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Baseball championship series
1970 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tetsuharu Kawakami 79-47-4
Lotte Orions (1) Wataru Nonin 80-47-3
DatesOctober 27 – November 2
MVPShigeo Nagashima (Yomiuri)
FSAReiji Iishi (Lotte)
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The 1970 Japan Series was the 21st edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Lotte Orions. The Giants defeated the Orions in five games to win their sixth consecutive championship.

Summary

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Giants – 1, Orions – 0 October 27 Korakuen Stadium 33,209
2 Giants – 6, Orions – 3 October 29 Korakuen Stadium 31,609
3 Orions – 3, Giants – 5 October 31 Tokyo Stadium 26,542
4 Orions – 6, Giants – 5 November 1 Tokyo Stadium 31,515
5 Orions – 2, Giants – 6 November 2 Tokyo Stadium 31,281

See also

References

  1. ^ 1970年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
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