1982 Japan Series
Baseball championship series
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The 1982 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 1982 season. The 33rd edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. The Lions defeated the Dragons in six games to win their fourth championship in team history, and first championship since 1958. This was also the Lions' first title since moving from Fukuoka to Saitama in 1979. This was the last time the Pacific League had held a playoff system to determine their champion that saw the first place team (with no split-season) reaching the Japan Series automatically until 2004.
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| Dates | October 23–30 | |||||||||
| MVP | Osamu Higashio (Seibu) | |||||||||
| FSA | Seiji Kamikawa (Chunichi) | |||||||||
Lions manager Tatsuro Hirooka, who previously led the Yakult Swallows to the 1978 championship, became the third (and so far last) manager to win championships with multiple teams.
Summary
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Dragons – 3, Lions – 7 | October 23 | Nagoya Stadium | 29,196[1] |
| 2 | Dragons – 1, Lions – 7 | October 24 | Nagoya Stadium | 29,194[1] |
| 3 | Lions – 3, Dragons – 4 | October 26 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 25,342[1] |
| 4 | Lions – 3, Dragons – 5 | October 27 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 29,323[1] |
| 5 | Lions – 3, Dragons – 1 | October 28 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 26,230[1] |
| 6 | Dragons – 4, Lions – 9 | October 30 | Nagoya Stadium | 28,725[1] |
