerup_games	(.612), 13 GA
date	October 24–29
MVP	Tadashi Sugiura (Nankai)
FSA	Masataka Tsuchiya (Yomiuri)

The 1959 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the season. The 10th 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. The Hawks won in a four-game sweep, which was the first time this had occurred in league history.

Summary

Matchups

Game 1

Saturday, October 24, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Game 2

Sunday, October 25, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Game 3

Tuesday, October 27, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Game 4

Thursday, October 29, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

References

link. [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]

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