1981 Japan Series

Team (Wins)	Manager(s)	Season
Yomiuri Giants (4)	Motoshi Fujita	73-48-9
Nippon-Ham Fighters (2)	Keiji Osawa	68-54-8

Dates

October 17–25

MVP

Takashi Nishimoto (Yomiuri)

FSA

Hiroaki Inoue (Nippon-Ham)

← 1980

Japan Series

1982 →

The 1981 Japan Series was the 32nd edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Nippon-Ham Fighters. All games in the series were played at Korakuen Stadium, which served as the home ballpark for both teams during the regular season. This was the first time in Japan Series history that all games were played at the same stadium. The Giants defeated the Fighters in six games for their 16th Japan Series title in team history.

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Fighters – 6, Giants – 5	October 17	Korakuen Stadium	36,056^[1]
2	Fighters – 1, Giants – 2	October 18	Korakuen Stadium	42,376^[1]
3	Giants – 2, Fighters – 3	October 20	Korakuen Stadium	36,180^[1]
4	Giants – 8, Fighters – 2	October 21	Korakuen Stadium	38,627^[1]
5	Giants – 9, Fighters – 0	October 23	Korakuen Stadium	31,419^[1]
6	Fighters – 3, Giants – 6	October 25	Korakuen Stadium	43,604^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 1981年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Established in 1945
Formerly the Senators, the Tokyu Flyers, the Kyuei Flyers, the Toei Flyers, the Nittaku Home Flyers, and the Nippon-Ham Fighters
Based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido

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Retired numbers

100

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Established in 1934
Formerly the Great Japan Tokyo Baseball Club and the Tokyo Giants
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Owner: Toshikazu Yamaguchi
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