1953 Japan Series
| 1953 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 10–16 | |||||||||
| MVP | Tetsuharu Kawakami (Yomiuri) | |||||||||
| FSA | Hiroshi Minohara (Nankai) | |||||||||
The 1953 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1953 season. The fourth 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. It was the first Series to award the most impactful player on the losing team the Fighting Spirit Award, a tradition that still stands today.
Summary
[edit]CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1953年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 [1953 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.