Summary
The 1953 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1953 season. It was the fourth Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants.
| 1953 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 10–16 | |||||||||
| MVP | Tetsuharu Kawakami (YOM) | |||||||||
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Summary edit
CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 10 | Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 4 | Osaka Stadium | 3:15 | 24,913[1] |
| 2 | October 11 | Yomiuri Giants – 5, Nankai Hawks – 3 | Osaka Stadium | 2:33 | 30,524[1] |
| 3 | October 12 | Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 2 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:21 | 22,546[1] |
| 4 | October 13 | Nankai Hawks – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Korakuen Stadium | 1:45 | 25,953[1] |
| 5 | October 14 | Yomiuri Giants – 5, Nankai Hawks – 0 | Osaka Stadium | 2:04 | 21,652[1] |
| 6 | October 15 | Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nankai Hawks – 2 | Koshien Stadium | 1:55 | 6,346[1] |
| 7 | October 16 | Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 4 | Korakuen Stadium | 1:36 | 21,332[1] |
Matchups edit
Game 1 edit
Saturday, October 10, 1953 – 2:05 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nankai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1X | 4 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Susumi Yuki (1–0) LP: Takehiko Bessho (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2 edit
Sunday, October 11, 1953 – 2:05 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Hideo Fujimoto (1–0) LP: Taisei Nakamura (0–1) Home runs: YOM: Wally Yonamine (1), Shigeru Chiba (1), Yukō Minamimura (1) NAN: Tokuji Iida (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3 edit
Monday, October 12, 1953 – 1:35 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs: NAN: Hiroshi Nakahara (1) YOM: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4 edit
Tuesday, October 13, 1953 – 1:33 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takumi Ōtomo (1–0) LP: Nobuo Nakatani (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5 edit
Wednesday, October 14, 1953 – 2:02 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Masanori Iritani (1–0) LP: Susumi Yuki (1–1) Home runs: YOM: Takashi Iwamoto (1) NAN: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 6 edit
Thursday, October 15, 1953 – 2:00 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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| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Taketoshi Ōgami (1–0) LP: Hideo Fujimoto (1–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 7 edit
Friday, October 16, 1953 – 1:30 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takumi Ōtomo (2–0) LP: Taketoshi Ōgami (1–1) Home runs: NAN: Jun Matsui (1), Chūsuke Kiduka (1) YOM: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||