1980 Japan Series

1980 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (4) Takeshi Koba 73–44–13 (.624), 6½ GA
Kintetsu Buffaloes (3) Yukio Nishimoto 68–54–8 (.557)
DatesOctober 25 – November 2
MVPJim Lyttle (Hiroshima)
FSAToru Ogawa (Kintetsu)

The 1980 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1980 season. The 31st edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Central League champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp against the Pacific League champion Kintetsu Buffaloes. In a rematch from the previous year's Japan Series, the Carp defeated the Buffaloes in seven games to capture their second consecutive Japan Series championship.

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