1951 Japan Series

1951 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Shigeru Mizuhara 79–29–6 (.731), 18 GA
Nankai Hawks (1) Kazuto Tsuruoka 72–24–8 (.750), 18.5 GA
DatesOctober 10–17
MVPFukashi Minamimura (YOM)

The 1951 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1951 season. The second edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks against the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants.

The Yomiuri Giants, who previously dominated the NPB predecessor Japanese Baseball League, won their first NPB championship in five games.

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