1983 Japan Series

Baseball championship series

1983 Japan Series

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

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Seibu Lions (4)|  Tatsuro Hirooka|  86-40-4
Yomiuri Giants (3)|  Motoshi Fujita|  72-50-8
Dates| October 29 – November 6
MVP| Takuji Ota (Seibu)
FSA| Takashi Nishimoto (Yomiuri)
| <- 1982 | Japan Series | 1984 ->

|
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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

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Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance

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1 | Lions – 6, Giants – 3 | October 29 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,954[1]
2 | Lions – 0, Giants – 4 | October 30 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 33,696[1]
3 | Giants – 5, Lions – 4 | November 1 | Korakuen Stadium | 40,279[1]
4 | Giants – 4, Lions – 7 | November 2 | Korakuen Stadium | 43,436[1]
5 | Giants – 5, Lions – 2 | November 3 | Korakuen Stadium | 43,500[1]
6 | Lions – 4, Giants – 3 | November 5 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 31,396[1]
7 | Lions – 3, Giants – 2 | November 6 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 33,242[1]

## See also

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* 1983 World Series

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g 1983年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

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Saitama Seibu Lions

* Established in 1950
* Formerly the Nishitetsu Clippers, the Nishitetsu Lions, the Taiheiyo Club Lions, the Crown Lighter Lions, and the Seibu Lions
* Based in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture

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Ballparks|

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Culture|

* Black Mist Scandal
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Retired numbers|

* 24

Key personnel|

* Owner: Takashi Goto
* Management: Seibu Railway
* Manager: Fumiya Nishiguchi

Japan Series championships (13)|

* 1956
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* 1958
* 1982
* 1983
* 1986
* 1987
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* 1990
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* 1992
* 2004
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Pacific League championships (23)|

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Yomiuri Giants

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* Owner: Toshikazu Yamaguchi
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Japanese Baseball League championships (9)|

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