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1961 Japan Series

Field	Value
country	Japan
year	1961
champion	Yomiuri Giants (4)
champion_manager	Tetsuharu Kawakami
champion_games	(.569), 1 GA
runnerup	Nankai Hawks (2)
runnerup_manager	Kazuto Tsuruoka
runnerup_games	(.629), 2½ GA
date	October 22 – November 1
MVP	Andy Miyamoto (Yomiuri)
FSA	Joe Stanka (Nankai)

The 1961 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the season. The 12th 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.

Summary

Matchups

Game 1

Sunday, October 22, 1961 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Game 2

Tuesday, October 24, 1961 – 12:59 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Game 3

Thursday, October 26, 1961 – 1:01 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Game 4

Sunday, October 29, 1961 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Game 5

Monday, October 30, 1961 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Game 6

Wednesday, November 1, 1961 – 1:07 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

References

link. [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]

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