1965 Japan Series

1965 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tetsuharu Kawakami 91–47–2 (.659), 13 GA
Nankai Hawks (1) Kazuto Tsuruoka 88–49–3 (.642), 12 GA
DatesOctober 30 – November 5
MVPShigeo Nagashima (Yomiuri)
FSANobuyasu Morishita (Nankai)

The 1965 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1965 season. The 16th edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks against the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants. It was the first of nine consecutive Japan Series championships won by the Giants, a record that still stands.