Summary
The 1950 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1950 season. It was the first Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Mainichi Orions, against the Central League champions, the Shochiku Robins.
| 1950 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | November 22–28 | |||||||||
| MVP | Kaoru Betto (MAI) | |||||||||
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Summary edit
PL Mainichi Orions (4) vs. CL Shochiku Robins (2)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | November 22 | Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 2:34 | 23,018[1] |
| 2 | November 23 | Shochiku Robins – 1, Mainichi Orions – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 1:38 | 35,541[1] |
| 3 | November 25 | Mainichi Orions – 6, Shochiku Robins – 7 | Koshien Stadium | 1:54 | 19,399[1] |
| 4 | November 26 | Shochiku Robins – 5, Mainichi Orions – 3 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 1:42 | 35,518[1] |
| 5 | November 27 | Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 1:49 | 12,630[1] |
| 6 | November 28 | Shochiku Robins – 7, Mainichi Orions – 8 | Osaka Stadium | 2:40 | 22,035[1] |
Matchups edit
Game 1 edit
Wednesday, November 22, 1950 – 1:16 pm at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Mainichi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shochiku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tadashi Wakabayashi (1–0) LP: Nobuo Oshima (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2 edit
Thursday, November 23, 1950 – 1:01 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shochiku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mainichi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takeshi Nomura (1–0) LP: Koichi Eda (0–1) Home runs: SHO: None MAI: Shosei Go (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3 edit
Saturday, November 25, 1950 – 1:30 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mainichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shochiku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Shigeo Sanada (1–0) LP: Atsushi Aramaki (0–1) Home runs: MAI: Yasuji Hondo (1), Atsushi Aramaki (1) SHO: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4 edit
Sunday, November 26, 1950 – 1:31 pm at Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shochiku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mainichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Nobuo Oshima (1–1) LP: Tadashi Wakabayashi (1–1) Home runs: SHO: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (1) MAI: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5 edit
Monday, November 27, 1950 – 12:59 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mainichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shochiku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takeshi Nomura (2–0) LP: Shigeo Sanada (1–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 6 edit
Tuesday, November 28, 1950 – 1:29 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Shochiku | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mainichi | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takeshi Nomura (3–0) LP: Nobuo Oshima (1–2) Home runs: SHO: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto 2 (3) MAI: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||