Baseball championship
The 1960 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1960 season. It was the 11th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Daimai Orions, against the Central League champions, the Taiyo Whales.
Summary
CL Taiyo Whales (4) vs. PL Daimai Orions (0)
Game |
Date |
Score |
Location |
Time |
Attendance
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1 |
October 11 |
Daimai Orions – 0, Taiyo Whales – 1 |
Kawasaki Stadium |
2:12 |
18,354[1]
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2 |
October 12 |
Daimai Orions – 2, Taiyo Whales – 3 |
Kawasaki Stadium |
2:29 |
18,421[1]
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3 |
October 14 |
Taiyo Whales – 6, Daimai Orions – 5 |
Korakuen Stadium |
2:38 |
31,586[1]
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4 |
October 15 |
Taiyo Whales – 1, Daimai Orions – 0 |
Korakuen Stadium |
2:44 |
32,409[1]
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Matchups
Game 1
Tuesday, October 11, 1960 – 1:04 pm at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture
Game 2
Wednesday, October 12, 1960 – 12:59 pm at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture
Game 3
Friday, October 14, 1960 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Game 4
Saturday, October 15, 1960 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
See also
References
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- Established in 1949
- Formerly the Mainichi Orions, the Mainichi Daiei Orions, the Tokyo Orions and the Lotte Orions
- Based in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture
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