1979 Japan Series

1979 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Hiroshima Carp (4) Takeshi Koba 67-50-13
Kintetsu Buffaloes (3) Yukio Nishimoto 74-45-11
DatesOctober 24 – November 4
MVPYoshihiko Takahashi (Hiroshima)
FSATakashi Imoto (Kintetsu)
← 1978 Japan Series 1980 →

The 1979 Japan Series was the 30th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Hiroshima Carp against the Pacific League champion Kintetsu Buffaloes. The Carp defeated the Buffaloes for their first Japan Series championship in team history.

Summary

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Buffaloes – 5, Carp – 2 October 27 Osaka Stadium 25,121[1]
2 Buffaloes – 4, Carp – 0 October 31 Osaka Stadium 27,848[1]
3 Carp – 3, Buffaloes – 2 October 28 Hiroshima Stadium 29,032[1]
4 Carp – 5, Buffaloes – 3 October 30 Hiroshima Stadium 29,057[1]
5 Carp – 1, Buffaloes – 0 October 31 Hiroshima Stadium 29,090[1]
6 Buffaloes – 6, Carp – 2 November 3 Osaka Stadium 27,813[1]
7 Buffaloes – 3, Carp – 4 November 4 Osaka Stadium 24,376[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 1979年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2010.

See also