1960 Japan Series

1960 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Taiyo Whales (4) Osamu Mihara 70564, .554, GA: 4.5
Daimai Orions (0) Yukio Nishimoto 82483, .631, GA: 4
Dates: October 11 – 15
MVP: Akihito Kondō (TAI)
FSA: Kenjiro Tamiya (DAI)

The 1960 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1960 season. It was the 11th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Daimai Orions, against the Central League champions, the Taiyo Whales.

Summary

CL Taiyo Whales (4) vs. PL Daimai Orions (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 11Daimai Orions – 0, Taiyo Whales – 1Kawasaki Stadium2:1218,354[1] 
2October 12Daimai Orions – 2, Taiyo Whales – 3Kawasaki Stadium2:2918,421[1] 
3October 14Taiyo Whales – 6, Daimai Orions – 5Korakuen Stadium2:3831,586[1] 
4October 15Taiyo Whales – 1, Daimai Orions – 0Korakuen Stadium2:4432,409[1]

Matchups

Game 1

Tuesday, October 11, 1960 – 1:04 pm at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Daimai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Taiyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 5 0
WP: Noboru Akiyama (1–0)   LP: Katsumi Nakanishi (0–1)
Home runs:
DAI: None
TAI: Hidenori Kanemitsu (1)

Game 2

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 – 12:59 pm at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Daimai 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
Taiyo 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 3 9 1
WP: Noboru Akiyama (1–0)   LP: Gentarō Shimada (0–1)
Home runs:
DAI: Kihachi Enomoto (1)
TAI: None

Game 3

Friday, October 14, 1960 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Taiyo 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 10 0
Daimai 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5 7 2
WP: Masatoshi Gondō (1–0)   LP: Katsumi Nakanishi (0–2)
Home runs:
TAI: Akihito Kondō (1)
DAI: Toshio Yanagida (1)

Game 4

Saturday, October 15, 1960 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Taiyo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Daimai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
WP: Noboru Akiyama (2–0)   LP: Gentarō Shimada (0–2)

References

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