1974 Japan Series

1974 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season
Lotte Orions (4) Masaichi Kaneda 69–50–11 (.580)
Chunichi Dragons (2) Wally Yonamine 70–49–11 (.588), 0 GA
DatesOctober 16–23
MVPSumio Hirota (Lotte)
FSAMorimichi Takagi (Chunichi)

The 1974 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1974 season. The 25th edition of the series, it matched the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons against the Pacific League champion Lotte Orions. This was the first Japan Series since 1964 without the Yomiuri Giants, who had won the previous nine championships; the Dragons had edged them out for the Central pennant by percentage points after losing one game less than the Giants with two more ties). The Orions defeated the Dragons in six games to win their second title, and first since winning the inaugural Japan Series under the Mainichi branding.

Summary

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Dragons – 5, Orions – 4 October 16 Nagoya Stadium 22,148[1]
2 Dragons – 5, Orions – 8 October 17 Nagoya Stadium 24,798[1]
3 Orions – 4, Dragons – 5 October 19 Korakuen Stadium 29,103[1]
4 Orions – 6, Dragons – 3 October 20 Korakuen Stadium 43,128[1]
5 Orions – 2, Dragons – 0 October 21 Korakuen Stadium 28,187[1]
6 Dragons – 2, Orions – 3 October 23 Nagoya Stadium 23,433[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 1974年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
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