1964 Japan Series

The 1964 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1964 season. It was the 15th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Hanshin Tigers. It would take 21 years for the Tigers to return to the Japan Series, and in Nankai's case, 35 years and an ownership change.

1964 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Nankai Hawks (4) Kazuto Tsuruoka 84633, .571, GA: 3.5
Hanshin Tigers (3) Sadayoshi Fujimoto 80564, .588, GA: 1
DatesOctober 1–10
MVPJoe Stanka (NAN)
FSAKazuhiro Yamauchi (HAN)
Broadcast
TelevisionYomiuri TV (All games), ABC (Games 1 and 5), NHK General TV (Games 1 and 4)
RadioNHK Radio 1, ABC, MBS
Japan Series

Summary

PL Nankai Hawks (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 1Nankai Hawks – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 0Koshien Stadium2:1419,904[1] 
2October 2Nankai Hawks – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 5Koshien Stadium2:1519,190[1] 
3October 4Hanshin Tigers – 5, Nankai Hawks – 4Osaka Stadium2:4729,932[1] 
4October 5Hanshin Tigers – 3, Nankai Hawks – 4Osaka Stadium2:1630,107[1] 
5October 6Hanshin Tigers – 6, Nankai Hawks – 3Osaka Stadium2:2826,962[1] 
6October 9Nankai Hawks – 4, Hanshin Tigers – 0Koshien Stadium1:4625,471[1] 
7October 10Nankai Hawks – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 0Koshien Stadium2:0715,172[1]

Matchups

Game 1

Thursday, October 1, 1964 – 7:01 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

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WP: Joe Stanka (1–0)   LP: Minoru Murayama (0–1)

Game 2

Friday, October 2, 1964 – 7:00 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

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WP: Gene Bacque (1–0)   LP: Tadashi Sugiura (0–1)

Game 3

Sunday, October 4, 1964 – 6:59 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

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WP: Midori Ishikawa (1–0)   LP: Joe Stanka (1–1)
Home runs:
HAN: Eiji Fujii 2 (2)
NAN: Johnny Logan (1), Kent Hadley (1)

Game 4

Monday, October 5, 1964 – 7:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

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WP: Akitada Niiyama (1–0)   LP: Minoru Murayama (0–2)
Home runs:
HAN: Kazuhiro Yamauchi 2 (2)
NAN: Kent Hadley (2)

Game 5

Tuesday, October 6, 1964 – 7:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

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Nankai0000003003101
WP: Peter Burnside (1–0)   LP: Mutsuo Minagawa (0–1)
Home runs:
HAN: Yoshinori Tsuji (1), Motoo Ando (1)
NAN: Nobushige Morishita (1)

Game 6

Friday, October 9, 1964 – 6:59 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

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WP: Joe Stanka (2–1)   LP: Gene Bacque (1–1)

Game 7

Saturday, October 10, 1964 – 6:59 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

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Hanshin000000000051
WP: Joe Stanka (3–1)   LP: Minoru Murayama (0–3)
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See also

References

  1. 1964年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 [1964 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
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