| 1957 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 26 – November 1 | |||||||||
| MVP | Hiroshi Ōshita (NIS) | |||||||||
| FSA | Andy Miyamoto (YOM) | |||||||||
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The 1957 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1957 season. It was the eighth Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nishitetsu Lions, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants.
Summary
PL Nishitetsu Lions (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (0)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 26 | Yomiuri Giants – 2, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:38 | 23,992 |
| 2 | October 27 | Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:18 | 24,373 |
| 3 | October 30 | Nishitetsu Lions – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:32 | 30,484 |
| 4 | October 31 | Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 0 | Korakuen Stadium | 3:01 | 27,649 |
| 5 | November 1 | Nishitetsu Lions – 6, Yomiuri Giants – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:37 | 30,519 |
Matchups
Game 1
Saturday, October 26, 1957 – 1:02 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kazuhisa Inao (1–0) LP: Takumi Ōtomo (0–1) Home runs: YOM: None NIS: Yasumitsu Toyoda (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
Sunday, October 27, 1957 – 1:02 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2X | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Hidefumi Kawamura (1–0) LP: Motoshi Fujita (0–1) Home runs: YOM: Andy Miyamoto (1) NIS: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
Wednesday, October 30, 1957 – 1:33 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kazuhisa Inao (2–0) LP: Taketoshi Yoshihara (0–1) Home runs: NIS: Hiroshi Ōshita (1), Seiji Sekiguchi (1) YOM: Wally Yonamine (1), Andy Miyamoto (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
Thursday, October 31, 1957 – 1:36 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Game 5
Friday, November 1, 1957 – 1:32 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nishitetsu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Yukio Shimabara (1–0) LP: Yoshinori Kido (0–1) Home runs: NIS: Hiromi Wada 2 (2) YOM: Keishi Totoki (1), Tetsuharu Kawakami (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ 1957年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 [1957 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
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