1970 Japan Series

Team (Wins)	Manager(s)	Season
Yomiuri Giants (4)	Tetsuharu Kawakami	79-47-4
Lotte Orions (1)	Wataru Nonin	80-47-3

Dates

October 27 – November 2

MVP

Shigeo Nagashima (Yomiuri)

FSA

Reiji Iishi (Lotte)

← 1969

Japan Series

1971 →

The 1970 Japan Series was the 21st edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Lotte Orions. The Giants defeated the Orions in five games to win their sixth consecutive championship.

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Giants – 1, Orions – 0	October 27	Korakuen Stadium	33,209^[1]
2	Giants – 6, Orions – 3	October 29	Korakuen Stadium	31,609^[1]
3	Orions – 3, Giants – 5	October 31	Tokyo Stadium	26,542^[1]
4	Orions – 6, Giants – 5	November 1	Tokyo Stadium	31,515^[1]
5	Orions – 2, Giants – 6	November 2	Tokyo Stadium	31,281^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 1970年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved December 17, 2017.

Japan Series

Chiba Lotte Marines

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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Yomiuri Giants

Established in 1934
Formerly the Great Japan Tokyo Baseball Club and the Tokyo Giants
Based in Bunkyō, Tokyo

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Korakuen Stadium
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Owner: Toshikazu Yamaguchi
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