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| Dates | October 27 – November 2 | |||||||||
| MVP | Shigeo Nagashima (Yomiuri) | |||||||||
| FSA | Reiji Iishi (Lotte) | |||||||||
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The1970 Japan Series was the championship series forNippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the1970 season. The 21st edition of theSeries, it was abest-of-seven playoff that matched theCentral League championYomiuri Giants against thePacific League championLotte Orions. The Giants defeated the Orions in five games to win their sixth consecutive championship.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 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] |
