1964 Japan Series
| 1964 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 1–10 | |||||||||
| MVP | Joe Stanka (Nankai) | |||||||||
| FSA | Kazuhiro Yamauchi (Hanshin) | |||||||||
| Broadcast | ||||||||||
| Television | Yomiuri TV (All games), ABC (Games 1 and 5), NHK General TV (Games 1 and 4) | |||||||||
| Radio | NHK Radio 1, ABC, MBS | |||||||||
The 1964 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1964 season. The 15th edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that featured the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks against the Central League champion Hanshin Tigers.
It would take 21 years for the Tigers to return to the Japan Series, and in Nankai's case, it took 35 years and an ownership change. This would also be the last Japan Series to be contested by two Kansai-based teams until the 2023 Japan Series. Due to the 1964 Summer Olympics taking place in Tokyo, all games were played at night for the first time ever. It was the only time this had occurred until 1994.