1966 Japan Series

Baseball championship series

1966 Japan Series

|  Team (Wins)|  Manager(s)|  Season

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Yomiuri Giants (4)|  Tetsuharu Kawakami|  89-41-4
Nankai Hawks (2)|  Kazuto Tsuruoka|  79-51-3
Dates| October 12–19
MVP| Isao Shibata (Yomiuri)
FSA| Taisuke Watanabe (Nankai)
| <- 1965 | Japan Series | 1967 ->

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The 1966 Japan Series was the 17th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks. This was a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series, which the Giants won. Yomiuri again defeated Nankai, this time in six games, to win their second consecutive championship.

## Summary

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CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2)

Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance

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1 | October 12 | Yomiuri Giants – 12, Nankai Hawks – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:52 | 27,145[1]
2 | October 13 | Yomiuri Giants – 2, Nankai Hawks – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:39 | 27,395[1]
3 | October 16 | Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Osaka Stadium | 2:08 | 29,978[1]
4 | October 17 | Nankai Hawks – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 8 | Osaka Stadium | 2:35 | 30,178[1]
5 | October 18 | Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Osaka Stadium | 3:50 | 19,791[1]
6 | October 19 | Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nankai Hawks – 0 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:14 | 29,112[1]

## See also

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* 1966 World Series

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f 1966年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 [1966 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

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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
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* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2022
* 2023
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Culture|

* Izayuke Wakataka Army Corps

Seasons (87)

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* 1978
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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
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* 1981
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* 1987
* 1989
* 1990
* 1994
* 1996
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* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2019
* 2020
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Climax Series berths (14)|

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

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* 1935
* 1936
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* 1938
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* 1943
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* 1946
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* 1958
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* 1966
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* 1972
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* 1976
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