1983 Japan Series Explained

Country:Japan
Year:1983
Champion:Seibu Lions (4)
Champion Games:86-40-4
Runnerup:Yomiuri Giants (3)
Runnerup Games:72-50-8
Date:October 29 – November 6
Mvp:Takuji Ota (Seibu)
Fsa:Takashi Nishimoto (Yomiuri)

The 1983 Japan Series was the 34th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. The Lions won the series in seven games and captured their second consecutive Japan Series title.

Summary

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Lions – 6, Giants – 3 October 29Seibu Lions Stadium32,954[1]
2Lions – 0, Giants – 4 October 30Seibu Lions Stadium33,696
3Giants – 5, Lions – 4 November 1Korakuen Stadium40,279
4Giants – 4, Lions – 7November 2Korakuen Stadium43,436
5Giants – 5, Lions – 2November 3Korakuen Stadium43,500
6Lions – 4, Giants – 3November 5Seibu Lions Stadium31,396
7Lions – 3, Giants – 2November 6Seibu Lions Stadium33,242

See also

References

  1. Web site: http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1983.html. ja:1983年日本シリーズ試合結果. Nippon Professional Baseball. Japanese. November 7, 2017.