1950 Japan Series

1950 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Mainichi Orions (4) Yuasa Yoshio 81–34–5, .696, GA: 15
Shochiku Robins (2) Tokuro Konishi 98–35–4, .730, GA: 9
Dates: November 22 – 28
MVP: Kaoru Betto (MAI)
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The 1950 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1950 season. It was the first Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Mainichi Orions, against the Central League champions, the Shochiku Robins.

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Summary

PL Mainichi Orions (4) vs. CL Shochiku Robins (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance
1 November 22 Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:34 23,018[1]
2 November 23 Shochiku Robins – 1, Mainichi Orions – 5 Korakuen Stadium 1:38 35,541[1] 
3 November 25 Mainichi Orions – 6, Shochiku Robins – 7 Koshien Stadium 1:54 19,399[1] 
4 November 26 Shochiku Robins – 5, Mainichi Orions – 3 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 1:42 35,518[1] 
5 November 27 Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 Nagoya Baseball Stadium 1:49 12,630[1] 
6 November 28 Shochiku Robins – 7, Mainichi Orions – 8 Osaka Stadium 2:40 22,035[1]

Matchups

Game 1

Wednesday, November 22, 1950 at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Mainichi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 1
Shochiku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 2
WP: Tadashi Wakabayashi (1–0)   LP: Nobuo Oshima (0–1)

Game 2

Thursday, November 23, 1950 at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Shochiku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
Mainichi 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 13 1
WP: Takeshi Nomura (1–0)   LP: Takashi Eda (0–1)
Home runs:
SHO: None
MAI: Shosei Go (1)

Game 3

Saturday, November 25, 1950 at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mainichi 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 8 2
Shochiku 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 7 2
WP: Jūzō Sanada (1–0)   LP: Atsushi Aramaki (0–1)
Home runs:
MAI: Yasuji Hondō (1), Atsushi Aramaki (1)
SHO: None

Game 4

Sunday, November 26, 1950 at Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Shochiku 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 7 0
Mainichi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2
WP: Nobuo Oshima (1–1)   LP: Tadashi Wakabayashi (1–1)
Home runs:
SHO: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (1)
MAI: None

Game 5

Monday, November 27, 1950 at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mainichi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 1
Shochiku 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
WP: Takeshi Nomura (2–0)   LP: Jūzō Sanada (1–1)

Game 6

Tuesday, November 28, 1950 at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Shochiku 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 15 6
Mainichi 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 9 0
WP: Takeshi Nomura (3–0)   LP: Nobuo Oshima (1–2)
Home runs:
SHO: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (3)
MAI: None

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "1950年度日本シリーズ　試合結果" (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1950.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009. 
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