| 1960 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 11–15 | |||||||||
| MVP | Akihito Kondō (TAI) | |||||||||
| FSA | Kenjiro Tamiya (DAI) | |||||||||
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The1960 Japan Series was theNippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the1960 season. It was the 11thJapan Series and featured thePacific League champions, theDaimai Orions, against theCentral League champions, theTaiyo Whales.
CLTaiyo Whales (4) vs. PLDaimai 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] |
| 2 | October 12 | Daimai Orions – 2,Taiyo Whales – 3 | Kawasaki Stadium | 2:29 | 18,421[1] |
| 3 | October 14 | Taiyo Whales – 6, Daimai Orions – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:38 | 31,586[1] |
| 4 | October 15 | Taiyo Whales – 1, Daimai Orions – 0 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:44 | 32,409[1] |
Tuesday, October 11, 1960 – 1:04 pm atKawasaki Stadium inKawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Daimai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taiyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Noboru Akiyama (1–0) LP:Katsumi Nakanishi (0–1) Home runs: DAI: None TAI:Hidenori Kanemitsu (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, October 12, 1960 – 12:59 pm at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Daimai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taiyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Noboru Akiyama (1–0) LP:Gentarō Shimada (0–1) Home runs: DAI:Kihachi Enomoto (1) TAI: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday, October 14, 1960 – 1:00 pm atKorakuen Stadium inBunkyō, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taiyo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Daimai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Masatoshi Gondō (1–0) LP:Katsumi Nakanishi (0–2) Home runs: TAI:Akihito Kondō (1) DAI:Toshio Yanagida (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday, October 15, 1960 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taiyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Daimai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Noboru Akiyama (2–0) LP:Gentarō Shimada (0–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||