1952 Japan Series

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1952 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Shigeru Mizuhara 83–37–0, .692, GA: 3.5
Nankai Hawks (2) Kazuto Tsuruoka 76–44–1, .633, GA: 1
DatesOctober 11–18
MVPTakehiko Bessho (YOM)
Broadcast
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The 1952 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1952 season. It was the third Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants.

Summary[]

CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 11 Nankai Hawks – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 6 Korakuen Stadium 1:57 23,794[1] 
2 October 12 Nankai Hawks – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 11 Korakuen Stadium 1:56 26,799[1] 
3 October 14 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Nankai Hawks – 4 Osaka Stadium 2:12 23,744[1] 
4 October 15 Yomiuri Giants – 6, Nankai Hawks – 2 Osaka Stadium 2:04 20,117[1] 
5 October 16 Yomiuri Giants – 1, Nankai Hawks – 4 Osaka Stadium 1:35 15,297[1] 
6 October 18 Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Korakuen Stadium 2:02 34,595[1]

Matchups[]

Game 1[]

Saturday, October 11, 1952 – 2:08 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nankai 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Yomiuri 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 X 6 12 0
WP: Takehiko Bessho (1–0)   LP: (0–1)
Home runs:
NAN: Tokuji Iida (1)
YOM: Tetsuharu Kawakami (1)

Game 2[]

Sunday, October 12, 1952 – 2:01 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nankai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Yomiuri 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 3 X 11 12 1
WP: Hideo Fujimoto (1–0)   LP: (0–1)
Home runs:
NAN: None
YOM: Hideo Fujimoto (1), Wally Yonamine (1)

Game 3[]

Tuesday, October 14, 1952 – 2:03 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Nankai 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 9 1
WP: (1–0)   LP: (0–1)

Game 4[]

Wednesday, October 15, 1952 – 2:01 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 6 12 1
Nankai 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
WP: Takehiko Bessho (2–0)   LP: (0–1)

Game 5[]

Thursday, October 16, 1952 – 2:02 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Nankai 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
WP: (1–0)   LP: Hideo Fujimoto (1–1)

Game 6[]

Saturday, October 18, 1952 – 1:59 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nankai 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Yomiuri 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 3 7 0
WP: Takehiko Bessho (3–0)   LP: (1–1)
Home runs:
NAN: (1)
YOM: None

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f 1952年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 [1952 Japan Series Results] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
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