1954 Japan Series
| 1954 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 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 1954 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
CL Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. PL Nishitetsu Lions (3)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 30 | Nishitetsu Lions – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 2:15 | 29,245[1] |
| 2 | October 31 | Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 5 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 2:21 | 30,303[1] |
| 3 | November 2 | Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:19 | 23,994[1] |
| 4 | November 3 | Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 | Heiwadai Stadium | 1:36 | 25,185[1] |
| 5 | November 4 | Chunichi Dragons – 3, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:15 | 19,771[1] |
| 6 | November 6 | Nishitetsu Lions – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 1 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 2:16 | 27,776[1] |
| 7 | November 7 | Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 1 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 1:38 | 23,215[1] |
Matchups
Game 1
Saturday, October 30, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Shigeru Sugishita (1–0) LP: Sadao Nishimura (0–1) Home runs: NIS: Takeshi Hibino (1) CHU: Riichi Kodama (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
Sunday, October 31, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Katsuhiko Ishikawa (1–0) LP: Mamoru Ōtsu (0–1) Home runs: NIS: None CHU: Michio Nishizawa (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
Tuesday, November 2, 1954 – 1:36 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nishitetsu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Hidefumi Kawamura (1–0) LP: Nobuo Ōshima (0–1) Home runs: CHU: None NIS: Takeshi Hibino (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
Wednesday, November 3, 1954 – 1:35 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tokuji Kawasaki (1–0) LP: Shigeru Sugishita (1–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5
Thursday, November 4, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Shigeru Sugishita (2–1) LP: Hidefumi Kawamura (1–1) Home runs: CHU: None NIS: Takeshi Hibino (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 6
Saturday, November 6, 1954 – 1:33 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Mamoru Ōtsu (1–1) LP: Katsuhiko Ishikawa (1–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 7
Sunday, November 7, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Shigeru Sugishita (3–1) LP: Hidefumi Kawamura (1–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g 1954年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 [1954 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.