1955 Japan Series
Baseball championship series
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The 1955 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1955 season. The sixth edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks against the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants.
| 1955 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 15–24 | |||||||||
| MVP | Takehiko Bessho (Yomiuri) | |||||||||
| FSA | Ichirō Togawa (Nankai) | |||||||||
Summary
CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (3)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 15 | Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nankai Hawks – 1 | Osaka Stadium | 2:32 | 22,448[1] |
| 2 | October 16 | Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nankai Hawks – 2 | Osaka Stadium | 2:02 | 27,784[1] |
| 3 | October 18 | Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 0 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:02 | 17,324[1] |
| 4 | October 21 | Nankai Hawks – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 2 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:06 | 19,373[1] |
| 5 | October 22 | Nankai Hawks – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 9 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:38 | 17,320[1] |
| 6 | October 23 | Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 1 | Osaka Stadium | 2:11 | 22,695[1] |
| 7 | October 24 | Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nankai Hawks – 0 | Osaka Stadium | 2:11 | 17,775[1] |
Matchups
Game 1
Saturday, October 15, 1955 – 2:02 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takehiko Bessho (1–0) LP: Motoji Takuwa (0–1) Home runs: YOM: Tetsuharu Kawakami (1) NAN: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
Sunday, October 16, 1955 – 2:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Game 3
Tuesday, October 18, 1955 – 2:03 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Game 4
Friday, October 21, 1955 – 2:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Game 5
Saturday, October 22, 1955 – 1:01 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takehiko Bessho (2–1) LP: Masaharu Kobata (1–1) Home runs: NAN: Tokuji Iida (2), Yasuhiro Fukami (1) YOM: Shigeru Fujio (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 6
Sunday, October 23, 1955 – 2:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Game 7
Monday, October 24, 1955 – 2:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture