1959 Japan Series

Baseball championship series

1959 Japan Series

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Nankai Hawks (4)|  Kazuto Tsuruoka|  88–42–4, .677, GA: 6
Yomiuri Giants (0)|  Shigeru Mizuhara|  77–48–5, .612, GA: 13
Dates| October 24–29
MVP| Tadashi Sugiura (NAN)
FSA| Masataka Tsuchiya (YOM)
| ← 1958 | Japan Series | 1960 →

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The 1959 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1959 season. It was the tenth Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants.

## Summary

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PL Nankai Hawks (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (0)

Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance

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1 | October 24 | Yomiuri Giants – 7, Nankai Hawks – 10 | Osaka Stadium | 3:13 | 30,038[1]
2 | October 25 | Yomiuri Giants – 3, Nankai Hawks – 6 | Osaka Stadium | 2:33 | 30,288[1]
3 | October 27 | Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 2 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:47 | 32,056[1]
4 | October 29 | Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 0 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:23 | 32,266[1]

## Matchups

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### Game 1

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Saturday, October 24, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1
Nankai | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 10 | 19 | 0
WP: Tadashi Sugiura (1–0)   LP: Taketoshi Yoshihara (0–1)
Home runs:
YOM: None
NAN: Isami Okamoto 2 (2)

### Game 2

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Sunday, October 25, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Yomiuri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0
Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 1
WP: Tadashi Sugiura (2–0)   LP: Motoshi Fujita (0–1)
Home runs:
YOM: Shigeo Nagashima (1)
NAN: None

### Game 3

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Tuesday, October 27, 1959 – 1:00 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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Nankai | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1
Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0
WP: Tadashi Sugiura (3–0)   LP: Taketoshi Yoshihara (0–2)
Home runs:
NAN: Katsuya Nomura (1)
YOM: Kazuhiko Sakazaki (1)

### Game 4

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Thursday, October 29, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Nankai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0
Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1
WP: Tadashi Sugiura (4–0)   LP: Motoshi Fujita (0–2)

## See also

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* 1959 World Series

## References

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1. ^ a b c d 1959年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 [1959 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 21, 2010.

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* Most Valuable Players
* Fighting Spirit Award
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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

* Established in 1938
* Formerly the Nankai Club, the Kinki Nippon Club, the Kinki Great Ring, the Nankai Hawks, and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
* Based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

The Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* Players
* Managers

Ballparks|

* Sakai Ohama Stadium
* Nankai Nakamozu Stadium
* Koshien Stadium
* Osaka Stadium
* Heiwadai Stadium
* Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka

Honored numbers|

* 15, Masao Fujii
* 89, Sadaharu Oh

Key personnel|

* Owner: Masayoshi Son
* Management: SoftBank Group
* Chairman: Sadaharu Oh
* General manager: Sugihiko Mikasa
* Executive officer: Tomohiro Nagai
* Manager: Hiroki Kokubo

Japanese Baseball League championships (2)|

* 1946
* 1948

Japan Series championships (11)|

* 1959
* 1964
* 1999
* 2003
* 2011
* 2014
* 2015
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020

Pacific League championships (20)|

* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1959
* 1961
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1973
* 1999
* 2000
* 2003
* 2010
* 2011
* 2014
* 2015
* 2017
* 2020
* 2024

Playoff berths (19)|

* 1973
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Culture|

* Izayuke Wakataka Army Corps

Seasons (87)

1930s|

* 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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Yomiuri Giants

* Established in 1934
* Formerly the Great Japan Tokyo Baseball Club and the Tokyo Giants
* Based in Bunkyō, Tokyo

The Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* Players
* Managers

Ballparks|

* Korakuen Stadium
* Tokyo Dome
Trainings: Sun Marine Stadium
* Yomiuri Giants Stadium

Culture|

* Star of the Giants

Rivalries|

* Hanshin Tigers

Retired numbers|

* 1
* 3
* 4
* 14
* 16
* 34

Key personnel|

* Owner: Toshikazu Yamaguchi
* Management: Yomiuri Group
* Manager: Shinnosuke Abe

Japanese Baseball League championships (9)|

* Fall 1936
* Spring 1937
* Fall 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1949

Japan Series championships (22)|

* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1961
* 1963
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1981
* 1989
* 1994
* 2000
* 2002
* 2009
* 2012

Central League championships (39)|

* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1961
* 1963
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1976
* 1977
* 1981
* 1983
* 1987
* 1989
* 1990
* 1994
* 1996
* 2000
* 2002
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2019
* 2020
* 2024

Climax Series berths (14)|

* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2018
* 2019
* 2021
* 2024

Seasons (91)

1930s|

* 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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