1954 Japan Series
Baseball championship series
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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.
| 1954 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 30 – November 7 | |||||||||
| MVP | Shigeru Sugishita (Chunichi) | |||||||||
| FSA | Hiroshi Oshita (Nishitetsu) | |||||||||
Summary
CL Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. PL Nishitetsu Lions (3)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 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
Game 2
Sunday, October 31, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Game 3
Tuesday, November 2, 1954 – 1:36 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Game 4
Wednesday, November 3, 1954 – 1:35 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Game 5
Thursday, November 4, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Game 6
Saturday, November 6, 1954 – 1:33 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Game 7
Sunday, November 7, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture