Baseball championship series
The 1959 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1959 season. It was the tenth Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants.
Summary
PL Nankai Hawks (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (0)
Game |
Date |
Score |
Location |
Time |
Attendance
|
1 |
October 24 |
Yomiuri Giants – 7, Nankai Hawks – 10 |
Osaka Stadium |
3:13 |
30,038[1]
|
2 |
October 25 |
Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 6 |
Osaka Stadium |
2:33 |
30,288[1]
|
3 |
October 27 |
Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 2 |
Korakuen Stadium |
2:47 |
32,056[1]
|
4 |
October 29 |
Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 0 |
Korakuen Stadium |
2:23 |
32,266[1]
|
Matchups
Game 1
Saturday, October 24, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Game 2
Sunday, October 25, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Game 3
Tuesday, October 27, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Game 4
Thursday, October 29, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
See also
References