2000 Japan Series

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The 2000 Japan Series matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. It was the O N series.

TV: NTV (Game 1, 2, 4, 6), Fuji Television (Game 3) TBS (Game 5)
MVP: Hideki Matsui (Yomiuri)

[edit] Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Giants – 3, Hawks – 5	October 21	Tokyo Dome	43,848
2	Giants – , Hawks – 8	October 22	Tokyo Dome	43,850
3	Hawks – 3, Giants – 9	October 23	Fukuoka Dome	36,625
4	Hawks – 1, Giants – 2	October 26	Fukuoka Dome	36,701
5	Hawks – 0, Giants – 6	October 27	Fukuoka Dome	36,787
6	Giants – 9, Hawks – 3	October 28	Tokyo Dome	44,033

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Nippon Professional Baseball Japan Series

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v • d • e Yomiuri Giants

Formerly the Tokyo Kyojin and the Tokyo Giants • Based in Tokyo, Japan

The Franchise	Yomiuri Shimbun • History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Korakuen Stadium • Tokyo Dome

Culture	Star of the Giants

Rivalries	Hanshin Tigers

Important Figures	Lefty O'Doul • Matsutarō Shōriki • Eiji Sawamura • Victor Starffin • Tetsuharu Kawakami • Masaichi Kaneda • Shigeo Nagashima • Sadaharu Oh • Tsuneo Horiuchi • Hideki Matsui

Retired Numbers	1 • 3 • 4 • 14 • 16 • 34

Japan Series Championships (20)	1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1961 • 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1981 • 1989 • 1994 • 2000 • 2002

Central League Championships (30)	1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1961 • 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1976 • 1977 • 1981 • 1983 • 1987 • 1989 • 1990 • 1994 • 1996 • 2000 • 2002

Japanese Baseball League Championships	1936 (fall) • 1937 (spring) • 1938 (fall) • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1949

v • d • e Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Formerly the Nankai Hawks and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks • Based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

The Franchise	SoftBank • History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Nankai Nakamozu Baseball Ground • Koshien Stadium • Osaka Stadium • Heiwadai Stadium • Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome

Important Figures	Katsuya Nomura • Joe Stanka • Tadashi Sugiura • Kevin Mitchell • Koji Akiyama • Tadahito Iguchi • Kenji Johjima

Honored Numbers	15

Japan Series Championships (4)	1959 • 1964 • 1999• 2003

Pacific League Championships (13)	1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1959• 1961• 1964• 1965• 1966• 1973• 1999• 2000• 2003

Japanese Baseball League Championships	1946• 1948