The 1960 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1960 season. The 11th edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Daimai Orions against the Central League champion Taiyo Whales. The Whales defeated the Orions in four games for their first championship in history. With the win, Osamu Mihara became the first manager to win the Japan Series with multiple teams, as he previously won it with the Nishitetsu Lions (1956, 1957, 1958). Only two other managers have accomplished the feat since.

Summary

CL Taiyo Whales (4) vs. PL Daimai Orions (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance
1October 11Daimai Orions – 0, Taiyo Whales – 1Kawasaki Stadium2:1218,354
2October 12Daimai Orions – 2, Taiyo Whales – 3Kawasaki Stadium2:2918,421
3October 14Taiyo Whales – 6, Daimai Orions – 5Korakuen Stadium2:3831,586
4October 15Taiyo Whales – 1, Daimai Orions – 0Korakuen Stadium2:4432,409

Matchups

Game 1

Tuesday, October 11, 1960 – 1:04 pm at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture

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WP: Noboru Akiyama (1–0) LP: Katsumi Nakanishi (0–1) Home runs: DAI: None TAI: Hidenori Kanemitsu (1)

Game 2

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 – 12:59 pm at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture

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WP: Noboru Akiyama (1–0) LP: Gentarō Shimada (0–1) Home runs: DAI: Kihachi Enomoto (1) TAI: None

Game 3

Friday, October 14, 1960 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

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WP: Masatoshi Gondō (1–0) LP: Katsumi Nakanishi (0–2) Home runs: TAI: Akihito Kondō (1) DAI: Toshio Yanagida (1)

Game 4

Saturday, October 15, 1960 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

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WP: Noboru Akiyama (2–0) LP: Gentarō Shimada (0–2)

See also